Bugs, bees and beasties- Bio-diversity matters

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

good images danny

[tommer9]

If we are allowed foreigners, then heres a couple from south america- Argentina, by the border with Brazil, and further up in brazil, in a restaurant:thumbup:

 

 

(In zimbabwe the name for the giant centipede is 'jongololo')

 

 

 

 

And a beauty from this country.

 

 

Edited May 22, 2010 by tommer9

[Bundle 2]

Well it seems yesterday was a lucky day of sorts for me...I finally got a phonecall (only just manged to hear it over the music and other interruptions)- I needed to move a bit quick and the result was this installation in the backyard...Cool bannanas!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

good on ya tim, always fancied this myself, such hard workers the bees, what are your views on honey harvesting? little and often, take as much as you can or only take a little for thier sake? how hard should we make them work, for us, considering they also work for the environment too?

[Bundle 2]

They seem quite chilled out....Made my day:001_smile:

Edited May 22, 2010 by Bundle 2

[Bundle 2]

good on ya tim, always fancied this myself, such hard workers the bees, what are your views on honey harvesting? little and often, take as much as you can or only take a little for thier sake? how hard should we make them work, for us, considering they also work for the environment too?

 

Jeez....Im not sure. Its all new to me. This hive was set up with frames, some of which still had honey. Extracted from the hive from which they originally swarmed.This helps them get started.At least they can feed following a swarm. If left to their own devices, this is unlikely to happen and I suppose they start from scratch.

I am not a great honey eater. I do come across folk who claim they do not get as severe hayfever as a result of imbibing a local honey. Food for thought maybe!!

[tommer9]

I do come across folk who claim they do not get as severe hayfever as a result of imbibing a local honey.

 

This i have heard before, as being a good prevention for hayfever. i think it is more than an old wives tale.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

This i have heard before, as being a good prevention for hayfever. i think it is more than an old wives tale.

 

They also say, old beekeepers dont get arthritis, due to venom?

[tommer9]

Yeah i have heard that too. My neighbour when i was a kid kept about 7 hives in the edge of his woods, and one day years later, we heard he had got rid of the bees very suddenly.....Apparently the toxins build up in your system, and he was a sting or two from death!! He couldn't risk ever being stung again!!

[Frank]

Why don't we get stag beetles north of the Watford gap?