BBKA News - Second Year Panic

[XYZ]

Just received issue 226 yesterday. Was flicking through to see which suppliers were having sales and this article caught my eye. I'm heading into my first winter and so my second year is next year, I want to be as prepared as possible.

Then I noticed the author... Name, location and how he started beekeeping sounds all too familiar!

Really good read, thank you, I'm looking forward to the articles to come

 

[Erichalfbee]

I haven’t got mine yet. Who is it ?

 

[Hachi]

Eric Martin - Somerset

 

[Erichalfbee]

Eric Martin - Somerset

Enrico!
Hey well done

 

[enrico]

Told you that you didn't have to have to be a chosen one!!!!
Now the secret is out..... They actually approached me because of this very forum and some of my comments. I don't profess to be as knowledgeable as many on this site but I do love keeping bees and I do remember so vividly the 'hard' days
Any comments on what is there or any ideas on what may be coming up are welcome!
Truly !!

 

[WoodenBeam]

Enrico, good on ya, a very brave person to put pen to paper and sign it! ��

Have to disagree with your avatar though, the question isn’t “To bee or not to bee”..........

It’s matchsticks or no matchsticks

 

[enrico]

Enrico, good on ya, a very brave person to put pen to paper and sign it! ��

Have to disagree with your avatar though, the question isn’t “To bee or not to bee”..........

It’s matchsticks or no matchsticks

I'm saving that one for a later edition! Trust me. I will get it in there!

 

[Swarm]

But you ARE a chosen one. You are also very valued so keep it up and congrats, I bet it's a great read.

 

[Andrew Grafton]

I enjoyed the article. Made me chuckle. So true. As for how to get bees to mate in a hive...l

 

[enrico]

I enjoyed the article. Made me chuckle. So true. As for how to get bees to mate in a hive...l

Welcome to the forum Andrew......and thanks!
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[Murox]

 

[pargyle]

Well done Eric .. not got my copy yet .. it will probably be the first one I've actually opened in the last year or two .. mostly sitting in a pile in their polythene wrappers still !!!

 

[Curly green finger's]

I've just read the article , well done Eric! Will you go into subsequent years, year three panic etc.. been a few of them this season with swarms.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Oh bravo enrico
Lovely article
Keep them coming

 

[Brian Bush]

Well done Enrico, it took me down memory lane!!!
I also have an article on page 386, I suppose no-one has got that far yet??

 

[citrus]

good on you Eric ... you have always been a voice of cheer here

now i don't get the mag so any chance you post it on here ?

 

[enrico]

good on you Eric ... you have always been a voice of cheer here

now i don't get the mag so any chance you post it on here ?

Not sure if that would be legal! To be honest it isn't anything I haven't already said here!
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[Poly Hive]

It's your copyright. You wrote it you own it.

Same as I own mine.

PH

 

[Courty]

I enjoyed that article more than any other in that edition, although the varroa feeding came close.
As you can guess, this was my second year.
Where can I get a veiled hat that straps under my armpits? I feel like I’m m missing out.

Courty

 

[The Poot in Somerset]

I really enjoyed the article too - the practicalities of early beekeeping not mentioned in the introductory course!
Thank you Enrico, it made me smile - and realise that it's not just me.