Skub wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 1:17 pm
A fine example of a 70s biking pic.
Flares? Check.
Attempted moustache? Check.
'Famine chic' body? Check.
Daps? Check.
Cheese-cloth shirt? TBD.
Zero protective clothing? Check.
(Apart from helmet. Must be post '73).
Doubt is not a pleasant condition.
But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire
That's a beaut! They are pretty stunning (and thankfully not as aggressive as the bolshy Asian type, but still bad news for honey bees ). Did see a nest in a tree stump locally but a badger found it too. Badgers must be well 'ard!
Doubt is not a pleasant condition.
But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire
Count Steer wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:29 pm
That's a beaut! They are pretty stunning (and thankfully not as aggressive as the bolshy Asian type, but still bad news for honey bees ). Did see a nest in a tree stump locally but a badger found it too. Badgers must be well 'ard!
Quite a lot more hornets around here this year, there's usually a couple hovering around the cat food stations. The reason there's more around is because of a reduction in the bee population following last year's wild fires.
This year, the bee keepers moved most of the hives inland to the Afyon area because of the threat of more fires. Quite a lot of colonies were lost last year.
Count Steer wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:29 pm
That's a beaut! They are pretty stunning (and thankfully not as aggressive as the bolshy Asian type, but still bad news for honey bees ). Did see a nest in a tree stump locally but a badger found it too. Badgers must be well 'ard!
Count Steer wrote: ↑Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:29 pm
That's a beaut! They are pretty stunning (and thankfully not as aggressive as the bolshy Asian type, but still bad news for honey bees ). Did see a nest in a tree stump locally but a badger found it too. Badgers must be well 'ard!
Quite a lot more hornets around here this year, there's usually a couple hovering around the cat food stations. The reason there's more around is because of a reduction in the bee population following last year's wild fires.
This year, the bee keepers moved most of the hives inland to the Afyon area because of the threat of more fires. Quite a lot of colonies were lost last year.
That's an interesting one. They don't compete for food as hornets are mainly carnivores but, like common wasps, they'll go for sugary things like fallen fruit. They'll prey on honey bees but my bee keeping neighbour says they're not a problem. Don't see many and had never seen one in the UK until the last few years...the first one was a shock, they're like the 747 of the wasp world!
Doubt is not a pleasant condition.
But certainty is an absurd one.
Voltaire