tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post6659179377172071660..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: 'Go Tell The Bees' - by Karen MaitlandMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-64820283367028172332016-02-09T18:03:22.512+00:002016-02-09T18:03:22.512+00:00Really enjoyed this (I am about to become a beekee...Really enjoyed this (I am about to become a beekeeper - first bees will be arriving in a couple of months time)<br /><br />I remember reading about telling the bees in Linnets and Valerians, and much more recently, Terry Pratchett used it, too.<br /><br />Did you see the story about the bee-friendly pinnacle in a Scottish chapel?http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8594724.stm Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234975039675044712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-49661018561346154732016-02-09T09:29:38.513+00:002016-02-09T09:29:38.513+00:00Recently read, in a American HF fact-checking guid...Recently read, in a American HF fact-checking guide, that European settlers brought honey-bees to North America. Bees were not kept before then as the maple syrup harvest already supplied the sweetness. I feel I need to re-read the chapter and check it is as I understood it, but can't help wondering how those settlers could have transported bees comfortably across oceans. <br />Interesting post, Karen!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-2483717965003950392016-02-08T22:54:18.803+00:002016-02-08T22:54:18.803+00:00Fascinating! Especially that last fact about telli...Fascinating! Especially that last fact about telling the bees about your dead... Thanks for posting! Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-25153098892869122892016-02-08T17:02:09.725+00:002016-02-08T17:02:09.725+00:00I think I learned to be respectful of bees from &#...I think I learned to be respectful of bees from 'Linnets and Valerians' too! Must re-read. Lovely post. Lydia Sysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613876235125755967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-53164895702234097522016-02-08T14:15:09.152+00:002016-02-08T14:15:09.152+00:00As a child in early years at high school I was tre...As a child in early years at high school I was treated to a reading period every week by the head mistress, she was of a more mature age and read books she liked to us, one of which was The linnets and Valerians by ELizabeth Goodge https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205616.Linnets_and_Valerians<br />in which the children of a family had adventures in a gentle Edwardian type world which included being very respectful of the bees, The phrase 'Go tell the bees.' took me back to the late 70's in an old building changed to a school with 20 foot ceilings, listening to the calm tones as the last bell drew closer, head on the desk, eyes almost closed, with the drone of the bees outside filling the gaps in the story.<br />Many years later as a new mum I watched from a safe distance as my oldest then about 5 or 6 got his first 'hands on' experience with his aunts hives.<br />A few years ago, we had the 'joy' of finding a wild hive had swarmed and ended up in the wall of the roof space and totally inaccessible as the wall is 2 foot stone and the roof is the highest corner. My cats have learnt not to snap as any buzzing things as they have all been stung as kittens, even sniffing is tentative. My garden is abuzz all summer, and as I have been told, were there's bees there won't be wasps, which has proven to be true for us.Ruan Peathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999492027801288004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-90050486547536273122016-02-08T10:15:40.749+00:002016-02-08T10:15:40.749+00:00Thank you for this lovely and informative post. Thank you for this lovely and informative post. Terri Windlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738033585506340642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-84043807295664276922016-02-08T06:27:01.190+00:002016-02-08T06:27:01.190+00:00LOVE LOVE LOVE this post! I am a great fan of bee...LOVE LOVE LOVE this post! I am a great fan of bees and honey. In fact right now I'm making a wonderful ginger honey using about half a pd of Turkish honey to 1/2 as much spring water from a good source, and a big piece of raw peeled ginger in it. I'll let it set a week or more and then use as syrup on food, or straight tablespoon for a sore throat or an upset stomach.Ms.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.com