Jimbits76
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Wasps and BeesBees are in decline!!!!!
The numbers of bees here in the UK is rapidly falling. In some areas of the UK, honeybee numbers have dropped by 80% and bumblebee numbers by 60%.
All sorts of things are blamed, loss of wild habitats, intensive farming, overuse of pesticides and herbicides and even mobile phone masts and towers. The simple truth is that bees need flowers, and there are very few flowers to be found in the farmed countryside these days.
In america thhere has been recent problems with Colony Collapse Disorder and worldwide there are similar issues.
Remember bees do not just make honey, thie pollination assists a great percentage of the flowing crops we rely on for food.
Recent advice is saying that planting bee friendly plants and even setting up mini hives in your garden may be enough to promote stabilisation amongst the bee population.
We've done our bit planting lavender and heather wherever we can in the garden. Claire has drawen teh line at a home hive 
Poor old bees.
What has this got to do with wasps.
It's the complete opposite of the bees...these blighters seem to be everywhere.
Where Bees promote life, wasps seem to promote fear and pointy, stingy pain.
Just what is the point of wasps!??????!
J
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uncle aj
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Here's a picture of a large wasp I came into contact with in Bahrain. The bees around it are tiny in comparison.
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Jimbits76
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That (as ever) is an awesome picture!!!!!!!!!
...and a bloody evil looking wasp!!!!!!!!!!
J
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Letsgodiving
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Bee's are cool.
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uncle aj
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Look out bees, here comes a bee eater. 
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Carolina
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Wow.
I'd love to have a home hive - bees are fascinating! We just don't have the room, though.
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Lisa
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I love bees. They love the sage bushes planted around the schoolyard. I've been aware of the problems with the bee populations, Jim, and have been worried about them, too. Maybe it's my imagination, but I've seen more of them around this year than in previous years.
Wasps... scorpions with wings, as far as I'm concerned. Are they put here to help us appreciate bees even more?
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Jimbits76
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I've looked at a small home hive in the garage roof with a nice brick feature openintg for them to fly in and out of but Claire is still against it.
In fact she told me to buzz off!
J
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uncle aj
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| Jimbits76 wrote: |
In fact she told me to buzz off!
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In that case make a bee line to the pub.
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Jimbits76
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| uncle aj wrote: | | Jimbits76 wrote: |
In fact she told me to buzz off!
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In that case make a bee line to the pub. |
I think I might do Honey!
J
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uncle aj
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| Jimbits76 wrote: | | uncle aj wrote: | | Jimbits76 wrote: |
In fact she told me to buzz off!
J |
In that case make a bee line to the pub. |
I think I might do Honey!
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Make sure you don't get stung.
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Jimbits76
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I get the point!
J
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uncle aj
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| Jimbits76 wrote: | I get the point!
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Well, don't be a prick.
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Jimbits76
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I think I've come out in hives!
J
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uncle aj
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| Jimbits76 wrote: | I think I've come out in hives!
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I'm just bumbling about. 
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Jimbits76
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Like a drone?
J
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uncle aj
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| Jimbits76 wrote: | Like a drone?
J |
I'm trying to fit apiary into a pun but can't so I'll stop monkeying around.
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Jimbits76
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be careful of potential banana skins
J
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uncle aj
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| Jimbits76 wrote: |
be careful of potential banana skins
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I do slip up from time to tim. (sic)
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Jimbits76
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Now you're just aping me!
J
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uncle aj
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| Jimbits76 wrote: | Now you're just aping me!
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Hoo, hoo, hoo, me?
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Jimbits76
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You've always been the King of the Swingers!
J
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