CountryFile

[BobsBees]

Honeybees on BBC1 Countryfile Tonight.

 

[scuttlefish]

Saw it - hope my hives are that lively in a few weeks!

 

[merlin65]

Cheers, have to watch it on catch up, missed it, confused with bank holiday,

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

It's on sometime in the week again I think (or I might be thinking of the proper farming programme in Welsh) but definitely on again next Sunday morning.
Also they are dealing with neonics in a few weeks time

 

[MJBee]

Hives being placed in a Perry Pear orchard that was carpeted in dandelions.

Pear blossom - Dandelions which will get the most attention?

 

[Erichalfbee]

I thought exactly the same thing

 

[Beauhawk]

Thanks for the heads up BB. Thought one of the hives was much more active than the other...

 

[blackcavebees]

Maybe they were waiting for the bees to arrive BEFORE they sprayed the dandellions

 

[For want of a better word]

Hives being placed in a Perry Pear orchard that was carpeted in dandelions.

Pear blossom - Dandelions which will get the most attention?

One must remember that this is theatre orchestrated by "BA in English journalists" working for a pittance for the BBC !

It's pretty baa~lambs frolicking around in the Spring sunshine........
all is well in the countryside....

Must go.. got to change into my smock and stand by the farm gate sucking on a straw... there's a townie tourist coming

 

[Tom Bick]

Hives being placed in a Perry Pear orchard that was carpeted in dandelions.

Pear blossom - Dandelions which will get the most attention?

The bit I found interesting was that the farmer said that the other pollinators were not pollinating the trees as well as they did in the past and now he sees the need for bees. Or at least thats how I understood it.

 

[Chris B]

The best bit was the farmer's name - Farmer.
I guess his parents wanted to drop a subtle hint about career choices.

 

[Beauhawk]

The best bit was the farmer's name - Farmer.
I guess his parents wanted to drop a subtle hint about career choices.

Good job he took their advice and didn't become Farmer the Lawyer etc! How confusing!!!

 

[Luminos]

The best bit was the farmer's name - Farmer.
I guess his parents wanted to drop a subtle hint about career choices.

I know a sheep farmer here called Farmer
Not the same chap, though.

 

[BeeJayBee]

Just watched it. It can't have been filmed this year, was it a couple of years ago?

A couple of things caught my attention. The first was at the beginning where he (Matt?) said that UK honey bee numbers have dropped by 50%. Where do they get this data?

Second thing was when the bees were opened up (about 33 minutes into the programme) - Gareth Baker took off a well propolised queen excluder that had obviously been on over winter.

 

[m100]

A couple of things caught my attention. The first was at the beginning where he (Matt?) said that UK honey bee numbers have dropped by 50%. Where do they get this data?

About late April 2013

 

[Beauhawk]

You mean there's two farmers called Farmer - amazing!!!

Anyone know a good gynaecologist's name?

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

You mean there's two farmers called Farmer - amazing!!!

Anyone know a good gynaecologist's name?

There's a great rugby union player called Billy Twelvetrees.

Apparently, when his parents married, his father took the distaff surname.........

............ he's a tree surgeon!




Dusty

 

[Luminos]

You mean there's two farmers called Farmer - amazing!!!

Anyone know a good gynaecologist's name?

 

[For want of a better word]

There was a Government Bee Inspector in the Newton Abbott area Devon called Mr Bee !

 

[Tom Bick]

A friend had bladder cancer (ok now) but his surgeon was called Mr Dick and pushed cameras up places that makes you cross your legs