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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    We need to get Doris back from Orkney.
    Any suggestions re. a suitable bait?
    I think that I saw a Kenyan Top Bar Hive washed up on the beach the other day .....

    (naw, that wasn't convincing, was it?!)

    *Lovely* to see you posting Popz. Brings a smile to the face and gladdens the heart.

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    Or a Cumbrian cafe that specialises not in cetacean skeletons but TBHs and bikes? Something for Jon as well as Doris.

    http://www.greystokecyclecafe.co.uk

    G.

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    Well both of us would need to pay an additional ferry crossing and Doris would have a hell of a trek before encountering the delights of Cumbrian cupcake and a decent cycle rack.

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    Popz - would you by chance be the one and same Popz from the Sea Life Surveys ? or am I totally wrong ?

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    One and the same Popz, Marion. You've outed him! Not that he's been shy about coming forward with his interests on here.

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    Took a while for me to put 2 and 2 together but the penny finally dropped ! So if you're reading this Popz we have met before whilst you were up here in Mallaig. We spoke at the top of the linkspan about the recent sightings around here [ hubby works for Calmac - he's the pleasant one - not the rude one ! ] but I didn't know you were a beekeeper at that time - and I hadn' t started then anyway. Regularly send sightings to HWDT myself during the summer months. Seems I may have blown your cover - good luck with this years trips [ and bees of course ] and I'll look you up when we're next on Mull.

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    Well they do say you learn something new every day!

    "A very ancient statute gave the head of the Crown the right to all the cetaceans stranded around the UK.

    "The king had the right to the head and the queen had the right to the tail."
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17285112

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    I believe that Sturgeon also belong to the crown. One Sam Small had to take one he caught to t' king.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    We need to get Doris back from Orkney.
    Any suggestions re. a suitable bait?
    Hi Jon - you called?

    I have come back to have a look around and to see if the air is clear of pesticides again.

    I have spent a lot of time researching, and maybe I have developed too much of a sting in my tail to be very good company on here... You want me to come back - but don't they say 'Be careful what you wish for?'

    Let's see, I'll try to catch up on the latest news and gossip and on the who's-who.

    I'll also have to get myself a new link for my signature line, the current one is maybe too controversial.
    I have always liked the Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and found an interesting version - for all you music and bumblebee fans, here's one you haven't seen/heard before:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7m401_-tjg

    - Unfortunately it's not complete, so I'll probably keep looking for something better.


    Actually, I think we could have quite a lot of fun on here again,

    Doris

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    Quote Originally Posted by gavin View Post
    I think that I saw a Kenyan Top Bar Hive washed up on the beach the other day .....

    (naw, that wasn't convincing, was it?!)
    Hi Gavin, thanks for thinking of me but that KTB couldn't have been mine.

    My KTB is safely in my garden with a good size nucleus in it, and I'm looking forward to harvesting some lovely comb honey from it later this year.

    D

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