Bonjour from France!

[MasMassive]

Hi
I'm a beekeeper based in the south of France. Been an <<apicultrice>> for about 5 years, as a hobby, and have 2 - 3 hives. We are not in the area hit by heatwave this year although last year was dreadful and the harvest severely reduced because of it. We also have a big problem with asian hornet, although again not as bad as last year (so far). Joined the forum as I have a specific question which I will upload in a separate thread.
Just wanted to say hi

 

[RichardK]

Welcome - where abouts are you? I'm near Perpignan.

 

[enrico]

 

[Erichalfbee]

Hi
I'm a beekeeper based in the south of France. Been an <<apicultrice>> for about 5 years, as a hobby, and have 2 - 3 hives. We are not in the area hit by heatwave this year although last year was dreadful and the harvest severely reduced because of it. We also have a big problem with asian hornet, although again not as bad as last year (so far). Joined the forum as I have a specific question which I will upload in a separate thread.
Just wanted to say hi

Hi and welcome

 

[alisonfosterbell]

Hi there!
I too am an apicultrice (in Picardy) with 3 hives in my third season! A huge flow of honey despite the drought conditions (hooray 9.5 mm rain last night, first rain for over a month!!) as we are between a huge forest and the plain with sunflowers (smothered with bees) and buckwheat. I saw the first 2 AHs last week who didnt seem to be hunting yet. Last summer was appalling for Asian Hornets. Heartbreaking.

 

[judy12]

Apicultrice - what a lovely name - the only English name I know is bee-wife, unless anyone knows of a better.

 

[Malcolm B.]

Welcome to the Forum.

Malcolm B.

 

[Wilco]

Apicultrice - what a lovely name - the only English name I know is bee-wife, unless anyone knows of a better.

Apiarist?

 

[Sutty]

Apiarist?

Apicultrice indicates female gender Vs apiculteur if my french serves me.
Apiarist is gender-neutral.
Welcome!

 

[jeff33]

Apiarist is gender-neutral.

As every other noum in the English language...This is as if someone couldn't be bother working it out

@MasMassive, bienvenue sur le Forum....Just to be biased, unless it is Aquitaine, other regions are not worth mentioning

 

[MasMassive]

Welcome - where abouts are you? I'm near Perpignan.

Thanks, in the Aude between Carcassonne and Toulouse

 

[MasMassive]

As every other noum in the English language...This is as if someone couldn't be bother working it out

@MasMassive, bienvenue sur le Forum....Just to be biased, unless it is Aquitaine, other regions are not worth mentioning

MDR! Can we say départements beginning with A? I’m in the Aude

 

[MasMassive]

Apicultrice indicates female gender Vs apiculteur if my french serves me.
Apiarist is gender-neutral.
Welcome!

Well done apiculteur or apicultrice depending on gender. There’s a whole lexicon as you might imagine!

 

[castanea]

Hello
Welcome, I live in France in Provence. I to am a Apicultrice

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Apiarist is gender-neutral

As every other noum in the English language

What about Welsh? - it's not just nouns that have genders it's still a struggle now when I'm asked to do any urgent translations in work. I remember my schooldays stressing in an exam, trying to remember the gender of a fridge freezer

 

[jeff33]

What about Welsh? - it's not just nouns that have genders it's still a struggle now when I'm asked to do any urgent translations in work. I remember my schooldays stressing in an exam, trying to remember the gender of a fridge freezer

Yes, that's true. Every object also has a gender...and so it should be!

 

[Erichalfbee]

I remember my schooldays stressing in an exam, trying to remember the gender of a fridge freezer

Had they been invented then?

 

[Erichalfbee]

Every object also has a gender...

What gender is a car?

 

[jeff33]

What gender is a car?

Feminine and a truck masculine. A van is also feminine!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Ah. We have a camper van with DCK in the registration
I want to call it Dick but stan wont let me