On 16/9/08 12:13, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:07:49 +0100, Sacha wrote:

On 16/9/08 09:56, in article ,
"Sacha" wrote:

On 15/9/08 17:16, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:05:54 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
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We don't have a shortage of bumblebees. Have you?

Not really but probably not as many as we used to see. Despite being
pretty
close to Buckfast Abbey, we don't see as many honey bees as we'd expect,
either.

but no shortage of white van driving Glaswegians?

You're being a bit obscure, Grasshopper?!

What is the Glaswegian's favourite beverage and where is it made?
http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/buck_wine.htm

" For many years Buckfast Tonic Wine has been a popular drink in Glasgow
where
there is now what's called the 'Buckfast Triangle'. Anyone who watched the
TV
series Rab C. Nesbitt will be familiar with the 'Buckie' or Buckfast Wine.
snip

Ah, that explains it. I didn't watch that series so I'd forgotten about it.

Bees have now moved on to the Cimicifuga which is in full flower.

Did I mention that I was given a repro Victorian wasp trap jar? It attracts
the
wheelie bin bluebottles and drowns them in the beer that reaches parts that
others can't. It's similar to this
http://www.improvementscatalog.com/p...-yellow-jacket
-trap/AdditionalViews.do
http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/38435...com/images/en_
US/local/products/122x/262494zzi2.jpg

Wasps and bees ignore it.

Did I mention that I cut 3 plastic water bottles into two thirds, inverted
the top third into the bottom two thirds (sort of a lobster pot concept) and
that we have caught dozens of those horrible Vespus germanica which have
been threatening life and limb? Tish and pish!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)