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MARY
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
Posts: 13
Location: Leicestershire Warwickshire borders
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 Posted: Sat Aug 01, 09 5:01 pm Post subject: Have a look where my bees are...... sooo fantastic! |
 
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Have a look where my bees are......
http://www.flickr.com/photos/esneri/
They have been there a year now, sent off 4 fair sized swarms in one day back in June.
My workshop has such a lovely gentle honey and wax scent.
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Jamanda
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Location: North Devon
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Cool pictures!
Welcome to the site Mary. |
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Tavascarow
Joined: 06 Aug 2006
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Location: South Cornwall
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Wow!
Very rare to see them exposed in the UK.
In warmer drier climates they will do this but our climate tends to be too wet & they move to a hollow tree or similar.
I would be tempted to move them to a hive but a natural nest like that is certainly a thing of beauty.
Welcome from me too.
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judith
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Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire
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Fantastic pictures. I bet you waste an awful lot of time watching them! |
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sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales
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Amazing pictures, I've never seen an exposed colony like that stay in good shape over a winter, they must be really happy there  |
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Frewen Feltmaker
Joined: 08 Sep 2005
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Location: Suffolk
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Wow - that is incredible  |
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Gervase
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 7005
Location: Ceredigion, West Wales
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Fabulous pictures. |
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MARY
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
Posts: 13
Location: Leicestershire Warwickshire borders
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[quote="Tavascarow"]Wow!
Very rare to see them exposed in the UK.
In warmer drier climates they will do this but our climate tends to be too wet & they move to a hollow tree or similar.
I would be tempted to move them to a hive but a natural nest like that is certainly a thing of beauty.
Welcome from me too.
Thanks for the welcome folks. Yes I do spend a lot of time watching, with magnifyers and a small torch at night, rather than working! The architecture seems so random but comes together building both strength and protection.
Absolutely facinating. It is a very large and strong colony at the moment. What was incredible was that they survived last winter. I nearly went up to get the honey comb, so glad I didn't! I may try for one small piece of comb? Or do you think I may disturb them? I don't want to loose them. |
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Ageing Hippy
Joined: 25 Aug 2006
Posts: 31
Location: Derbyshire
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There`s an article in the current Permaculture Magazine about 'Sustainable Beekeeping'. There`s a picture just like that captioned 'Natural Combs'.
Fascinating. |
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Mary-Jane
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 15158
Location: Ceredigion, West Wales
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Gosh - what amazing pics! |
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Mrs Baggins
Joined: 21 Sep 2008
Posts: 613
Location: West Kent
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WOW Mary! Those pics are to die for! You lucky thing!  So lovely to see you just left them to it instead of stuffing them in a hive! They look wonderful there!
Do you ever open the window in your study??
Very, very cool.
Welcome to the site too! |
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MARY
Joined: 01 Aug 2009
Posts: 13
Location: Leicestershire Warwickshire borders
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<Those pics are to die for! > I know!! Yep I am VERY lucky!
< So lovely to see you just left them to it instead of stuffing them in a hive! > Thanks - That's what I think and I've learned a bit.
<Do you ever open the window in your study?? > I'm thinking about it, it's a sash window so I will have to screw the top one in place first!?: |
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vegplot
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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| judith wrote: |
| Fantastic pictures. I bet you waste an awful lot of time watching them! |
Never a waste of time  |
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Effie
Joined: 16 Nov 2008
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They are amazing pictures. How fascinating to be able to watch them like that on a daily basis. |
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vegplot
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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This demands a web cam. |
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