Mckellern goes beekeeping

[user 6228]

ian mckellern Sorry mckellern , plays Sherlock Holmes in the film Mr Holmes which apparently features him beekeeping any one seen it yet?

 

[Widdershins]

Yup, Ive seen it - its a blooming good film!

Ian McKellen plays an old Holmes - dont expect anything like you've seen before, its more of a reflective film. Honey bees feature heavily in it...more so than I imagined.

For the age its based in, its pretty true...he doesnt actually handle them (you dont see that) but his kit is about right for the time.

 

[user 6228]

Yup, Ive seen it - its a blooming good film!

Ian McKellen plays an old Holmes - dont expect anything like you've seen before, its more of a reflective film. Honey bees feature heavily in it...more so than I imagined.

For the age its based in, its pretty true...he doesnt actually handle them (you dont see that) but his kit is about right for the time.

he claims in a interview that the hands on frame are his

 

[Widdershins]

They probably are his hands - what I meant to type, was, there is no footage of an actual inspection par se...

 

[Firefly]

Also just seen it and I agree it's well worth the time. It even has some good bee-related jokes. No spoilers here, but keep your ears open

At one point they take the roof off a hive and there is no crown board - possibly that might have been mainstream at the time? At another point they are replacing a rather modern-looking crown board, but that would be nit-picking. Generally pretty sound on bees

Also features drinking salt water as an antidote to a sting. Is/was that advocated?