1 October 2008

Bees... lots of bees

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I’m finding a bee every few minutes on the window of the RiotACT bunker, and am dispatching them to the hereafter. I thought this was just my cross to bear (more so for the bees to bear I suppose).

But now I hear a friend has suffered even worse bee-carnage yesterday.

Are the bees acting strangely for you?

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Perhaps Dr Who was onto something after all . . . the Who theory is that a fair proportion of bees are actually aliens who go back to their home planet as something catastrophic is about to happen . . . like Davros turns up (see NoaddedMSG’s post above). Or, Nero get re-elected?

Caf, I salute you. Fine form on that one.

The rest of you can just go to hell, bees are not a laughing matter.

maybe…

turning on my brain I’m guessing they like the heat so much they’re out and about rather than trying to get into the house.

A little… too quiet?

It’s quiet today…

They don’t seem to like the heat.

have the gone yet, jb? with all this droll humour, surely they’ve made a beeline for somewhere better…

and of course the bee-atles had great advice:

when you find yourselves in times of trouble…

let it bee.

They can’t help making their little Bee-grade jokes, I suppose ….

*sigh*

Felix the Cat8:55 pm 01 Oct 08

Oh beehave!

LOL

J-Bee will bee so proud of us!!

What about the song by Sting – I’ll BEE watching you !

Johnny Bee Good – Yes JB (J-Bee) that’s you.

Unbeelievable!

You’re acting like a wannabee, Astro.

quee seera seera

(whatever will bee, will bee)

this thread is stinging with its witticisms. hey honey, comb my hair…

oh god, these are awful…

Wellington Sludge4:26 pm 01 Oct 08

Maybe we’re all part of a new M. Night Shyamalan movie….

tylersmayhem3:50 pm 01 Oct 08

I think they are called a “sting” of bees?!

We need to make little tinfoil helmets for them.

“Those ants that invaded my pants, finis.
Beewitched, bothered and beewildered – no more”

*heh heh heh*

Davros is on his way.

So they’re …beseiged

(I wanted to put the extra E in, but I _just_ _couldn’t_ _do_ _it_)

A mate of mine is experiencing a swarm at his house in Kaleen as I write this. His wife contacted a local bee-keeper but they can’t leave the house safely until it is sorted.

It is a nice warm day isn’t it

“I’ll bee back.”

*guffaw*

What is the correct collective noun for bees anyway? A handful of bees? A mouthful?

We had a gaggle of bees here at my building last week. Maintenance put a fence around them. When I got back to my desk, I sure slept better knowing the bees wouldn’t be escaping anytime soon.

We should send in a beekeeping force ….

Skid, you reckon I could get some sheep that way??

DarkLadyWolfMother1:18 pm 01 Oct 08

No, not acting. They seem quite serious about it.

tylersmayhem1:00 pm 01 Oct 08

Better than “killer wasps” ;P

If anyone finds a bee swarm around town, calling a beekeeper to get rid of it is the equivalent of saying “Would you like a great big herd of cattle, already rounded up into the corner of a paddock, ready for you to pick them up in a truck, entirely at no cost to you?” to a dairy farm.

Well it is spring – I’m not surprised there are more than usual…

A freind has had a hive in a tree for years with huge fans of honeycomb hanging from it – last weekend some of the fans fell off, leaving the ants a tasty treat and presumably a fairly unhappy queen.

Maybe there really is some sort of takeover happening now?

Are the bees acting strangely for you?

For the mature hives, swarming season is about to begin .
This is standard bee behaviour (and if they are doing it now, it will rain either on or by the weekend).

So in answer to your question, no.

You lot are truly offal!

Let it bee….

Funny you mention this though….I just saw a bee or 2 in our basemenet @ work and thought… Thats weird….

But then it is Spring.

‘Bee afraid, bee very afraid!’

Oh, sorry! Wrong insect!!

*tee hee*

So this is where i get the latest buzz on bees? Oh thats bad.

Bee at peace. They won’t harm you!

Stop mentioning the hive mind and they’ll leave you alone.

Let the bees be. Now we know why they are disappearing.

The bees and I have an understanding. They stay above my head height, and I’ll stay below it. Peace in our time.

Down here we get European Bumble Bees. Big loud and slow moving. Perfect for rubber band guns!

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