Thread: Beekeeping

There are farms closer to where my bee's are.

I would have a hard time approaching a neighbor and asking to gather pies at a certain moisture level.

I live in the inner city and my neighbors think that I am weird enough.

I would find it hard and not worth the effort to explain why I am drying cow patties in my back yard. You have to pick your battles!

I choose the pine cones and blue jeans!

Originally Posted by 32t

There are farms closer to where my bee's are.

I would have a hard time approaching a neighbor and asking to gather pies at a certain moisture level.

I live in the inner city and my neighbors think that I am weird enough.

I would find it hard and not worth the effort to explain why I am drying cow patties in my back yard. You have to pick your battles!

I choose the pine cones and blue jeans!

Not at all! If they keep cows, the likely know exactly why you want dry patty. Most farmers will be happy to let you grab some, and if you cant find dry, take some fresh and set it out in the sun.
I just found this thread, so im late to the party, but I want to agree with the use of mediums instead of large supers. When i was keeping bees, I was doing all the work by myself, and moving the large boxes became a terrible hassle.
I had 24 hives, and lost many to CCD and some others to the bear ( bastard was laughing at me) and eventually just gave up, when I developed an allergic reaction to being stung.
Oh, and up in this area, its a bad idea to take honey from the bees the first year, as our winters are long and harsh, and a starting hive needs every advantage!