I was tagged by Sue who was tagged by Darla. I was also tagged by Julia who was tagged by Darla as well.
The universe has spoken… 
It’s time to do the page 123 meme. The rules are pretty simple, and here goes:
1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.
Here goes:
The nearest book, besides the thesaurus, is: The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture by A.I. and E.R. Root (1917).
The fifth sentence on page 123 is:
“Such queens should not only be prolific but be the mothers of workers that are energetic and good workers – that is, bees that will store more honey than any others. It is important, also, they be of pure stock in order that they may the better transmit their qualities. While gentleness is desirable, we sometimes have to sacrifice the desirable quality in order to get bees for business.”
Since I was tagged twice, here is the fifth sentence from page 246 (for Julia):
“It may be well at times to look out for the enemies that prey on bees; but, as a general thing, we think they
are quite capable of fighting their own battles if we give them the proper care and suitable hives. It as Mr. L.L. Langstroth, just before he died, who showed how spiders may be of value to the beekeeper. If, he said, they have access freely to the combs stored in stacked-up hives in the apiary, there never need be any fear that moth-worm or mother-miller will be able to do any damage, for the spiders will shortly destroy them.”
So my dear friends, what does all of this mean?? Here’s the tea leaves – what’s your prediction?
Yes, yes, I’m going to suffer, but I’m going to be happy about it. Anything else?
Happy July! As your July present, I’m not tagging anyone.
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Sue tagged: Sandy, Lynn, CyberCelt, and , Michelle.
I would like to know how nature selects a good male(s) for the queen to ensure “good workers?”
I am not a spider fan, but those moths sound worse…
At this point in my attempt to talk about this odd prickly meeting I feel very bored. Why do I bother to explain it? Perhaps it is because I have always assumed that when I permit a journalist or photographer to come here, and invite him or her to break bread with me, I am being welcoming and warm, and hope they will feel relieved and easier.
- from the book, Last House: Reflections, Dreams, and Observations 1943-1991 (Part 26 , Interviews–II), by M.F.K. Fisher
A new friend gave me this book last night, after I had mentioned on her blog how much I’d wanted to read it. I also visited a tarot card reader, who had only good things to say, including she say my Dad healthy into his late 80s
Thank you for tagging nobody.
Now we will all have to ru8n out and buy the book to get all the questions answered.
Man, glad you didn’t tag – if I had been chosen, I would have been embarrassed. I haven’t opened a book in months. *sigh*
eeks, are you getting spiders now?
I saw the tiniest bee today. It was not much bigger than a grain of rice. But it made me think of your bees!
TWM – That’s an interesting question. Unless you artificially fertilize the queen, the males are kind of random. That’s what you supposedly want – more random males. They only mate once so….
HRHolly – The moths are super duper gross. I’ve abandoned hives when they take over – not out of necessity just out of grossosity.
Janet – Hey that’s cool – and a tarot reader. I do hope your Dad stays with us for a while.
Dr. John – My pleasure. I don’t know where you’d find it. It was a gift from a dumpster diver friend.
Jill – Well, you do have one or two things on your plate.
Tommie – Let’s hope not. I’m not a big spider fan! Ooohh small bee? I wonder what it was?