Moving Bees From Abroad To England

[Millet]

Did anyone see this on the TV the other day i believe it is a forum member bringing the bees over here, it starts at 20:11 and carries on a bit later when the bees are being transferred to a orchard.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04hcrqs/penguins-on-a-plane-great-animal-moves-episode-1#

 

[Swarm]

 

[Millet]

What's wrong Steve.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Old news - this happened a few years ago after that awful winter that followed a dismal wet summer which saw many beekeepers experience catastrophic colony losses. A lot of the bees being brought over were for a person who had not long gone commercial and was on the point of seeing his business fold if he hadn't had these bees.

 

[Millet]

It is not old news to me, i only seen it on the TV a couple of days ago and i thought it might be interesting for folk that are out of touch like me.

 

[Erichalfbee]

https://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=31556&highlight=Penguins+plane
this is worth a look too
https://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=32489&highlight=Penguins+plane

 

[Millet]

It looks like i may have opened a can of worms... ... feel free to delete this Mods if you think it is necessary.

 

[Erichalfbee]

It looks like i may have opened a can of worms... ... feel free to delete this Mods if you think it is necessary.

Why? This isn’t Facebook

 

[Millet]

Why? This isn’t Facebook

 

[madasafish]

It looks like i may have opened a can of worms... ... feel free to delete this Mods if you think it is necessary.

Man up!

 

[For want of a better word]

Man up!

Yeh... bloomin whimp!
( I do believe the bees died because they stole all their winter stores and did not replace them!... then went crying that it was not fair to the Government! and expected us tax payers to pay for their business mal management.... but I could be wrong!)

Nos da

 

[rook66]

Man up!

Down boy!

 

[Stiffy]

Did anyone see this on the TV the other day i believe it is a forum member bringing the bees over here, it starts at 20:11 and carries on a bit later when the bees are being transferred to a orchard.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04hcrqs/penguins-on-a-plane-great-animal-moves-episode-1#

May be old but still interesting and relevant. Having re-watched, I was interested to see the wing of the Italian queen marked instead of thorax.
S

 

[Eyeman]

Did anyone see this on the TV the other day i believe it is a forum member bringing the bees over here, it starts at 20:11 and carries on a bit later when the bees are being transferred to a orchard.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04hcrqs/penguins-on-a-plane-great-animal-moves-episode-1#

Starts again at 43.18
Lots of dead bees at 47.10. Didn't like the look of that bunch of wet / comatose bees- I've had that before and most died.

 

[Millet]

Starts again at 43.18
Lots of dead bees at 47.10. Didn't like the look of that bunch of wet / comatose bees- I've had that before and most died.

Personally i did not like any of the methods used and i certainly would not practice any of them myself.

 

[For want of a better word]

Personally i did not like any of the methods used and i certainly would not practice any of them myself.

Bit girly for you?

( can I borrow your ratters!!! Springer is a wimp... runs away from them)

Nadalek Lowen

 

[Millet]

Bit girly for you?

( can I borrow your ratters!!! Springer is a wimp... runs away from them)

Nadalek Lowen

I was emotional watching it and i now need a new box of tissues, if you have a rat problem i can help firstly by shooting the springer in the nut, and then telling you how to set springers (traps) that is..

 

[For want of a better word]

I was emotional watching it and i now need a new box of tissues, if you have a rat problem i can help firstly by shooting the springer in the nut, and then telling you how to set springers (traps) that is..

He caught two this morning.... has his saving graces... probably thought the rat was one of my socks.. that he usually distributes around the orchard

Nadalek Lowen

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I was emotional watching it and i now need a new box of tissues,

You shouldn't be watching that kind of video in the first place. It will make your arm ache.

 

[Millet]

You shouldn't be watching that kind of video in the first place. It will make your arm ache.