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Old 27-06-2008, 01:11 PM
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Moggssue, I am sure an old boy in the village where I kept my first lot bees said he got close on 200 jars and held a record for it.
It all depends on what nectar crops are about, and the weather. They grew lucerene in my village- fields of it, whole area would smell of clover! bliss and sooooo much honey in the hives, could hardly keep up with it!
lovely fine grain honey when it set (took ages to set) beautiful stuff!
It's rape (yuck) here in Oxon, not even much of that this year????
My bees are having to hunt hard for food this year, and the weather is ....pants!

GardeningIM......most bees don't like hair, they get caught and then frightened so might well sting!
as p17b states- try not to panic, and please don't wave your arms about!
Try to think of how that tiny little bee must feel ;-)

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