wanted - £25k to breed black bees

[madasafish]

If we still had extant aurochs but they were endangered, would you be supportive of their preservation?

As it's a hypothetical question, I have no opinion.

 

[mbc]

As it's a hypothetical question, I have no opinion.

Do you have an opinion on wether it is worthwhile trying to save wild cats?

 

[Thymallus]

With the genuine wild cats interbreeding with feral cats it's the same old problem, of what is a wild cat, genetically. And how to you then prevent then breeding with the local toms.....
A familiar sounding problem.

 

[madasafish]

Do you have an opinion on wether it is worthwhile trying to save wild cats?

Yes. I think wild cats can be saved and live in the wild without (too much) interference from man.. Aurochs? I understand they can be very aggressive. If so, the interference by man might be a big issue.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

. Aurochs? I understand they can be very aggressive. If so, the interference by man might be a big issue.

I think I'd get a tad aggressive if some man tried to interfere with me too!

 

[For want of a better word]

I think I'd get a tad aggressive if some man tried to interfere with me too!

This would explain the aggressiveness of Welsh montain sheep breeds!

​

Yeghes da

 

[mbc]

This would explain the aggressiveness of Welsh montain sheep breeds!

​

Yeghes da

 

[madasafish]

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your interest in our Black Bee Project.

I have closed the Crowdfunder appeal early due to an unexpectedly poor
initial response, which looked like resulting in a failure to reach our
target and delays in getting started. I am investigating other potential
funding sources, and if you would still like to contribute, you can do so
from here - www.britishblackbees.org

Just to clear up one point that has caused some questions: this project
will complement and build on the work of other Black Bee breeders, and is
in no way intended to interfere with or replace the excellent work being
done in Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere.

The project will definitely go ahead and we will scale it according to
available resources.

Many thanks for showing your support for this important work.

Best wishes

Philip Chandler
Director
Friends of the Bees
www.friendsofthebees.org

 

[BeeJayBee]

Just to clear up one point that has caused some questions: this project
will complement and build on the work of other Black Bee breeders, and is
in no way intended to interfere with or replace the excellent work being
done in Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere.

Of course!

 

[Stiffy]

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your interest in our Black Bee Project.

I have closed the Crowdfunder appeal early due to an unexpectedly poor
initial response, which looked like resulting in a failure to reach our
target and delays in getting started. I am investigating other potential
funding sources, and if you would still like to contribute, you can do so
from here - www.britishblackbees.org

Just to clear up one point that has caused some questions: this project
will complement and build on the work of other Black Bee breeders, and is
in no way intended to interfere with or replace the excellent work being
done in Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and elsewhere.

The project will definitely go ahead and we will scale it according to
available resources.

Many thanks for showing your support for this important work.

Best wishes

Philip Chandler
Director
Friends of the Bees
www.friendsofthebees.org

Not that I am trying to promote another forum but there are some interesting responses on the webpage.

I have little interest in trying to bring back an almost lost sub-species but find it interesting that beeks that are interested cannot even agree amongst themselves.
S

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Not that I am trying to promote another forum but there are some interesting responses on the webpage.

I tried to have a quick peek now but I'm on the works computer and it's been blocked as an inapprpriate/malicious site

 

[Stiffy]

I tried to have a quick peek now but I'm on the works computer and it's been blocked as an inapprpriate/malicious site

I wonder what the PC settings picked up as inappropriate, maybe its because they are asking for money
S

 

[psafloyd]

I'm utterly confused, what do you stand to gain if we lose our original bees altogether?
Do you have similar antipathy to rare breeds in other species?
"Dam those British lop breeders, I'd rather waste my money on plastic pig arcs that spit out ready made flashers!"
Would that look an odd thing to post on a pig keeping forum?

But you cannot husband bees in the same way you do pigs, MBC. How do we have/keep a 'pure' breed?

 

[Hivemaker.]

How do we have/keep a 'pure' breed?

Isolated Mating and II.

 

[madasafish]

Isolated Mating and II.

Proper natural beekeeping practices then..

 

[Hivemaker.]

Proper natural beekeeping practices then..

There is no such thing as natural beekeeping.

 

[madasafish]

Not that I am trying to promote another forum but there are some interesting responses on the webpage.

I have little interest in trying to bring back an almost lost sub-species but find it interesting that beeks that are interested cannot even agree amongst themselves.
S

I read the pages..

I struggle to reconcile "natural beekeeping" with queen rearing and breeding (as more than one poster said). It would appear modern beekeeping techniques are fine if they are necessary in a breeding program..

Sheer hypocrisy and cant...

 

[domino]

I notice that the term 'balanced beekeeping' is now being used for people who wanted to do treatment free but found it too tricky. The only thing I can find that differentiates it from mainstream beekeeping is that you aren't the BBKA.

 

[B+.]

it's been blocked as an inapprpriate/malicious site

I got the same on my laptop. McAfee doesn't like this site at all.

 

[Stiffy]

I got the same on my laptop. McAfee doesn't like this site at all.

GCHQ are probably monitoring after all the references to Taliban