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Recordist's notes
My mum (103 yrs on May 19th) has always loved bees. Dad, when he was alive used to have 3 or 4 hives. Just recently a friend has introduced a hive in Mum's front garden, close to an apple tree and virginia creeper. She loves it. The honey is gorgeous. Recorded using a home made SASS rig based on 2 Primo EM 172 capsules to Olympus LS14 placed about 10 cms away, off set to rhs at the level of the landing stage . An overcast but mild day with a light breeze. What a frenetic and wonderful sound.
About the place
Exeter is a city of about 130,709 people in England, United Kingdom. OttoAnna lists 44 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Olympus LS series. Olympus's LS line (LS-10, LS-11, LS-14, LS-100, LS-P4) – small recorders with good built-in mics.
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Sources & credits
- “Whitestone, Exeter - Merrymeet Bees” by Peter Annear – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0