I really want to start keeping bees. Anyone have any experience?
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any beekeepers?
I really want to start keeping bees. Anyone have any experience?
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Looked into it once...lots of work to do it right...plus a place to set the hives without them being a nuisance to neighbors etc. I never pursued it, not enough property or time.Originally Posted by dmp
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No 1 to vote for. Seriously, he's way into bee keeping, getting off the grid.
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What Kath said.
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When I bought my place on the lake here I had a hive 18" wide and 10 feet long in my undercarriage. I contacted a beekeeping organization in Memphis, Tennessee and a man came down and got the hive, queen and all, took it all out, never got stung a single time and apparently the bees were not at all disturbed.
I love honey but I'm glad to purchase in the store, farmers market, wherever I can find it. Beekeeping?!?!?!?!???!?!?!?!?! Will not happen with me!!!!!!!!!
How about a hot toddy with a little fresh honey, dimples?!?!?!?!?!??!!?!?!
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Not so junior as all that
Sure, go ahead, dmp.
We did it a couple years, got 50 lbs of EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT honey the first year; the second all the bees disappeared --- we went out to harvest and hives were empty!!!!
The disappearing bee syndrome, I think now, it was in that time frame.
HOWEVER, there are a lot of Carpathian and regular honeybees around my flowers, and we had bought black Carpathians, and so I think they ran wild somewhere, at least some survivors sure did.
You DO need the new meds and so on for all these mites and diseases that came in from China --- what IS it about China? Plague center of the world for every species.
We plan to start again, eventually. You do need a lot of equipment, and we still have it.
If you buy bees locally, local beekeepers will psyche you out by macho displays of utter carelessness about stings, working the hives slowly right in front of you with no protection.
Trust me on this, this is crazy until you are experienced that many years too ----- go with the Tyvek bee suits, and USE them. One cloudy day, and angry bees annoyed because they can't go out, and wham, you're combing bees out of your hair because you didn't suit up. Later is soon enough for the macho stuff.
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Thanks folks - btw, I'm mildly allergic to bee stings.But I LOVES me some farm-fresh honey. On my 'must eat list' (as far as food goes) Farm Fresh wild honey is just behind Bacon, Chocolate, Nutella, and Trader Joes Chilli Sauce.
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
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Doug, No1tovote4 is really into bees and self sustainability in large measure.Thanks folks - btw, I'm mildly allergic to bee stings.
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Hey! Welcome back Mundame!
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For a less time-consuming way to get fresh honey, check out just about any of your local fairs in summertime.Thanks folks - btw, I'm mildly allergic to bee stings.
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