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My very own bl og?

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, 22-03-2010 at 07:56 PM (3753 Views)
Sitting here in Glasgow waiting for a plane to take me to Reykjavik. Should have flown off midday but due to a mechanics strike, I am still sitting here at 18.00 and just been told a plane is dropping in here at 21.00 to pick me up - jolly kind of them as this great big terminal is virtually empty and I have nothing better to do than try out a BLOG??

Yes, off to the land of fire, ice, volcanoes (or is it volcanos?) strikes, and whalehunters. The whale bit is why I am going. Young Jake from the USofA who runs a whalewatching outfit out there, works with me and we get called in to help get various outfits together and work together. The Wild North program and artic fox, Icewhale and other whalewatching companies, the Three Pearls and various other organisations. All good stuff and very interesting.

Now I did go online and do some icelandic bee research. They find it pretty difficult up there, mainly due to wind rather than cold. No disease as yet but Sweden, their main bee/nuc supplier apparently does now have problems. Anyway I shall try and make a bee contact via Siggurstein, who is an Icelandic wonder boy who seems to be able to arrange anything - even telling the strikers today that what they were doing was highly illegal, get back to work and fetch Richard from Glasgow immediately!! It's great to have good friends!!

Will try and keep in touch - POPZ

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  1. Jon's Avatar
    Watch out for the active one!

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8580920.stm

    I get to work beside Popocatépetl.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/AtlixcoM.../1/liNfXAFZMiI

    I have also seen a whale or two off the Pacific coast.
    Updated 22-03-2010 at 08:31 PM by Jon
  2. Trog's Avatar
    Would you eat whalemeat if offered any? Or would it feel like eating a friend?

    [cue the old song: whale meat again; don't know where, don't know when ...]
  3. POPZ's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Trog
    Would you eat whalemeat if offered any? Or would it feel like eating a friend?

    [cue the old song: whale meat again; don't know where, don't know when ...]
    Had a wee chat with some whalers in the NW Fjiords iceland last year. Their response was freshly prepared minke on the table plus a not so wee dram. The meat was unbelievably horrible and the dram was definitely not as we know it - firewater with the water missing! Scrivens. It's amazing what we have to do to keep the flag flying. My american counterpart nearly died that afternoon! - Hah!
  4. Jon's Avatar
    Popz:
    you will lose any possible kudos gained by having your own TBH if you admit to eating a whale!
    Don't go posting that on the biobees forum.
  5. Trog's Avatar
    Oh dear, Popz. Plane due to pick you up at 9 and you were posting at half past. You're not still in Glasgow, I hope?

    Intrigued to know whether your american counterpart nearly died of firewater or whale!
  6. POPZ's Avatar
    Now back from a very busy few days in Iceland. lots of good talks with the whalers, whalewatchers and others. The new volcano up there is really quite dramatic - a one kilometer long split with larva continuosly pouring out. Also had great display of northern lights. Unfortunately there was not time to meet up with any of the beekeepers up there, but a promise that we will on the next visit.

    Mouseguard off today as the ladies seemed to be tumbling over each other trying to get in/out. Hope it is not too early as I have just seen the weeks forecast - snow and frosts!! Willow, hazel, gorse all flowering nicely and large quantities of pollen coming in. Feeding candy still and wondering how soon I can go over to syrup. Was hoping to this week, but guess I will have to hold off till weather warms up again. Completed another two bait hives with chepo flats from Thornes sale - the wood is really very inferior to their normal supply.

    Nice to be back on Island.