Bibba handbook

[Jon]

Hands up who got their wee Bibba handbook in the post this morning.
I found one misprint already as the best known beekeeper in Orkney is listed as Mrs D. rather than Frau D.

[gavin]

Is Dave Cushman really a professor? No reason why he shouldn't be of course, but if so he hides that under a bushel or similarly secure hiding place.

[Jon]

I see you have ditched your PHD as well.
One of the striking things is the number of members from the south of Ireland, mainly Cork and Tipperary.
Must be the Galtee mafia.
Very few members in Ulster.
A lot of the regulars from this forum must be listed.

Is that you Grizzly (Adams) first on the list?
I see Jimbo there as well and goes without saying the Pattersons and the Roses of this world.

[gavin]

Hadn't noticed the dearth of Ulstermen, but that certainly applies to the Scots given that we have 10% of the population of GB. Is that because folk are happy with the (partial) Amm-leanings of their own national and local associations? Complacency? A deficit of the collaborative spirit which is stronger in our southern bretheren?!

[Neils]

Ta for the reminder. Just adding to negative northern balance. I don't suspect for a second that any of my bees could be considered "native" but I've been meaning to sort this out for a while.

[Jon]

Hi Nellie.
You don't have to have pure native bees to be a Bibba member. (although obviously it helps!)
That would probably rule out 90% of the membership.
The BI in bibba stands for bee improvement and that is based on using the best local stock available.
Roger Patterson may well want to comment on his strategy in West Sussex as the chance of maintaining pure AMM there has got to be close to zero.
A lot of the focus is on rearing your own queens and acquiring the skills to do that.

But obviously the best part is the secret handshake and learning the funny walk.

[GRIZZLY]

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Is that you Grizzly (Adams) first on the list?
I see Jimbo there as well and goes without saying the Pattersons and the Roses of this world.[/QUOTE]

Yes Jon thats me