Octagon July, 2016
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June Day Run<br />
Organized by Tim and Lynne Bateman. Photos by Lynne Bateman.<br />
Don and Annie led the participants from the<br />
Club Rooms on a grey Sunday morning with<br />
26 people in 14 cars, 11 MGs and 3 others.<br />
Following the excellent directions highlighting<br />
any interesting points of interest on the way, the<br />
convoy travelled south via Boundary, Beenleigh,<br />
Kingston and Logan River Roads to Beenleigh,<br />
finally arriving at Tim and Lynne’s home at<br />
Mount Warren Park. Don reported there were<br />
no incidents en route and everyone was speed<br />
compliant past the police radar.<br />
On arrival at Lynne and Tim’s, morning tea<br />
was ready and waiting. Hot tea and coffee was<br />
welcomed as the cool breeze started to pick up.<br />
Everyone enjoyed a selection of homemade<br />
treats that all contained some of Bateman Bees<br />
Honey.<br />
Participants:<br />
Tim & Lynne Bateman<br />
Don & Annie Webster<br />
Dave & Anne Ferro<br />
Errol & Wendy Hoger<br />
John & Pat Walker and Chris<br />
Neil Mills<br />
Greg & Rhonda Hannant<br />
Brian Purvis & Di Robinson<br />
Jan Burke<br />
Barry Lutwyche<br />
Peter & Michelle Sellers<br />
John & Glen Boyce<br />
Graham Ballinger & Colin<br />
Shaun & Phyllis Rankin<br />
Russ & Jenny Geraghty<br />
MGB<br />
MG TD<br />
MGB<br />
MGBL<br />
Honda<br />
MGB GT<br />
BMW<br />
MG TF<br />
MGB<br />
MGB<br />
MGB<br />
MG F<br />
MGB<br />
MG F<br />
Honda<br />
Trying to keep to the time schedule, Tim was<br />
soon delivering his talk on Honey Bees after<br />
Lynne rang the school bell to get everybody’s<br />
attention. This is Lynne’s way of getting Tim’s<br />
attention when he is at the back of the property<br />
attending the bee hives by the river or if he is<br />
working in his shed!! Tim gave an interesting<br />
presentation all about the life of the honey bee.<br />
This included showing a hive, how it is put<br />
together, samples of frames some of which were<br />
full of honey, and how it is extracted. People<br />
were surprised at some of the facts, such as how<br />
it is the females that do all the work both in and<br />
out of the hive and are the only ones that sting.<br />
The males (drones) are only good for one thing<br />
and they do that once with the Queen high in<br />
the sky, then they die! Also in winter when food<br />
is scarce they get kicked out of the hive by the<br />
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