Somerset member

[Rick o shea]

Hi all i am a new member to the forum and am based in Somerset
Started keeping bees in 2014 with a swarm i found in a tree and have been keeping them ever since
Quite a brave move on my part at the time as i react slightly to bee stings but much more so to wasps stings
However bees and wild life in general have always fascinated me and i wasnt going to miss out as you only live once
I Increased my colonies this year from 5 to 12 plus 4 nucs and plan to add just a couple more next year if they go threw the winter ok
Just had my best honey season ever although it is all still sat on the hives weighting for the weather to break so i can harvest
Thats assuming the bees havent eaten it all by then of course

 

[Erichalfbee]

Welcome Rick.
It’s been a good year for most of us.

 

[enrico]

Hi from another Sunny Somerset beekeeper. What rough area are you in?

 

[The Poot]

Hi from another Sunny Somerset beekeeper. What rough area are you in?

Why do you think he’s in a rough area?

 

[JamezF]

Why do you think he’s in a rough area?

Well, most of Somerset is pretty rough apart from the civilised area to the far west

James

 

[enrico]

Why do you think he’s in a rough area?

Oh dear, that didn't come out right did it

 

[pargyle]

Well, most of Somerset is pretty rough apart from the civilised area to the far west

James

Don't they call that part Devon ?

 

[JamezF]

Don't they call that part Devon ?

What, them furriners? We don't be goin' over there. There be all sorts of strange goings on over that way.

James

 

[Rick o shea]

I am from Street near that dodgy place called glastonbury

 

[enrico]

I am from Street near that dodgy place called glastonbury

Welcome, I am in Stoke St Gregory on the other side of the levels.

 

[Norton Caff]

Well, most of Somerset is pretty rough apart from the civilised area to the far west

James

Oyyyy!

 

[JamezF]

Oyyyy!

 

[Murox]

Welcome Rick. I don't know what the correct demonym is for somerset dwellers but I think they have made you welcome.

 

[JamezF]

I'm not sure what you call someone from Somerset either. "Trouble", possibly Maybe it's a bit like Kent and there are different names depending on which side of the Levels you're from. Obviously the correct name for someone who actually lives on the Levels is "amphibian".

James

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I'm not sure what you call someone from Somerset either

Simpleton?

 

[enrico]

Simpleton?

That's a joke coming from a Welshman

 

[Garry R]

I'm an Irish guy living in Somerset by way of 34 years in Aberdeen. So I guess I'm confused.

The definition of a Welshman is someone who prays on their knees on a Sunday and preys on their neighbours the rest of the week but I have yet to find one who fits the description as I have a number of Welsh friends

 

[BeeAdmin]

Quite a brave move on my part at the time as i react slightly to bee stings but much more so to wasps stings

Hello Rick, welcome to the forum. Didn't wear a bee suit?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

The definition of a Welshman is someone who prays on their knees on a Sunday and preys on their neighbours the rest of the week but I have yet to find one who fits the description as I have a number of Welsh friends

I can point you to quite a few examples if you like

 

[rossbyjove]

Refugee from Frome here.
Not really Somerset , more like west London.
Now in Wiltshire village just outside Trowvegas, which is the exact opposite of Frome.
I believe 'Wurzel' is in use to describe Somersetians.