tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2279347039705633752..comments2024-03-29T09:52:24.270+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: A bit of a moan!Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88018132193741926882020-07-15T06:41:53.727+01:002020-07-15T06:41:53.727+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.lincon.contato2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205572990340737128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82862259121493304032020-06-05T12:17:45.640+01:002020-06-05T12:17:45.640+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Uplay365https://www.blogger.com/profile/17222783567607205973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75036237680612136472020-05-29T04:33:58.307+01:002020-05-29T04:33:58.307+01:00You would! However, I expect most people up your w...You would! However, I expect most people up your way keep Eees; their always mentioning their Eee by gums.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13398939358103901232020-05-29T04:30:48.239+01:002020-05-29T04:30:48.239+01:00We do exactly that, with dishes away from the pool...We do exactly that, with dishes away from the pool. Flat dishes with stones, filled daily.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17683870300568815492020-05-29T04:29:39.377+01:002020-05-29T04:29:39.377+01:00Chestnut honey isn't to everyone's taste, ...Chestnut honey isn't to everyone's taste, which is why it's often given away by the hive owners. They have too much (this is a huge Chestnut growing area), and find it difficult to sell. I rather like that dark bitterness.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13496280224117009962020-05-29T00:44:39.154+01:002020-05-29T00:44:39.154+01:00I am not a bee keeper, I prefer to keep cees amd d...I am not a bee keeper, I prefer to keep cees amd dees. However my favourite is the rare zed that I keep in a special hutch protected by CCTV cameras.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81381221132568250532020-05-28T20:02:01.578+01:002020-05-28T20:02:01.578+01:00Good point, GZ, not least because, such is their c...Good point, GZ, not least because, such is their community spirit, when one bee is drowning their co-workers will come to their rescue, often drowning themselves.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49187763882200094982020-05-28T17:05:07.887+01:002020-05-28T17:05:07.887+01:00We put out large flat dishes of water and pebbles,...We put out large flat dishes of water and pebbles, so that they may drink without the risk of drowninggzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4754757364021452622020-05-28T17:03:39.165+01:002020-05-28T17:03:39.165+01:00Heavy rain just runs off, doesn't restore the ...Heavy rain just runs off, doesn't restore the water tablegzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3446429358501749822020-05-28T13:41:22.012+01:002020-05-28T13:41:22.012+01:00I'd be terrified to go near the pool! And you...I'd be terrified to go near the pool! And you'd think they'd at least offer a jar or two of honey in return. Just before lockdown I had treated myself to a small - and very expensive - jar of chestnut honey (from Italy) - it is very different tasting - almost a slight bitterness mixed with the sweet and it is lovely.Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1078550480209184932020-05-28T12:45:05.166+01:002020-05-28T12:45:05.166+01:00They've come back a bit, but a lot less than y...They've come back a bit, but a lot less than yesterday. It's a pity we didn't know they were bringing them; we would have put their water out in advance.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31085897993103439672020-05-28T12:44:02.540+01:002020-05-28T12:44:02.540+01:00I suspect that's the case.I suspect that's the case. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72318196338799893892020-05-28T11:37:50.153+01:002020-05-28T11:37:50.153+01:00Hopefully you solved the problem or, at least, min...Hopefully you solved the problem or, at least, minimized it. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86155104340948309132020-05-28T11:17:22.663+01:002020-05-28T11:17:22.663+01:00It sounds to me like they think "that mug/per...It sounds to me like they think "that mug/person with the swimming pool will give them water" and don't bother. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33999059336532972122020-05-28T10:07:20.862+01:002020-05-28T10:07:20.862+01:00They DO KNOW, but fail to act. We've had this ...They DO KNOW, but fail to act. We've had this same problem now for about 15 years; since we've had the pool.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15188717307982548372020-05-28T09:53:09.831+01:002020-05-28T09:53:09.831+01:00I can't say I knew that I knew bees needed wat...I can't say I knew that I knew bees needed water to drink, but I would have thought beekeepers would know. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-294352846581801892020-05-28T09:52:40.283+01:002020-05-28T09:52:40.283+01:00I emptied the fountain water this morning, and put...I emptied the fountain water this morning, and put a large water-filled flat container elsewhere. They seem to have discovered it, and there are a lot less now.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26933016720940994372020-05-28T09:43:37.646+01:002020-05-28T09:43:37.646+01:00Well, Cro, set to the tune that no one ever promis...Well, Cro, set to the tune that no one ever promised you a rose garden, if it's not a snake it's a buzz in your paradise.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44351047212134876772020-05-28T09:40:37.981+01:002020-05-28T09:40:37.981+01:00Usually the beekeepers make provision. Our lot are...Usually the beekeepers make provision. Our lot are a bit more 'relaxed'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78028051436560851022020-05-28T09:39:17.110+01:002020-05-28T09:39:17.110+01:00I've heard talk of hose-pipe bans in the UK. I...I've heard talk of hose-pipe bans in the UK. I seem to remember it rained a lot over the past 8 months... what did they do with all that water. One minute floods; the next drought.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51740153423034688132020-05-28T09:39:14.753+01:002020-05-28T09:39:14.753+01:00There are hives in the field next to us but we hav...There are hives in the field next to us but we have never noticed the bees around our bird baths or the pond. Just all over our flowers. Perhaps they have their own water supply somewhere nearby.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57197882942612542362020-05-28T09:21:11.996+01:002020-05-28T09:21:11.996+01:00We've noticed bees visiting our bird baths thi...We've noticed bees visiting our bird baths this year. We've had very little rain for weeks (most unusual for Wales!) so perhaps the little river at the bottom of the hill is running low. I wouldn't know as I've not been out!the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8473620222405298462020-05-28T09:01:59.899+01:002020-05-28T09:01:59.899+01:00We never see them. They often arrive in the dead o...We never see them. They often arrive in the dead of night, and only return to take them away again at night some weeks later.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17047718879588013212020-05-28T08:59:22.632+01:002020-05-28T08:59:22.632+01:00Have you asked them to put out water or suggested ...Have you asked them to put out water or suggested a few pots of honey for your trouble.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48212377897911028752020-05-28T08:57:29.896+01:002020-05-28T08:57:29.896+01:00You're probably right. We leave shallow contai...You're probably right. We leave shallow containers of water for the Bees by their hives, so they must know that something's afoot. So far they've done nothing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com