Not changed much here has it?

[Swarm]

Wow!
Nice to see Kaz posting again. How is Dusty? Still 'easily distracted by bees'?

 

[Erichalfbee]

Wow!
Nice to see Kaz posting again. How is Dusty? Still 'easily distracted by bees'?

Hooray. Here we all are on one thread again
You, me, JBM, Kaz, pargyle. All we need now is Redwood and Dusty

 

[pargyle]

Hooray. Here we all are on one thread again
You, me, JBM, Kaz, pargyle. All we need now is Redwood and Dusty

Someone give them a nudge ... getting better by the minute. There will be some humour returning with a bit of luck ...

 

[Swarm]

Hooray. Here we all are on one thread again
You, me, JBM, Kaz, pargyle. All we need now is Redwood and Dusty

Now that sounds like a lovely little get together.
Another honey swap!!

 

[kazmcc]

Is it the trap that saves the colony or the bees in it?

Agreed, I'm no fan of traps and will always advise other ways of deterring wasps but if they are going to be used then we can at least make use of the kinds of wasps the traps catch. In my request I was going to link the The Big Wasp Survey, they have been collecting the wasps in traps for a couple of years now and identifying what is in them but I don't know if they will reply with what species of wasps were in your sample so if anyone is interested I'd be happy to do that then send those records on. I have asked permission to start the thread with it being a request. Am waiting a reply.

 

[Beefriendly]

"Good old days" is a term that is often used in when engaging in nostalgia, remembering only the positive aspects of times past while sweeping concomitant negatives under the rug. It has also been called the Golden Age Fallacy....WIKI
Have a lovely knees up.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Now that sounds like a lovely little get together.
Another honey swap!!

Yep. Next year again
Missed it so much this year

 

[Erichalfbee]

Agreed, I'm no fan of traps and will always advise other ways of deterring wasps but if they are going to be used then we can at least make use of the kinds of wasps the traps catch. In my request I was going to link the The Big Wasp Survey, they have been collecting the wasps in traps for a couple of years now and identifying what is in them but I don't know if they will reply with what species of wasps were in your sample so if anyone is interested I'd be happy to do that then send those records on. I have asked permission to start the thread with it being a request. Am waiting a reply.

I did this a couple of years ago
It would be great to know.
So I can send you the wasps then you send them records on?
That would be brill.

 

[kazmcc]

Wow!
Nice to see Kaz posting again. How is Dusty? Still 'easily distracted by bees'?

We both are

Dusty is doing well. Keeping very busy with his various beekeeping projects and we still inspect his home hives every week together, oohing and ahhing at a fine frame of brood

 

[Erichalfbee]

"Good old days" is a term that is often used in when engaging in nostalgia, remembering only the positive aspects of times past while sweeping concomitant negatives under the rug. It has also been called the Golden Age Fallacy....WIKI
Have a lovely knees up.

There are times when remembering positives while sweeping negatives away is the only thing keeping you going.
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be but it beats dying

 

[kazmcc]

Now that sounds like a lovely little get together.
Another honey swap!!

Best convention experience I've had! It was a lovely day.

 

[pargyle]

Yep. Next year again
Missed it so much this year

Sounds like a good plan to me .. invitation only though !

 

[kazmcc]

"Good old days" is a term that is often used in when engaging in nostalgia, remembering only the positive aspects of times past while sweeping concomitant negatives under the rug. It has also been called the Golden Age Fallacy....WIKI
Have a lovely knees up.

But it was a good time for the forum. yes there were the odd grumps but my experience was a positive one and I made some life long friends here. I was a new beekeeper, terrified of my charges and left in the lurch by my supposed mentor and the school who started the beekeeping group. The people of this forum were a huge support so yes, I have very fond memories.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Sounds like a good plan to me .. invitation only though !

Yes. Google wbka convention and put it in your diary

 

[kazmcc]

I did this a couple of years ago
It would be great to know.
So I can send you the wasps then you send them records on?
That would be brill.

Yep, I'd be happy to! Gives me lots of practice too. Gives me the chance to check out wasps I would otherwise not have access to.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Yep, I'd be happy to! Gives me lots of practice too. Gives me the chance to check out wasps I would otherwise not have access to.

I’ve just registered

 

[Swarm]

"Good old days" is a term that is often used in when engaging in nostalgia, remembering only the positive aspects of times past while sweeping concomitant negatives under the rug. It has also been called the Golden Age Fallacy....WIKI
Have a lovely knees up.

The words bitter and twisted spring to mind and also the term 'Billy no mates'

 

[Swarm]

But it was a good time for the forum. yes there were the odd grumps but my experience was a positive one and I made some life long friends here. I was a new beekeeper, terrified of my charges and left in the lurch by my supposed mentor and the school who started the beekeeping group. The people of this forum were a huge support so yes, I have very fond memories.

The forum was a decent place Kaz, I'm sure it could be again.

 

[beebopper]

Sounds like a good plan to me .. invitation only though !

Oh no that's me out then!!

 

[pargyle]

Oh no that's me out then!!

The WBKA Convention in March .. Builth Wells .. not sure of the date yet. Come along and see what nice people we really are ... not as some would portray us at all ... There you are ... You're invited. Bring the cake.