My cousins had bees. Always wanted to get some but too many projects on the burners at the moment.
If looking into getting them find a local supplier to get your starter nuc. Most recommend getting it in late winter or early spring. I have bee friendly protocols we follow to provide bee preferred plants and no chemicals to help the local area bees.
Yes we have bees at my place. My sister is the beekeeper here. She is super knowledgeable. We have six hives.
Do you have bees yet or are you just considering them?
A great one is Honeybee Suite. Be extremely careful about the infor you find on bees online. There's a lot of misinformation out there, just like with goats.
Or are you looking for a forum? My sister is on BeeMaster and World Wide Beekeeping.
Yes we have bees at my place. My sister is the beekeeper here. She is super knowledgeable. We have six hives.
Do you have bees yet or are you just considering them?
A great one is Honeybee Suite. Be extremely careful about the infor you find on bees online. There's a lot of misinformation out there, just like with goats.
Or are you looking for a forum? My sister is on BeeMaster and World Wide Beekeeping.
Just like with goats there is a lot to learn. There is much more responsibility when it comes to keeping bees though, because one beekeeper's poor management can negatively affect the other beekeepers around them. But if you are committed and do your research, the benefits are amazing. Harvesting your own honey is awesome. Not to mention all the other bee products like wax and pollen that are great to use too. We love making our own lotion with the beeswax and I'm just learning to incorporate the wax and honey into my goats milk soap.
If you have any questions you'd like answered, I would be glad to ask my sister for you! She loves talking about bees just as much as I love talking about goats! 😁
Just like with goats there is a lot to learn. There is much more responsibility when it comes to keeping bees though, because one beekeeper's poor management can negatively affect the other beekeepers around them. But if you are committed and do your research, the benefits are amazing. Harvesting your own honey is awesome. Not to mention all the other bee products like wax and pollen that are great to use too. We love making our own lotion with the beeswax and I'm just learning to incorporate the wax and honey into my goats milk soap.
If you have any questions you'd like answered, I would be glad to ask my sister for you! She loves talking about bees just as much as I love talking about goats! 😁
Her advice was to find a place as local to you as possible. Just like with goats, the bees will do better if they have been bred for the climate of your area. If you are looking for a specific recommendation, she said that there is a place in Sophia NC that has great genetics. Here's a link to their website: Beekeeping Products & Supplies, Honey Bee Supplies - Beez Needz
Most time local ag agents will have a list or even some coops. We have local bee groups that do trainings for people but not sure what your state has to offer.
Her advice was to find a place as local to you as possible. Just like with goats, the bees will do better if they have been bred for the climate of your area. If you are looking for a specific recommendation, she said that there is a place in Sophia NC that has great genetics. Here's a link to their website: Beekeeping Products & Supplies, Honey Bee Supplies - Beez Needz
We have had bees for many years now. Last spring two wild hives swarmed and moved into two empty boxes so that was a nice bonus.
Just now processing what we harvested this weekend.
Huh I’m happy you asked this! I was just talking to my sister the other day saying I wanted to start looking into getting bees, just because the kids consume so much honey. We let local bee keepers keep their hives here and in return get free honey. They said all we want but I don’t think they really understand just how much my kids will go threw so feel guilty and won’t ask for the amount we need to stray stocked lol
I never thought we would use so much honey!! People are always wanting to buy from us and I am like, "uh, no. We eat it."
My husband uses the wax to make lip balm and I use it in candy making.
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