The final weekend of our holiday - staying with Steph and her boys in Manchester. The city has used a bee for it's symbol for nearly 200 years - celebrating industry and community.
Since the bombing in 2017, the logo has been revived. You see bees everywhere walls, windows, floor tiles... It will be six years on Monday since the Arena Bombing [the Manchester IRA bomb was in 1996]
Steph and Gaz love their city - and I imagine George and Jacob will appreciate it too as they grow up.
But today is actually World Bee Day
We all need the bees, not just the Mancunians!
The Manchester Arena Bombing was 2017. It is relevant to give it the correct name as the Manchester Bombing (IRA) was in 1996.
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DeleteIt is significant as I am sure you will appreciate..
DeleteI agree. There was much city-centre rebuilding after the IRA bomb, but I think even more revival of the bee 🐝 symbol in the last 6 years
DeleteEnjoy your visit with your daughter and grandsons.
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DeleteGlad you have arrived safely in Manchester- it’s a city we love to visit as our daughter worked there for a time after she graduated. Catriona
ReplyDeleteYes Catriona, lots to see and do, especially on a day like this ☀️☀️
ReplyDeleteI love bees and can't bear it if I see one struggling - have learned to give them a minute amount of sugar syrup, seems to revive them 9 times out of 10.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
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ReplyDeleteHow short-sighted it is for people to dismiss bees as unimportant. We need them more than they need us!
ReplyDeleteEnoy the family hugs!
Hugs!
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DeleteThe fun continues! I love the accent in Manchester too, sounds so warm and friendly.
ReplyDeleteJanF
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DeleteI'm always happy when I see bees in our yard. I did think of asking the local honey producer for a discount as I'm sure his bees are getting nectar from us! Bumblebees are wonderful, seem too heavy to fly but have no problem!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely time with the family.
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ReplyDeleteSeems I have a hive under my garden shed. Not sure what to do about it because I want to get a new shed at some point. They've come back from last year.
ReplyDeleteCan your local council put you in touch with a beekeeper who will remove them?
DeleteI got in touch with the council last year and they sent someone from pest control who suggested smoking them out! I categorically refused that suggestion! He also said they would move on this year which they quite clearly haven't. A local beekeeper is advertising to remove hives but not sure he could negotiate underneath the shed with minimal gaps for access.
DeleteOh how complicated for you 🐝🐝🐝
DeleteThe tiled floor in Manchester town hall is magnificent with it's bees, it really is worth looking at.
ReplyDeleteYes it IS magnificent as you say 🐝🐝🐝
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