As some may know I have been hoovering up comments in bee forums
for a millisecond in time when compared to the history of some other
BKs of notable experience.
One single attribute of the general body of accounts has my curiosity
buzzing - where is the "we"?
One forum I read (only) is littered with "we did this"+"he did that while I did
this"+" it rained so we packed in the smoker and retreated", with the
classic - made me smile - "we were sitting around the hive having our usual
afternoon cuppa, when...".
Admittedly it is more of a "cuddly fuddly" style of interaction, with a lot of
fluff between the few accurate statements one does stumble across, yet there
is a lot of "we" in that place.
Sooo... is there a "we" amongst BKs posting into BMA, unmentioned mostly?
In all my years, until relatively recent times, I have had assistants and willing
helpers - some not so willing, as was our daughter - but the Missus was never
one of these, being way busy in her own career and home building.
Yet today she is a keen dogsbody around bee things, and not just as my carer
- it is difficult (often) to stand unaided for more than 20minutes for me these days -
but in assessing frames of bees and mulling over change in direction..?..she is "into it"!
So it is I have a "we" yet twould rarely mention same in passing as that is just how
it is. Surely I am not the only one?
Cheers.
Bill