Thread: Beekeeping

Originally Posted by gflight

Someone told me you shouldn't harvest the first year. Sounds like straight shaving or reloading as far as savings. It could save you but probably won't.....

A very good point. As with any hobby if you add up the price it will probably be cheaper to buy a mass production item/product.

But if you add into the equation the fun and learning, or being able to share a breakfast with a friend and saying "Hey Dave try this Honey on your pancakes I harvested it!" I think it is worth it.

Originally Posted by 32t

A very good point. As with any hobby if you add up the price it will probably be cheaper to buy a mass production item/product.

But if you add into the equation the fun and learning, or being able to share a breakfast with a friend and saying "Hey Dave try this Honey on your pancakes I harvested it!" I think it is worth it.

You'd share it with Dave? Forget that guy. He doesn't appreciate it anyway.

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

You'd share it with Dave? Forget that guy. He doesn't appreciate it anyway.

Are you jealous? From what I have seen I think you could whip up some pretty nice pancakes.

Getting ready.

Hi
I tried to keep bees for a couple of years.
I failed to keep them without chemicals.

The best idea I can give you is get a mentor. One that is successful to show how.
You might give him or her some labour to repay.

Originally Posted by 32t

Are you jealous? From what I have seen I think you could whip up some pretty nice pancakes.

Hell yeah, I'm jealous.

Recently had bees under our roof. Had a bee removal service come out to preserve the bees. The tech said we had the most honey of any hive he'd ever seen in a house. He recovered 5 liters of honey for us.

The bees are suppose to arrive Monday.


Just read an update and the bees left California last night at 8PM But there is a snow storm in Colorado and Wyoming. They might not get here until Tuesday..

Gotta go with the flow!

Who's that Bee Snatcher ?? Call the Sheriff !!

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Who's that Bee Snatcher ?? Call the Sheriff !!

He looks awfully familiar... What a lowlife, his shirt isn't even tucked in!!

Probably wouldn't do much good to call the sheriff though. The road that is just visible in the background is near the county line. If he grabs a handfull of bees and makes it about 400 yards to the top of the hill he would be out of their jurisdiction.