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Title: Hello from South Bucks
Post by: LASDER99 on April 15, 2011, 01:42:46 pm

Hello all

I'm working my way towards a smallholding, 3 allotments, 0.5 acre of garden turned over to growing, a hyperactive flock of 6 chickens and 12 Beehives.

Self Sufficient in many foodstuffs and learning all the time.....

Beekeeping / Pumpkins / Chilli's / Soft fruit are the real passion....

Title: Re: Hello from South Bucks
Post by: Rosemary on April 15, 2011, 04:46:12 pm

Hi and welcome from Carnoustie  :wave:

We've got big animals but hope to get bees this year.

Title: Re: Hello from South Bucks
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on April 15, 2011, 05:40:27 pm

WOW 12 beehives, fantastic!!

welcome from near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire! :wave:

Title: Re: Hello from South Bucks
Post by: Hilarysmum on April 16, 2011, 08:26:40 am

Welcome.

Title: Re: Hello from South Bucks
Post by: Sandy on April 16, 2011, 08:29:55 am

Welcome from Clackmannan, I love honey, do you get loads? You sound a busy bee yourself!!

Title: Re: Hello from South Bucks
Post by: LASDER99 on April 18, 2011, 12:56:15 am

Thanks all for the welcome

Rosmary -- best of luck although the time to start is May-july following a course so you need to shake a leg if you want to start this year.

Sandy -- last year was my best so far - I took honey from 8 hives, most of it from 6 of them, and it amounted to just over 500lbs. However, since 4 did not produce, it was more in line overall with the standard accepted average of 50lb per hive
I sell 2/3rds each year and have never covered my costs yet -- but my elderly mother loves having a tub of honey with a tap in her kitchen :-)
Beekeeping is not something to make a living wage on unless you run 100+ hives and I spend at least 8 hours a week during April - September messing about with my few.

Title: Re: Hello from South Bucks
Post by: Beewyched on April 18, 2011, 08:41:28 am

Hiya & welcome LASDER99 from West Scotland  :wave:

We have  Setters  :dog: Kune Kunes  :pig: DL Barnvelder, C Maran & B Rocks  :chook: , :bee: & grow about half our :carrot: :apple: :brocolli: :peas: at the mo.

Am getting Cayuga  :&> & Soay  :sheep: this year  ;D

Title: Re: Hello from South Bucks
Post by: Brahma girl on April 20, 2011, 07:59:17 pm

Hello and welcome from Norfolk, loads of helpful people.

Title: Re: Hello from South Bucks
Post by: robate55 on April 20, 2011, 09:27:32 pm

Welcome from Suffolk - lots of Hebridean sheep, 3 chickens, 3 spaniels, 3 collies & 3 cats

Title: Re: Hello from South Bucks
Post by: poppajohn on April 23, 2011, 04:25:28 pm

Hello and welcome, lots of nice folk on here!