Ribh's D'Coopage

[BY Bob]

She looks like a stuffed bird!

It's crazy right?! I have never seen anything like that before.

 

[BY Bob]

Oh, Gosh! My mind went all sorts of places it probably shouldn't have.

I did not realize "lamp" was a euphemism. Learning new things here everyday.

 

[BY Bob]

I see.

I thought you might separate them the way they demonstrated on the sugarbag website.

https://sugarbag.net/resources

That was pretty amazing. It is very different working with bees that can`t sting you. The whole time I kept expecting him to be attacked.

 

[LozzyR]

Oh, Gosh! My mind went all sorts of places it probably shouldn't have.

More Monty Python sketches about Hungarian phrase books?

 

[Shadrach]

Can you link please, Shad. I've lost it & it will take me ages to find it again. Pretty please...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/shadrachs-lamps.1272460/

 

[Shadrach]

I may be able to when we do honey.We won't get anything like the amount Shad gets from honeybees.

The hive thing I expect will actually be rather dull to watch as there won't be much to see. An induction [not sure I've got the spelling right] involves hooking up 2 hives with a length of pipe & hoping the bees'll start using the new hive. I think we are also going to do a *bait* hive ~ which is an empty hive with propolis smeared round to encourage the bees to use it. I'll take pics when we actually get round to doing something. Just now we're a little swamped with other things. I think they're interesting too Shad should be able to point out important differences between the 2 species.

Yep. I can definitely mention a couple of differences. I can see the bees here and they sting!
I'm not on the front line with the bees. I know a little about them from being backup and reading.

 

[drumstick diva]

Really. "bees that can't sting." Or are they bees that don't want to sting? Think I'll just stick with honey from the store.

 

[Ribh]

Sorry Jeannie, I've found it nearly impossible to mess around inside the hive without killing a few, so I try not to mess about at all.

I know. I'm a woos. I don't think there's any way round that one...

 

[Ribh]

Good evening everyone

Hi Sue.

 

[Shadrach]

It's been warm and sunny here today. I trimmed most of the lower branches at the bottom of the blackthorn bush and Tribe 1 seem pleased with the result. I think Tap had a nest down that bank somewhere. It's a nightmare job trying to weed the bank but it's going to have to be done and soon.