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HarbalSouth Yorkshire, England UK49 Threads 3 Polls 2,248 PostsYesterday, a bee flew into my flat. I was just about to open the window wider and try to encourage it to fly back out when I suddenly had a money saving idea. The bee is now safely contained in a special bee house I constructed from an old shoe box and some cling film. What I am now hoping is that someone will be able to tell me how I get the bee to start making honey. I intend to transfer the bee into a small glass jar and keep moving it to a new one as it fills each jar with honey. If everything goes to plan I may catch more bees and sell the surplus.
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that's a great idea you have maybe you need a partner with bee keeping experience hope you make loads
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Just as an afterthought: Does anyone know what kind of insect makes marmalade?
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Bees make honey of something, presumably pollen. So, you'd need to give it some. Also water, mostly with whiskey. And they like to be read a good night story before bed time. They are very sensitive to surrounding temperature and humidity, mind. And social.
Source: national geographics.
Send some honey this way, would you?
Source: national geographics.
Send some honey this way, would you?
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Harbal: Just as an afterthought: Does anyone know what kind of insect makes marmalade?
WaspsThey like to sleep in silk sheets to be fully productive, so move over in the bed.
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Tulefell:
Send some honey this way, would you?
It's early days, Tulefel, I haven't even given the bee a name yet.Send some honey this way, would you?
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mollybaby: Wasps
They like to sleep in silk sheets to be fully productive, so move over in the bed.
They like to sleep in silk sheets to be fully productive, so move over in the bed.
You are just making that up, molly, I know you and that wicked streak of yours.------ This thread is Archived ------
Harbal: You are just making that up, molly, I know you and that wicked streak of yours.
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I can buy man made marmalade at the supermarket, string, I want natural marmalade.
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good luck Harb.
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Harbal: It's early days, Tulefel, I haven't even given the bee a name yet.
BeeBee_sequential_numberYou are welcome :)
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Harbal: I can buy man made marmalade at the supermarket, string, I want natural marmalade.
Adopt a fertile orange------ This thread is Archived ------
mollybaby: I am hurt...nay....mortally offended
Not as hurt as I would be if I followed your suggestion.------ This thread is Archived ------
Harbal: Just as an afterthought: Does anyone know what kind of insect makes marmalade?
...ask whinni the pooh ......you old pratt 
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Harbal: I can buy man made marmalade at the supermarket, string, I want natural marmalade.
Well Harbal you can also purchase honey in the supermarket too.------ This thread is Archived ------
am no expert but I seen yesterday outdoor at party the bees love punch they were swimming about in it hope this helps not sure think maybe was a rum mixture
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Tulefell: BeeBee_sequential_number
You are welcome :)
That's rather a mouthful, I was thinking more of a short nickname. Something that it would easily recognise when I called it.You are welcome :)
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mollybaby: Adopt a fertile orange
Stop it, molly. Everyone knows that an orange won't just turn itself into marmalade.------ This thread is Archived ------
Harbal: Stop it, molly. Everyone knows that an orange won't just turn itself into marmalade.
I don't want to go into graphic detail, but an empty jar would be filled monthly.------ This thread is Archived ------
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