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Sharondp

  • Joined Jun 2009
Who keeps bees?
« on: July 06, 2010, 12:48:36 pm »
Our nucleus has arrived today and we've located it in our mini orchard.

Would like to know who else on here keeps bees so I can hassle share/seek advice. Hubby has been on the BBKA course - it's my job to do the processing!

All advice warmly welcomed!

Greenerlife

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • Leafy Surrey
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2010, 02:00:28 pm »
Bzzzz...I keep bees (not very well sometimes  >:() but I am learning fast!  This is my second year and really enjoying it.  Quite a few keepers on the forum so I am sure we can learn together.

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2010, 07:38:51 pm »
I do !
(but only for about 2 weeks!)
Little Blue

doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Clackmannanshire
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Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2010, 08:58:31 pm »
and I'm hoping to - maybe next year after I've taken my course in the Winter.  Have had one afternoon lesson/helping so far.
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

Sharondp

  • Joined Jun 2009
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2010, 09:24:55 pm »
Great! Glad we're not alone! We have a great local Beekeepers association and we can go along to their local apiary every thursday evening and work with experienced keepers which is brilliant.

Not sure we're going to get much (if any) honey this year, but I'm looking forward to processing all the hive products - that's the next course!

Toby (aged 6) is busy naming them all  ::) and is wondering if we have to shut them all in at night like the chickens  :-\ ::)

egglady

  • Joined Jun 2009
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2010, 09:46:20 pm »
I keep bees - live in Fife

Sudanpan

  • Joined Jan 2009
  • West Cornwall
    • Movement is Life
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2010, 08:12:03 pm »
We want to keep bees -  too much going on with the build et al this year so fingers crossed this will be part of next year's challenge :)

doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
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Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2010, 08:13:12 pm »
I just LOVE all the beautiful things you can make with the wax.  The Bee keeping tent at the RHS had loads of them, but I forgot to go back in on the way out to buy some for Christmas presents.
Found these interesting websites

http://www.rachelssupply.com/bwax.htm
http://www2.gsu.edu/~biojdsx/main.htm
http://mindourbeeswax.com/
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

starcana

  • Joined Nov 2008
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2010, 09:28:57 pm »
Yep, I've been keeping them for a whole two months. Got my swarms a bit late for honey this year, but hopefully next year. . . yummy! I have two hives and my neighbour has three and we have put them all together on one of my fields. Managed to get five swarms between us over past couple of months to fill them. Great. But very much in the 'infants class' and learning as we go. Hope there will be lots of useful info on the forum.

welshboy

  • Joined May 2009
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2010, 10:26:49 pm »
OH is the beekeeper here. Had them for  4 years now.Wonderful creatures.

egglady

  • Joined Jun 2009
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2010, 11:02:11 pm »
I just LOVE all the beautiful things you can make with the wax.  The Bee keeping tent at the RHS had loads of them, but I forgot to go back in on the way out to buy some for Christmas presents.
Found these interesting websites

http://www.rachelssupply.com/bwax.htm
http://www2.gsu.edu/~biojdsx/main.htm
http://mindourbeeswax.com/

annie, thornes is just up the road from me so if there is anything they have that you want just let me know and i can pick it up for you next time i'm there.  hoping to come to the meeting in july and/or the bbq in august so i can give you them then.
laura

doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
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Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2010, 12:06:21 am »
Thanks, Laura.  Hope you can make the BBQ - it's at mine.  I've just ordered a couple of bars of beeswax to see what I can do with them - probably a mess but I'll have fun trying. ;D ;D ;D
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

lazybee

  • Joined Mar 2010
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2010, 05:59:36 am »
Hi, I'm another beekeeper.I started 15 years ago. :wave:

Anke

  • Joined Dec 2009
  • St Boswells, Scottish Borders
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2010, 09:59:28 pm »
I have been keeping bees for about 4 years now, manage usually about three/four hives to go into winter. Cannot do anymore as it gets too much work with checking them all... but enough honey for us and to sell/give away some (great for bartering, everyone wants local honey).

Hopefully not lost any this year to swarming, they all are on their second super and have been artificially swarmed.

I am in the Borders.

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2010, 08:37:17 pm »
Are any of you beekeepers registered on Bee base?    had inspections?
 
https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/beebase/index.cfm
Little Blue

 

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