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Offline neillsayers

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Re: What's the worst mistake you ever made as a beekeeper?
« Reply #40 on: June 07, 2017, 09:28:21 am »
...To this day she can do a relatively accurate replay of me jumping into the air and screaming like a girl....  Usually she laughs quite hard after the accurate replay...
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To keep me humble has been my wife's job for the past 50 years (anniversary June 23).  ;)

Lee, they have a way of doing that, bless their hearts. :)
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Re: What's the worst mistake you ever made as a beekeeper?
« Reply #41 on: June 07, 2017, 10:45:03 pm »
Your a short timer Lburou, but congratulations  on your 50th anniversary. I've been the King of my Castle for 58 years now, June  5th 2017. I let my wife help me work the cattle on our anniversary. :yes: Jack
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Re: What's the worst mistake you ever made as a beekeeper?
« Reply #42 on: June 07, 2017, 10:59:57 pm »
I don't want to imagine life without her.  Best to you Jack.  :)
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Re: What's the worst mistake you ever made as a beekeeper?
« Reply #43 on: June 08, 2017, 06:31:45 pm »
Worst mistake...
   Brushing a HUGE swarm of bees off from under a limb into a bucket....  Only when I bushed them off it revealed the hole that was the entrance to their hive....   I was pulling stingers out of my body for days...  Woke up about 3 am and threw up, felt fine after that.

  Second worst mistake?
   Allowing wifey to watch me while working a hive... while wearing shorts....
  To this day she can do a relatively accurate replay of me jumping into the air and screaming like a girl....  Usually she laughs quite hard after the accurate replay...

 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D Sorry but that there is funny.
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Re: What's the worst mistake you ever made as a beekeeper?
« Reply #44 on: June 08, 2017, 09:17:39 pm »
50th wedding anniversary Lee? Well done sir! :yes:
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Re: What's the worst mistake you ever made as a beekeeper?
« Reply #45 on: June 08, 2017, 09:38:27 pm »
50th wedding anniversary Lee? Well done sir! :yes:
Thanks Perry, but it is largely my wife's doing.  :)
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