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OhLaLa

  • Joined Sep 2010
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #30 on: September 23, 2010, 02:06:22 pm »
I would thoroughly recommend any one intending to keep bees joins their local beekeeping association, it's a great place to learn. You can get some 'hands on' practice, meet other beekeepers (old and new) and ask for advice.

'Once a beekeeper, always a beekeeper'...
« Last Edit: September 27, 2010, 02:05:10 pm by OhLaLa »

Shnoowie

  • Joined Mar 2010
  • Cornwall
    • Binty's Farm
Re: Who keeps bees?
« Reply #31 on: September 24, 2010, 04:14:17 pm »
We've just bought three modified dadant hives...the commercial ones, I think! One is going in our veggie patch, and the other two will be going in the field, and around them we're going to have a wildflower meadow effect. OH has bought some very nice cedar to make a couple of replacement floors and new supers.  We've been told to get all new frames, so our project over winter will probably be cleaning the hives out and assembling the frames...as well as getting onto the local courses!  Very exciting stuff!

 

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