Recent content by GrumpyBunny

Swear maybe?

It's also good to meet up with fellow beginners who you can compare notes with and learn from their experiences as well.

Neither. Mine are simliar to Nige's as they are sited on the edge of a copse. They get sun in the morning and evening but sheltered from the midday sun by the canopy during the summer.

Welcome aboard. Ahh ... Guernsey; the best Channel Island. Which parish are you from?

Congratulations!

"He says the birds are scrounging!"

I'm not nearby but it looks like you are doing all the right things. Welcome aboard. :welcome:

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night I know as a one hive owner I should not get involved, but maybe the thread could be renamed from I quit now....... to Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night? Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage...

No photo in the online article unless you are much younger than you let on: http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article8786236.ece/ALTERNATES/w460/bez.jpg A couple of mentions and quotes so not bad, but not quite a media whor£ ... yet ;)

I prefer using a smock and I'm happy with the balance of protection, conivenience and comfort. I even risked wearing shorts with the smock in the hot weather and my girls aren't the gentlest.

"...when pursuing prey, they can travel a range of 60 miles (96 kilometers) at speeds reaching 25 miles per hour" - hopefully the car will be close by.

I thank you. To be fair jenkinsbrynmair was quicker off them mark than I but the connection from work is very laggy.

They seem to make more sense than some of the posts I've seen here ;)

It's good to know that the bees keep the old hands guessing too.

Small beekeeper ... two dozen hives! Welcome aboard.