Would you raise bees?
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… and who-said-the-English-were-eccentric? #2. Ever since that classic photo of Snelgrove with a bee beard on the front cover of his 1934 book, people have been trying to do better. The Guiness World Record was set in California in 1998 with 350,000 yellow bees weighing 39.7 kg! This photo (courtesy Michael Maloney) was the latest UK attempt by Philip McCabe who ‘only’ managed to attract 27kg of British black bees before giving up when his feet went to sleep!
He was raising money for Bees for Development and the Irish Charity Bóthar both of which sponsor beekeeping projects in developing countries.
Question by Nic: Would you raise bees?
I can’t wait to start raising bees!
Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!
5 Responses to Would you raise bees?
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can i help you ??
boo ya :D [yes i'm a girl]
April 30, 2011 at 10:20 pm
I personally wouldn’t. Too dangerous.
Good luck with it.
writer of fαιяутαℓєѕ~
April 30, 2011 at 10:26 pm
i raise some but you have to be careful with them and watch out for disease that can wipe you out overnight
doctor doom
April 30, 2011 at 10:53 pm
no
Ahmed
April 30, 2011 at 11:22 pm
Definitely! Keeping bees is a great hobby – very rewarding, good for the garden, great for the environment – go for it!
BestBeekeeping
April 30, 2011 at 11:45 pm