bbc 4 now

[Firefly]

Is that his real name,i thought it was Jimmy,and his buddy is Jamie Oliver.

So how would I not get confused?

 

[Hivemaker.]

So how would I not get confused?

Easy enough to mistake Jimmy for Jamie i suppose,they are very alike.

 

[Firefly]

Easy enough to mistake Jimmy for Jamie i suppose,they are very alike.

Worse: my niece married a man called Jimmy and produced a daughter called Jamie

Can't cope

 

[Hivemaker.]

Can't cope

Perhaps it's a spell, cast by that old witch up at them Rollright stones...lol.

 

[Firefly]

Perhaps it's a spell, cast by that old witch up at them Rollright stones...lol.

 

[The Cumbrian]

Having done a little googling it appears:

1. Their life cycle and general facts aren't fully studied.

2. Not all the colonies migrate only the ones at higher altitudes. Those at lower altitudes rear brood all year round.

So perhaps the migrants don't nest and rear brood but are in areas where there is enough to forage on.

http://jerzy_woyke.users.sggw.pl/lawintnest.pdf

http://jerzy_woyke.users.sggw.pl/lapmf.pdf

 

[Firefly]

Having done a little googling it appears:

1. Their life cycle and general facts aren't fully studied.

2. Not all the colonies migrate only the ones at higher altitudes. Those at lower altitudes rear brood all year round.

So perhaps the migrants don't nest and rear brood but are in areas where there is enough to forage on.

http://jerzy_woyke.users.sggw.pl/lawintnest.pdf

http://jerzy_woyke.users.sggw.pl/lapmf.pdf

According to the commentary, we were looking at bees that were about to migrate (because we were at high altitude - 1500m?) and we saw the guys cutting off ("bright yellow" - why? - another loose end ) brood comb before cutting off the honey. Thanks for the links - not read them yet - going on hols tonight, so something to enjoy