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beckett wrote:

Rich H wrote: It's more than crossed my mind. I have a great recipe for a wet orange cake and I think just substituting it with honey would lead to great results!

You could make them for our TOR holiday at the Shire House... if we ever get around to making that happen.

I really need to send out some PMs and see what I availability is like! Maybe aim for some time next year or the one after...

Rich H wrote:Been reading up on Honey Bees, you know, considering they are now lodgers. Amazing little creatures. I think their industry and hard working behaviour is what attracts people to them. It's really strange; I had one crawling on me last night, don't know how long for, put after the initial 'WTF' moment I was quite calm and moved it outside so it could fly off. Anything like a spider or wasp doing the same would have been met with blind panic on my side and death on theirs.

Honeybees are indeed amazing creatures - about a third of our food supply depends on them! Here in the US, they are in trouble, with lots of hives being lost every year. They need our help to survive and thrive. And they are typically quite sting-inhibited, since each worker bee has but one sting to use in their lives. Not so with wasps and hornets - they are mean and nasty (some of them kill and eat honeybees) and they will sting you over and over, as soon as look at you.

Now tell us about your bats, Rich! They are also beneficial but much maligned creatures. And I'm still interested in a North Shire TOR retreat!