Ethnicity of beekeepers

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Dusty among our contributors but he's been missing for a while now. He kept bees on top of a church

Cathedral please! (well, Manchester Cathedral) he no longer looks after those bees, there was a bit of a hostile takeover so he walked away from the whole mess. He still keeps bees, just doesn't bother coming on here any more

 

[Ian123]

Before beekeeping became trendy I’d suggest most British people looked a bit sideways at you if you said you kept bees. It was generally different ethnicities that expressed a real interest even reverence. I have found a number that are also convinced we put sugar in the honey!! I think it’s a cultural thing

 

[user 20297]

.....its on a trading estate (they make hovis bread so perhaps the stink of white bread put them off !)

it has direct line of sight to the croydon incinerator !!

Hovis make bread in all ethnicities...brown, white and "best-of-both". Doesn't all bread smell wonderful when baking? It's got to be less off-putting than "the Croydon incinerator".

 

[Finman]

Muslims are 25% out of worlds population. Clearly they have plenty of hives.

 

[Finman]

Made for interesting reading, and confirmed that many faiths regard honey and bees highly.

37% out of British people are non religious. Do they keep bees?

 

[citrus]

Hovis make bread in all ethnicities...brown, white and "best-of-both". Doesn't all bread smell wonderful when baking? It's got to be less off-putting than "the Croydon incinerator".

haha ... yeah the hovis bakery factory has a pretty sweet (and overpowering) smell ..... not the smell you get from your local bakery that is wonderful ! ..perhaps its me tho ,..... was a bit late to sourdough lockdown but got a starter in the new year so have become a bread bore ! ... so forgive my middle class bread snobbery

 

[ericbeaumont]

37% out of British people are non religious. Do they keep bees?

I'm very fond of spending time in churches, but I'm not religious. Similarly, I'm not a monarchist but value the comforting presence of our Queen.

Perhaps beekeeping is a religion? There's plenty to suggest that nature is a fine spiritual guide, and if anything can keep that 37% away from shopping and Netflix, I'm all for it.

 

[Cole lynch]

haha ... yeah the hovis bakery factory has a pretty sweet (and overpowering) smell ..... not the smell you get from your local bakery that is wonderful ! ..perhaps its me tho ,..... was a bit late to sourdough lockdown but got a starter in the new year so have become a bread bore ! ... so forgive my middle class bread snobbery

Sounds like your bait hives may be a bit too high off the ground
Good luck Praise bee

 

[madasafish]

I'm very fond of spending time in churches, but I'm not religious. Similarly, I'm not a monarchist but value the comforting presence of our Queen.

Perhaps beekeeping is a religion? There's plenty to suggest that nature is a fine spiritual guide, and if anything can keep that 37% away from shopping and Netflix, I'm all for it.

Beekeeping keep away from shopping?

 

[ericbeaumont]

Beekeeping keep away from shopping?

Ah, yes, but the purposeful purchase of essential equipment can hardly compare to frivolous shopping for cocaine, wear-once shoes or personalised number plates.

 

[citrus]

Sounds like your bait hives may be a bit too high off the ground
Good luck Praise bee

Maybe 10 stories is a bit of a tall story ... certainly its a high building ... but maybe only 5 floors

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!...=2ahUKEwj-gKb6tfX1AhUKgFwKHfW0BiAQpx96BAg9EAg
didnt think this height would put them off tho if they can get on the top of a cathedral ...will try again this year anyway

 

[Erichalfbee]

Maybe 10 stories is a bit of a tall story ... certainly its a high building ... but maybe only 5 floors

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!...=2ahUKEwj-gKb6tfX1AhUKgFwKHfW0BiAQpx96BAg9EAg
didnt think this height would put them off tho if they can get on the top of a cathedral ...will try again this year anyway

That is an impressive building

 

[citrus]

its actually the old HSS (tool hire) HQ and in a pretty ugly trading estate but the wandle runs beautifully along one side and there is beddington nature reserve and mitcham common on the other (until you hit croydon incinerator and IKEA !) ... I could put the bait hive on the reception roof would that work better than the top of the tall building ?

 

[Erichalfbee]

My bait hives sit on my potting shed roof which is about 8/10 feet high. They never fail
So yes, have a go

 

[Ian123]

As above a good shed or garage roof is an ideal height, no need to get more complicated.

 

[citrus]

well i had one on the shed at a mates house in cheam and worked well but also got one on the top of the big mosque -> The Baitul Futuh Mosque in London. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. 3 stories up

The good thing about high places was access is secure in case the hive gets occupied !

 

[Erichalfbee]

well i had one on the shed at a mates house in cheam and worked well but also got one on the top of the big mosque -> The Baitul Futuh Mosque in London. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. 3 stories up

The good thing about high places was access is secure in case the hive gets occupied !

Do you leave it there? Or move it to an apiary?

 

[Karol]

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( I of course am one as are many upstanding members of this community )

Just not possible without free prescriptions!

 

[citrus]

Do you leave it there? Or move it to an apiary?

I moved it away as its on a balcony that is visible so not everyone is comfortable (despite being behind a locked glass door) but was a talking point for a few days !

 

[philipm]

Saint Valentine is also the saint for Beekeepers not just lovers.