Bees on the beeb

[dpearce4]

tonights how we won the war on BBC2 had about 5mins about beekeeping in the second world war. its about 10mins into the program.

bits about green sugar and stuff due to black markets. quite interesting.

 

[Chris58]

Interesting - saw the programme - watching the beekeeper without protection or gloves 'scoring' his super frame with the honey on was interesting. Not sure I'd try it!

 

[jackbee]

Interesting - saw the programme - watching the beekeeper without protection or gloves 'scoring' his super frame with the honey on was interesting. Not sure I'd try it!

Maybe they'd done the old trick of moving hive before filming so foragers go back to a nuc at original site leaving only nurse bees, less stingers as he handled them

 

[alldigging]

It is on iplayer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01n850d/?t=9m37s

That should be queued up to play from the right bit. The bit before was about the ATA which was also interesting.

 

[justme]

Thanks alldigging, missed that last night, just watched it now. Maybe that should've been shown in France before the M&M honey fiasco:.)
Green on stock feed carrots etc doesn't have the same effect luckily, never seen a green goat, rabbit or horses and we had all 3:.) (Goats for milk and meat, rabbits for meat and horses for fun:.))

 

[alldigging]

Maybe that should've been shown in France before the M&M honey fiasco:.)

I have read/heard a story about the Uncle Joe's mintball factory causing minty honey ... Can't remember where though.

 

[justme]

try here: http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=20956 and another in same sub forum:.)