Author Topic: Hello from South Bucks (Read 3833 times)

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....

Rosemary · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2011, 04:46:12 pm »

Hi and welcome from Carnoustie

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

lachlanandmarcus · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2011, 05:40:27 pm »

WOW 12 beehives, fantastic!!

welcome from near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire!

Hilarysmum · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2011, 08:26:40 am »

Welcome.

Sandy · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2011, 08:29:55 am »

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

LASDER99 · « **Reply #5 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.

Beewyched · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2011, 08:41:28 am »

Hiya & welcome LASDER99 from West Scotland

We have Setters

Kune Kunes

DL Barnvelder, C Maran & B Rocks

,

& grow about half our

at the mo.

Am getting Cayuga

& Soay

this year

Brahma girl · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2011, 07:59:17 pm »

Hello and welcome from Norfolk, loads of helpful people.

robate55 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2011, 09:27:32 pm »

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

poppajohn · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2011, 04:25:28 pm »

Hello and welcome, lots of nice folk on here!

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