[sleafordbka] Re: Beekeeping
- From: martin robinson <martinrobinson26@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: sleafordbka@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 19:15:18 +0100 (BST)
Roy et al...No1.Before the advent of the modern movable frame hive bees were
kept in straw skeps. The space available to the bees was limited so they
regularly swarmed (a natural method of colony reproduction) which served to
replace the colonies which were killed to obtain the honey. The space for the
bees could be enlarged by adding an extra chamber called an eke (hence the term
to eke something out) and to protect the hive from the weather a straw hackle
was added. This was roughly a cone shaped device to deflect the rain.
Sayings such as "to eke out" and "raising the hackles" have passed into common
usage.
No2.burgonia the only thing I can think this means unless you have the context
to which it refers is French & Spanish for
Burgundy http://ccgi.esperanto.plus.com/lfn/dictionary.pdf ;
Regards Martin Robinson
--- On Sat, 14/5/11, Roy <roy.parker14@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Roy <roy.parker14@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [sleafordbka] Beekeeping
To:
sleafordbka@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, 14 May, 2011, 15:23
Hi. There,
Can someone out there with a beekeepers encyclopedia
please answer these questions?
1. What is a hackle?
2. What does burgonia
mean?
These are questions from the section 4 in the Course In a
Case. (History questions)
If anyone can help it would be much
appreciated.
Regards,
Roy.
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