Girls arriving tomorrow!!

Essexgary · 30th July 2010, 12:27 PM

Spare brood frames made - check
one (wishful thinking) super frame made - check
25 tons of sugar in the cupboard - check
practice lighting smoker - check
neigbours informed - check
Final inspection of the empty purple tardis - check
Sleepness night ahead with excitement and nerves - check!

Gary

Blue Spinnaker · 30th July 2010, 12:29 PM

I'd add one...
Already annoying friends and family talking about bees? Check!

Essexgary · 30th July 2010, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Spinnaker

I'd add one...
Already annoying friends and family talking about bees? Check!

OMG, how right you are. God forbid someone asks me about them - I look for the 'tell-tale' glazed eyes about half an hour into my speech. Last week, someone in the pub was silly enough to ask me how many queens were there in a hive... she walked off with boredom in the end (I think I carried on talking though).

Queens59 · 30th July 2010, 01:01 PM

Add another: Purchase sleeping pills for all the sleepless nights when they don't do what the book says...check?

Hombre · 30th July 2010, 04:06 PM

Swarm radar for 2011 when you take your eye off the ball briefly - Check.

Very briefly if your bees are Carniolans.

Cazza · 30th July 2010, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Spinnaker

I'd add one...
Already annoying friends and family talking about bees? Check!

HWMBO makes a flashing light signal with his hand on top of his head. This apparently means "beebore beebore beebore." Unfortunately my friends have started doing it too.
Cazza

kazmcc · 30th July 2010, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Spinnaker

I'd add one...
Already annoying friends and family talking about bees? Check!

Oh my Yes! My lot just change the subject when I start......or walk off. I don't mind. I'll just talk to the cat, he's interested.

I know exactly how you feel. It was like Christmas eve the night before ours came

30th July 2010, 12:27 PM	#1
Essexgary New Bee Join Date: May 2010 Main hive type:Beehaus Location: uk; bedfordshire Posts: 47	Girls arriving tomorrow!! Spare brood frames made - check one (wishful thinking) super frame made - check 25 tons of sugar in the cupboard - check practice lighting smoker - check neigbours informed - check Final inspection of the empty purple tardis - check Sleepness night ahead with excitement and nerves - check! Gary

30th July 2010, 01:01 PM	#4
Queens59 Join Date: Jun 2010 Main hive type:WBC Number of colonies:1 Location: Devon, uk Posts: 360	Add another: Purchase sleeping pills for all the sleepless nights when they don't do what the book says...check? __________________ Glad I didn't just get another dog!

30th July 2010, 04:06 PM	#5
Hombre Field Bee Join Date: Feb 2009 Main hive type:14x12 Number of colonies:Twelve Location: West Midlands Posts: 994	Swarm radar for 2011 when you take your eye off the ball briefly - Check. Very briefly if your bees are Carniolans. __________________ Hombre

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30th July 2010, 12:29 PM	#2
Blue Spinnaker New Bee Join Date: Feb 2010 Main hive type:14x12 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 43	I'd add one... Already annoying friends and family talking about bees? Check!