Luminos
Queen Bee
- Joined
- May 27, 2011
- Messages
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- Location
- Limousin, France
- Hive Type
- WBC
- Number of Hives
- Less than 100. Er, 6, actually...
Winter here, alright - minus 5C this morning
JBM,
In '63, snow lasted from December until April, but can't remember if it was 'topped up' in April, or not; a cold winter, that one.
Oh I remember this. I was 12 and lived in Hertfordshire.
We woke one Sunday to find we couldn't open the front door and when my father finally managed it there was a wall of snow.
Sister and I played for days in it
There were stories and film of sheep being dug out of drifts,motorists buried and helicopters flying everywhere to rescue people and feed livestock.
Then around 80/81 we had an 18" fall over here again the last few days of April
That would either be the 1981 or 1982
As I recall, it came quite late (London) - January perhaps? , and one lucky five year old had received a brilliant handmade sledge for Christmas which enjoyed extended outings on Hampstead Heath. Magic!
i hope it stays cold for a couple of weeks,eight of my hives need moving to the top of my garden,but they have been active nearly every day for weeks,
i dont want to lose a large ammount of bees through flying back to the original site.the hives are directly in line with my neighbours gardens at the moment and a couple of people have been stung.giving honey keeps everyone
sweet,but i dont want to be in the same situation this year.i will place my hives out of sight and out of mind. flight path away from neighbours gardens
Oh I wish .......alas the link is to "The Big Freeze" 1963
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