Beekeepers holidays?

[user 20297]

I’m with you on that!

We're just heading back from Kefalonia now and had already been discussing building a small pool with a retractable, greenhouse-style roof once we retire. The weightless experience and gentle exercise from a daily dip might allow my ageing joints to keep beekeeping for longer than otherwise.

 

[enrico]

Wow I'd love a pool in the garden

Mine is in a barn so I can use it all year. It is small so costs less than £1 a day to heat, uses minimal water, but has a flow pump so I can swim for hours in the same spot!

 

[Amari]

View attachment 36840
View from the top at 6476m
The pointy mountain in the middle of the horizon is Everest.
I summitted the day after my 60th birthday

Bravo! - did you need oxygen? Next stop Everest?

 

[Erichalfbee]

Bravo! - did you need oxygen? Next stop Everest?

I took my then 16 year old to Kilimanjaro for my 50th. It was a wonderful trip and thankfully we were on our own with the crew and took a remote non tourist route. It was hard work but worth it.

 

[Sutty]

Bravo! - did you need oxygen? Next stop Everest?

No supplemental oxygen, bit short of breath though at times!
Everest is too expensive > £60k!

 

[Erichalfbee]

No supplemental oxygen, bit short of breath though at times!
Everest is too expensive > £60k!

What height did you get to?

 

[Sutty]

What height did you get to?

6476m

 

[Erichalfbee]

6476m

Yes I can see that’s a little bit higher than Kili’s 5895 and that took a bit of breathing and a slow pace uphill. Scree running down was hilariously funny though.

 

[enrico]

How the other half live

We're just heading back from Kefalonia now and had already been discussing building a small pool with a retractable, greenhouse-style roof once we retire. The weightless experience and gentle exercise from a daily dip might allow my ageing joints to keep beekeeping for longer than otherwise.

If you want help pm me. Mine is 12 feet by 7 feet and is an " endless original" the flow is variable from really slow to stupidly strong. If you put it inside and insulate the pool and the room it is incredibly cheap to run. If it is inside with no sunlight you can use the minimum of chemicals. I only use a small amount of thin bleach each day. As I say, it costs less than £1 a day to run. Worth every penny and since I got it six years ago never had debilitating back ache again. Swim six days a week all year. Oh and it's heated to 30⁰c .

 

[JamezF]

Blimey, I don't think I could swim for long in 30°C water. It's exhausting. The company that runs our local council pool has recently set a target temperature of 28°C for their pools which is much more comfortable for me. Not great for teaching small children though. They turn blue quite quickly.

James

 

[Amari]

I took my then 16 year old to Kilimanjaro for my 50th. It was a wonderful trip and thankfully we were on our own with the crew and took a remote non tourist route. It was hard work but worth it.

No supplemental oxygen, bit short of breath though at times!
Everest is too expensive > £60k!

I couldn't have managed either climb age 25 let alone 50 or 60. Beekeeping suits my physique ideally........

Edit: Great Gable age 19 at 899m was the pinnacle of my mountaineering career.

 

[Garry R]

We're just heading back from Kefalonia now and had already been discussing building a small pool with a retractable, greenhouse-style roof once we retire. The weightless experience and gentle exercise from a daily dip might allow my ageing joints to keep beekeeping for longer than otherwise.

I'm hoping that my ageing wife will allow me to keep bees for a few years more, never mind my ageing joints!!

 

[Erichalfbee]

I couldn't have managed either climb age 25 let alone 50 or 60. Beekeeping suits my physique ideally........

Edit: Great Gable age 19 at 899m was the pinnacle of my mountaineering career.

But we all have our talents

 

[Nannysbees]

Mine is in a barn so I can use it all year. It is small so costs less than £1 a day to heat, uses minimal water, but has a flow pump so I can swim for hours in the same spot!

Photo please!!!

 

[Nannysbees]

Mine is in a barn so I can use it all year. It is small so costs less than £1 a day to heat, uses minimal water, but has a flow pump so I can swim for hours in the same spot!

We bought one as the pandemic hit and the leisure centres closed. We rigged up a metal loop fixed to the house, a bungy rope and harness, allowing me to swim but not go anywhere!!!
It was flipping freezing even though we bought a solar cover which heated the top few inches, under that was very very cold. Had to add chlorine tablets as the bottom started to turn green. Did the job, had it been warmer would have used it regularly, but alas no

 

[enrico]

Photo please!!!

Not easy as it is in as small a room as possible to maintain heat but this is it with the cover on. Will try and get a better one tomorrow

 

[Superlativesoul]

View attachment 36840
View from the top at 6476m
The pointy mountain in the middle of the horizon is Everest.
I summitted the day after my 60th birthday

Good on you not many people can say they have done that

 

[Sutty]

Not easy as it is in as small a room as possible to maintain heat but this is it with the cover on. Will try and get a better one tomorrow

Another option is open water swimming, I started, I think, late last summer/autumn with water temperature about 15C, got used to it & carried on all winter, lowest was 4.5C and only 12 minutes!
Does make you feel good after!
Supposed to have a load of health benefits too.
I'd recommend giving it a go - maybe not starting in February though!

 

[enrico]

Another option is open water swimming, I started, I think, late last summer/autumn with water temperature about 15C, got used to it & carried on all winter, lowest was 4.5C and only 12 minutes!
Does make you feel good after!
Supposed to have a load of health benefits too.
I'd recommend giving it a go - maybe not starting in February though!

I hate leeches

 

[Sutty]

I hate leeches

I've not seen any!