So what did you get for Xmas??

[Heather]

Does it show our character -

I got (look away, Mike ) 1/2 an hour in a floatation tank
Muckboots to replace my originals that are sooooo clapped out
A Wii game of Zelda
An Apidea
Bee books ( some dating from 1940!!)

And great company with all 4 lads
Happy New Year, may it be healthy and not too job threatened!! And may the sun shine too

 

[Mosquito]

I got nothing.
But the kids did OK.

 

[Frisbee]

I got "The Tales of Beedle the Bard"

Sad but true
I don't really do Christmas as I'm a miserable git so I was lucky to get anything at all

Frisbee

 

[victor meldrew]

Amongst other things I got a digital voice recorder. It's a nice bit of kit, 4 folders, up to 35hrs recording (depending on quality), a separate noise canceling mike. and has a trip volume adjustable voice activation system ,
Down side is , I have no excuse for not keeping my hive records up to date . as I only have to start recording on my arrival at the hives, talk to myself as I inspect each hive and press stop recording at the end of the visit. No fuss, sticky record cards, pen you can't let go of etc

John

 

[Mosquito]

And when you listen to the replay.
You will not believe how much you talk to your bees.

 

[jimbeekeeper]

It might sound a bit like this?

 

[Heather]

And wait till you get a really angry guard on your veil, threatening you = you can barely hear your speech! Experience talking here

 

[victor meldrew]

I was thinking on those lines and summised that the high pitched shriek of an angry bee would be a little too high to mask the masculine voice !!
Time will tell ??

John

 

[Mission]

well I seem to have a specific reaction everytime I get stung. "Ohh you bugger" It's just comes out of my mouth before I have even time to register the stinging sensation. I really don't know why???

Oh, I got an electric propagator, WallE, Kung Fu Panda and The Matrix Trilogy on BluRay. We already have Bee Movie on DVD or I would have been getting that too. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.

I got my Mrs an Ice Cream maker as a little token gift. We have just begun making some Vanilla and Honey, using real vanilla pods and some home grown honey. Yummy!!!!

 

[Heather]

Slices of ginger go well with that honey in the ice cream maker.
Just dont go off to look at the bees etc and forget it - gets quite difficult to extract and the machine vibrates!!

 

[Mission]

the Mrs is complaining about the frozen bees!

Maybe I should have extracted the honey before I added it to the mixture???????????/

 

[BKF Admin]

Thats not bees it just pure protein.

 

[artibaton]

well i got:

hive tool
smoker
langstroth poly hive
"sweetness and light" bee book
"a world without bees" bee book
2 observation hives
cash for my course at blackhorse apiaries (must book that)

many many nicotine replacement bits....may be a message there...

but most important, 3 very happy little boys, and a cheerful wife. so all i could hope for