Where did we go wrong?

[madasafish]

The answer to aggressive bees is simple, cull them.
If we all went about culling any queens who's colonies showed undue aggression early in the season then it would quickly follow that less open mated queens would found aggressive colonies for the following seasons.
What we need are draconian bee safaris where all managed colonies could be objectively assessed and dealt with. Obviously a ready supply of replacement queens would be needed so each association should begin preparations the season before by breeding these queens from the most suitable stocks and overwintering as many as possible. Dissenters from the programme would also have to be controlled or culled and of course, imports should be rounded up and sent to the gulag.
For a brighter future in 2013 vote for mbc

Agreed.

Lets cull AMM totally...

 

[mbc]

Agreed.

Lets cull AMM totally...

Bravo !
What about their keepers ?

 

[For want of a better word]

Bravo !
What about their keepers ?

They will go underground and make guerilla re~queening attacks on all who keep anything else!​

 

[QueenMaster]

Hellooo,
Asian hornet is coming !!!

Maybe aggressive colonies will be more popular in the coming years ...

Personnally I keep some at the entrance of my apiary to welcome visitors !!
It's cheaper and more efficient than a GPS tracking RFID stuff.

Cheers,

 

[For want of a better word]

Hellooo,
Asian hornet is coming !!!

Maybe aggressive colonies will be more popular in the coming years ...

Personnally I keep some at the entrance of my apiary to welcome visitors !!
It's cheaper and more efficient than a GPS tracking RFID stuff.

Cheers,

How many Asian Hornets do you keep and what do you find the best type of bee to feed to them?

 

[madasafish]

Asian hornets eat AMM bees for breakfast.

 

[REDWOOD]

Nothing wrong with bees being protective of their hive, who wants docile colonies robbed out and a few stings comes with the job

 

[susbees]

Nothing wrong with bees being protective of their hive, who wants docile colonies robbed out and a few stings comes with the job

There is a one word answer to that...

 

[PBee]

Floccinaucinihilipilification?.

 

[pargyle]

.... "I do not think anyone not born into our culture could possibly understand !"

Get a life

Not a helpful comment - the reality is that many native British people have this rather odd desire to preserve things that probably are no longer of real use - having been superceded by more 'modern' or efficient examples.

I actually like the fact that we still have stocks of 'rare breeds' of animals being conserved, that ancient buildings and structures are preserved for posterity and protected; that tree preservation orders maintain some of our native specimens and that old vehicles, steam engines, canal boats, farm implements, pumping houses from the early days of the industrial revolution and a myriad of other nonsense are kept going by small bands of enthusiasts - watched by hoards of us who obviously have it in our genes that history should be kept alive.

Perhaps you don't understand the mentality - it's actually part of a British way of life.

 

[mbc]

Perhaps you don't understand the mentality - it's actually part of a British way of life.

Is that a peculiarly British trait ? I'm sure every nationality has its enthusiasts.

 

[For want of a better word]

Asian hornets eat AMM bees for breakfast.

Because everything else is sulking inside the hive or has dwined away from terrible winter?

 

[pargyle]

Is that a peculiarly British trait ? I'm sure every nationality has its enthusiasts.

I think that the British are a bit peculiar in this respect - I've travelled a fair bit of the world over the years and we do seem to take more interest in preserving what, elsewhere, would be considered white elephants. I know that there are enthusiasts within all societies and nationalites but I just get the impression that Britain has more than it's fair share - perhaps it's just that we have more continuous history to celebrate and more of it left ? Many other countries have huge histories but they are blighted by either being overrun by other cultures or colonised by Europeans !

 

[Hivemaker.]

Many other countries have huge histories but they are blighted by either being overrun by other cultures or colonised by Europeans !

That happens here on Exmoor during the summer, but luckily they all bugger off again in the autumn.

 

[For want of a better word]

That happens here on Exmoor during the summer, but luckily they all bugger off again in the autumn.

​

 

[pargyle]

That happens here on Exmoor during the summer, but luckily they all bugger off again in the autumn.

The best time to come down there is when the blasted caravans are not clogging up the roads from one end of the west country to the other ... I wouldn't venture west of Bristol during July and August !

 

[enrico]

Come to Powys, no cars just amazing countryside and cheap beer

 

[pargyle]

Come to Powys, no cars just amazing countryside and cheap beer

I know Powys and yes it is just a lovely part of the UK - I remember it from when there was still Montgomeryshire ... it was beautiful then and thankfully has not changed much. If I had my way our next move would be in that direction but the family have ideas about it being too far away from the rest of them ... might come on my own at this rate !! Land is much cheaper down there as well as the beer ... Don't tell everyone, it's a well kept secret !

 

[beebopalula]

That happens here on Exmoor during the summer, but luckily they all bugger off again in the autumn.

Not here, they are a permanent feature.