General Chat

Keep going Sylvia ................................ I am sure that you can rustle up another sentence or two before the night is out !

That's my girl Sylvia - say it how you see it!!! ))) sex and travel broadens the mind I think!

Rose - can you be absolutely sure though that the bees have only travelled locally, and didnt get trapped on the No.47 going 20 miles in the opposite direction? See, I like precision in my medicine.

Robin - is that a strawberry or raspberry trifle? I like strawberry but prefer raspberry but some times they give me the pip.

Don't be silly, Keith - the second part of your answer negated the first part.

lol Sue, I liked jelly and custard....oh, also those sponge fingers ...now what were they called? oooh yes I know 'boudoir biscuits' :) I used to dunk them in my tea...but you have to be quick as they go limp very quickly......is that why they are called 'boudoir biscuits' ?????? hmmmm

Jac ... a little 'precision' for you ;)

How far does a bee travel in her search for nectar or honey?

Bees always prefer it when they find flowers close to the hive. However, bees will forage as far away from the hive as one to five miles.

( unless of course they get trapped on the no 47)

Oooh, Rose. That was a bit risque.

Sue x

lol Sue...moi? never!

How do they know to get the no 47

Yeah but Rose - if a Bee got cornered on a No.97 bus (as happens) and couldnt get off until 20 miles away, he'd be hungry and thirsty and would land on the nearest lavender or something when he was able to get off, wouldnt he????

So..........even if he got home that night, then he would be bringing pollen from a plant not "local" to his hive. Do you see?

I like Black Forest Trifle

Choc sponge,Cherries & brandy in blackcurrant jelly, thick choc sauce & topped with cream & choc shavings
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The bees from a nieghbours hive make a 'bee line' for my garden ... you don;t get more local than that!

Hayley - do keep up - he would only get the 47 if the 97 didnt turn up!!!

Sylvia - coffee all over the computer:))) Can you two start a new thread on bees, Jac and Rose?

Sue x

Does anyone remember the comedienne Brett Butler? She said that Bill Clinton was like the last bloke in the club at the end of the night and the sort where you think, oh well it's a lift home. I think bees are probably a bit like that

No it didn't David .............................. read it more closely !

I am afraid that I have to go now.

I hope that you are all warmed up enough to have a bit more fun well into the night.

My thanks to Sylvia .................................... she is a winder upper's dream !

LOL

Running off, wee Robin? Can't quite keep up. Thanks for the entertainment - always good for a laugh:)))

S

I do see Jac...and giving this subject the weighty consideration it so deserves...I would think that the proportion of 'foriegn' pollen gathered by said bee before his return flight would be negligible as a percentage of the 'local' honey then gathered... ( would he get the same number bus back do you know?)

meanwhile , back at the hive........

Don't patronise me, Keith. The second part of your answer suggests you were fooled and thus lacking in judgement. Else just stupid.

As you wish

Good lad, now blither off.

Has everyone had a nice time?