I will admit, somewhat sheepishly, that some folks say I’m EA. That’s short for “easily amused” and it’s hardly a compliment. But the way I see it, being EA can help you through those times when your trees are falling and your bees are dying–in spite of the enormous effort you’ve expended to prevent such things.
So while I was waiting for my bread to rise (the yeast didn’t die), I clicked through the list of recent search terms that landed people on HoneyBeeSuite. I suppose you need a certain warped sense of humor to find these entries funny since most of them are just typos. But, like I said, I’m easily amused.
Here are some I liked (with punctuation added for clarity). I hope these people found what they were looking for, but I doubt it. Not here anyway.
- My beets absconded.
- How do you crush and strain honey bees?
- How can I make anise oil from goldenrod?
- What is the best way to steal a bee hive?
- How do I keep my bees from spitting?
- My neighbor swarmed.
- What does a honeycomb plant look like?
- Mountain damp bees.
- Where can I buy white water honey?
- Need photo of honey bee cooking.
- How far do tupelo trees go?
- How do I put 11 frames in a 10-frame Langstroth?
- Need bee escaping plans.
- Combs get stuck in my teeth.
- My bees are fresh.
- I want to put my bees in my computer.
- How does a slatted sack work?
- Where can I find nutritious bees?
- Where can I buy suits for honey bees?
- How many farms in a hive?
- What is a pollen tramp?
- How do I mar my queen?
Rusty
HoneyBeeSuite
Pollen tramp. Photo by earthobservatory.nasa.gov.
Hilarious. As someone who’s made many similar faux pas I find it wonderful to laugh at others’.
The first time someone called me AR I was mortified. But now I’m proud to be anal-retentive. Maybe it’s the same with EA. (P.S.: Michael Bush has an answer for “How do I put 11 frames in a 10-frame Langstroth?”)
HB,
So he does. You are absolutely right, but I’m still amused. It’s like trying to put 11 pounds of sugar in a 10-pound bag. I could have added another search item to my list and perhaps I should have. It said, “Michael Bush landing on the roof.” Whatever that means.
Oh thanks…..! I needed that laugh!!! I’m crying!!! So… How much is the dues to the EA club???!
This is hilarious! I guess I’m EA too! Though personally, I often have Mountain Damp Bees (only outside the hives), my beets have absconded at times (slugs), and a few of my neighbors have swarmed (fortunately, there are a lot of acres between us all).
My bees are fresh!
Guess I must be EA too. I often chuckle at the searches people use to find my blog. My absolute favourite so far is “beekeeper pin-up photo”. Other favourites include “woodlice poo”, “my eyes swelled up from rubbing them” (well that was silly) and the whimsical “what is the name of those pretty little blue wild flowers?”.
Hahahaha! I want a pollen tramp bumper sticker!!
I completely lost it at “pollen tramp”.
A couple of my favourite search terms for our website:
“how to beat honey”
“if honey bee will beat us what will happen to us?”
“pantyhose squishing”
“best thing I found out this year”
“i killed wasp”
So people do internet searches to find out what they found out? Sounds serious.
I’ve wondered Q#4, I’m afraid. There are 3 abandoned hives in the backyard of an abandoned house. I wonder if they are being used by anything and who I would contact so that I could find out legally. I rather like the mystery, though.
Sarah,
Contact your county records office and find out who owns the property. It’s public information. Then you can contact them and ask about the hives. Maybe they’ll let you have them for free.
Good idea. Thanks.