Beekeepers Association Meeting - Meadmaking workshop with Rialian

[helen99]

Tonight is a meeting of the Montgomery County Beekeepers Association of Maryland. We can't give rides unless you meet us at the house by 6:45 (no time to collect anyone after work) but if anyone's interested, here's the information:

"Our meetings are on the second Wednesday of the month, 7:30 PM at the Brookside Nature Center, 1400 Glenallan Rd. Wheaton (right next to Brookside Gardens). In addition to socializing, we discuss the latest beekeeping and management appropriate to the season. We always welcome guests. Bring a friend." .

Here's the best part: rialian will be teaching a meadmaking workshop there tonight at 7:30 pm. Anyone can show up.

As an added attraction, they have an indoor observation beehive on the premises, which is most wonderful to watch - they've dotted the queen with a white spot so you can see where she is in the buzzing tummult. It's interesting to see different bees doing different things like building the wax compartments, feeding the babies, polishing the eggs, polishing the queen, dancing, laying eggs (queen only), and flying too and from the hive through an exit in the wall.

Comments

In response to your wish for privacy...

[helen99.livejournal.com]

I respect your wish for privacy, but that last (now private) post sounded desperate. Whenever I hear that tone, I jump first and ask questions later. The reason is, Rialian's brother committed suicide in 2001. I won't get a second chance to talk him out of it. I fully understand that Net relationships can be anemic and 1-dimensional.

I think that getting to know people in any real sense of the word is a lot slower in some ways, but faster in others since some people write a lot of stuff they wouldn't ordinarily say, so you get a deeper perspective in some areas. But of course it omits hugs, body language, the sound of their voice, and many other irreplaceable things. I really do think that over time, real friendships can happen from Net ones, though.

I wish you the best, and hope that you are able to work through all this. You know where to find us.

Re: In response to your wish for privacy...

[imieisegreti.livejournal.com]

Thank you for understanding.