Bees

[TimberWolf]

How many bees have you seen this year?

I saw one a few weeks ago, lying in the road.

 

[Spacecadet]

I've lost count how many bees I've seen in the garden this year. Even rescued one from the kitchen a week ago

 

[MarillionFan]

The wife said she had a massive one in the car last week and had to pull over and let it out. It was so big she took a photo.

piccie

 

[HairyArsedBloke]

I keep telling ya; they've gone home.

 

[Spacecadet]

piccie

Tsk, Mr Larson really doesn't like his cartoons being on the internet

http://www.portmann.com/farside/index.html?home.html

 

[Drewster]

How many bees have you seen this year?

I saw one a few weeks ago, lying in the road.

Well lets see.....
Hive = Circa 50-70 thousand....
Inspections say 1-4 weeks.....
Lets say 50% out foraging during inspections... so 25-35 thou per inspection....
Lets assume 2 week inspections......
"House" Bees during 1 visit will be foragers by next visit....
so thats 25-35 thou per inspection.... April-Jul circa 12 weeks = 6 inspections = 6 x 25-35 = 150-210 thou
1 x swarm = 25-35 thou (the flying bees)

Lets say 250,000

Plus hundreds of Bumbles....

Oh hang on I visited a mates Apiary.... 6 hives add another 250,000

So over 1/2 a million.....

Hows that?

 

[Drewster]

Oh! I forgot the b*tch that stung me on the finger tip yesterday evening!!!!

I was just putting some empty supers back on (having extracted some Honey) and she pinged me right on the tip of my middle finger......... still She won't do it again!!!

 

[threaded]

I've seen a few ...Threadeds' Eclectic Blog: Bee hives

 

[Drewster]

I've seen a few ...

Are they WBC?
Don't you find them quite time consuming? Do you move them about much?
I use Langstroths..... but only cos my mentor said it was "best".... even though he uses Nationals....

 

[threaded]

Are they WBC?
Don't you find them quite time consuming? Do you move them about much?
I use Langstroths..... but only cos my mentor said it was "best".... even though he uses Nationals....

Well, me being threaded, they have to bee Buckfast.

Interesting book if you're into that kind of thing.