bees on box

[drstitson]

coming up shortly on 4 (after ads) - kirstie A looking at bees - featuring a swarm retrieved from a lady's bush!!!!!

 

[Tim1606]

coming up shortly on 4 (after ads) - kirstie A looking at bees - featuring a swarm retrieved from a lady's bush!!!!!

And it's not even past the watershed

 

[Browntea]

Have they been on yet? I'm not interested in making chocolate brownies!

 

[For want of a better word]

A swarm you captured?
Oh yes... from a ladies bush.......

deep swallowing and nervous embarrassment all round and a long silence !!!!


Then candle making..................... they will be flocking to the Devon BBKA tent at next years County show...

for all the Country Craftwork...

Bless em !

 

[drstitson]

from bush to box in one deft move.

 

[Poggle]

featuring a swarm retrieved from a lady's bush!!!!!

Don't know if I should have read that

 

[For want of a better word]

Think BrownTee meant the cake stall!

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Would it be worth firing up C4's watch again feature?

 

[Luminos]

Would it be worth firing up C4's watch again feature?

No. Blink and you'd have missed it

 

[yantabulla]

I'm Shocked

 

[drstitson]

"Would it be worth firing up C4's watch again feature?"

possibly for the baking tent at the DCS.

 

[MandF]

Not a good advert for beekeepers was it - even when she was giggling away like a schoolgirl it seemed he had no idea what was so funny!

That and stating that honeybees "hibernate", although I guess its only us beeks who would know that was in fact the opposite of what happens.

 

[drstitson]

Firstly they used "hibernate" to mean that the whole colony over winters unlike wasps etc.
Secondly - look up definition of hibernation. Doesn't mean total inactivity for whole winter. may only be for very short periods with active episodes in between. so again not completely incorrect.

 

[victor meldrew]

Firstly they used "hibernate" to mean that the whole colony over winters unlike wasps etc.
Secondly - look up definition of hibernation. Doesn't mean total inactivity for whole winter. may only be for very short periods with active episodes in between. so again not completely incorrect.

Think Astivate
VM

 

[drstitson]

Does astivation not cause blindness?

 

[RoseCottage]

Dr Smutson I presume?


Mind you I am indebted as you acted as our own copy of the TV times and allowed my 2 Hampshire to get their Kirsten Crafty fix.

All the best,
Sam

 

[drstitson]

you're welcome.

now must get back to the slow-mo viewing of dr alice roberts all hot, sweaty and breathless on iplayer.

BTW you're missing the GBBO roundup on the beeb at the mo.

 

[region2]

what programme was it?

 

[drstitson]

Kirstie allsopps "i've got an effing big country house, pots of money and too much time on my hands country crafty self gratification show"

 

[MandF]

Firstly they used "hibernate" to mean that the whole colony over winters unlike wasps etc.
Secondly - look up definition of hibernation. Doesn't mean total inactivity for whole winter. may only be for very short periods with active episodes in between. so again not completely incorrect.

Definition of hibernate I always understood also included reduced metabolic rate so as to use up stored energy (fat) more slowly, something that honeybees dont do as far as I knew?

Honeybees may well indeed be inactive when it is very cold, but they are actually still awake throughout, so not technically "hibernated".

I did just check the definition, and with regards to animals it says "pass the winter in a dormant or torpid state".

I would therefore argue that honeybees do not hibernate!

I still dont think he was a good representation of a beekeeper, coming across as a stereotypical humourless beardy