We have been keeping bees about 5 or 6 years, we raise and sell bees, raise queens, rescue swarms, do a few bee removals from homes and trap bees with swarm traps In my opinion the most important thing a new bee keeper can do is join a local bee club and get an experienced mentor
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Originally posted by rjtkdplus View PostI’m beginning my 9th year. 30 hives now and I do removals for 2 of our local water systems so I’ll probably be up to 45-50 by this time next year. I sell a lot of honey as well as nucs and full sized hives. Fun hobby that has become profitable
Originally posted by Ferg View PostWe have been keeping bees about 5 or 6 years, we raise and sell bees, raise queens, rescue swarms, do a few bee removals from homes and trap bees with swarm traps In my opinion the most important thing a new bee keeper can do is join a local bee club and get an experienced mentorLast edited by sharkhunter; 02-01-2020, 01:12 PM.
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Originally posted by Ferg View Postone thing I have learned in Bee keeping, ask 10 Bee keepers the same question and get 10 different right answers. You will have to decide how you want to manage your bees and how much time you want to spend managing them.
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Originally posted by MetalMan2004 View PostI’d like to buy you a drink sometime and pick your brain about keeping in a neighborhood. We’ve moved to an area where I think we can manage bees in the backyard. I figure the easiest way to start is to get local advice.
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Originally posted by RiverRat1 View PostHow do you guys catch swarms?
I built a couple swarm traps..But no idea if I did them correctly. And I need to know how and where and when to set them out..
Bait?
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Originally posted by RiverRat1 View PostHow do you guys catch swarms?
I built a couple swarm traps..But no idea if I did them correctly. And I need to know how and where and when to set them out..
Bait?
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Originally posted by MetalMan2004 View PostI’d like to buy you a drink sometime and pick your brain about keeping in a neighborhood. We’ve moved to an area where I think we can manage bees in the backyard. I figure the easiest way to start is to get local advice.Originally posted by hog_down View PostSent you a PM, glad to help.
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