Wednesday, November 28, 2012

To evict the bees from her shack, she first makes a list

Somewhere to explore, during the day, while the bees work
Cigarette lighter
Uzabeeware hive smoker 
Diesel
Flea bombs
Bee bombs
Fishing boots, a pair of gloves and
Gaffer tape
Overalls, a veil and a broad-brimmed hat
Mortein, a sharp knife and an airtight box
Spare undies
Nightie
A thermos of coffee, some pickled octopus, olives and bread
Mangoes 
Swag and
A tent with no holes
Antihistamines

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  1. sarah toaNovember 28, 2012 at 11:16 PM

    It was an apocalypse.

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  2. Cathy Olliffe-WebsterNovember 29, 2012 at 6:47 AM

    All of it necessary but I do question the pickled octopus.

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  3. Dr Mad FishNovember 29, 2012 at 7:08 AM

    Crikey! What a mission. Poor bees and poor you.

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  4. MelbaNovember 29, 2012 at 10:25 AM

    The spare undies intrigue me the most. So it was bad, huh? Hope you're ok.

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  5. sarah toaNovember 29, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    It was fine MF and Melba. For me I mean. The bees, well, see comment above.

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  6. ciaranlNovember 29, 2012 at 1:13 PM

    Ha-ha :-)

    Made me laugh, that one..

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  7. MelbaNovember 29, 2012 at 1:21 PM

    I didn't read the list properly. Spare undies AND nightie AND tent without holes. I getcha and glad you are ok.

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    1. Tom StephensonNovember 29, 2012 at 5:23 PM

      Nightie?! This is not the outdoorswoman that I thought I knew!

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  8. sarah toaNovember 29, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    Always gotta have a nightie Tom. Even stonemasons should have at least one.

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  9. Janine RaeNovember 30, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    Happy to hear it all went well for you and badly for the bees - well a little bit sad for the bees but they had to go. It's such a pity that you can't use their honey.

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    1. sarah toaDecember 1, 2012 at 10:02 AM

      Thanks for your advice Janine. I was rather stressy last week just thinking about the operation but it did go well.

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  10. Steve CapelinNovember 30, 2012 at 8:52 PM

    An airtight box? I'm not well versed in bee business, so thanks for the list. a whole weeks worth of undies - must have been a big job. Not native I take it?

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  11. sarah toaDecember 1, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    No MR Hat, they are feral bees which I think are related to the domestic ones.

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