Bee keeping... The honey making kind :-)

Any bee keepers on here? I got some local honey at my butcher shop the other day, and it is to die for. Hubby and I were talking about bee keeping, not sure if I can do it where I am, or what it would take. I haven't looked into anything yet, but anybody keep bee's and have their own honey???

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Seems like alot of work. Id just buy the honey lol.

Isnt there like a bee shortage in cali?

I don't know about that. Hmm. Might wind up being too much work, but dang its good.

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I think there is a bee shortage everywhere.

MMM the best is getting the actual honey comb in a tin container. Just cut off a square squeeeeze the wax against the top of your mouth and get all the pure honey out of it then spit out the wax. BEST THING EVER!!!!!!

Mmmm, you make me want bee's......

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When I live somewhere that doesn't have neighbors so close by, I'd love to keep bees! Not just for the honey but for gardening/orchard purposes as well. My grandparents have a huge orchard out on their old property, and when they had a neighbor who had 5-9 beehives their trees produced TONS of fruit. Still do now but not as much since the guy's hives died out :(

Well boo. Did some research, looks like I need to get rid of some neighbors first. Oh well, guess I just have to to buy it.

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I've always found honey bees fascinating. There are a few bee keepers in my area I've visited, I'd love to try it some day! Wish I could be more help :)

Bee populations have been in a rapid decline for the last decade at least. It's pretty bad...

I'd look into your local laws about bee keeping, if you aren't allowed to keep them, try and get together a group of people to try and change the law. I know they did that in NYC and now you can keep bees in NYC. :)

They really are valuable to any and every community, even if you have neighbors closeby. I think if you are into the idea of keeping them then you should go for it!

We used to keep bees about...10 years ago? Italian queen bees are awesome, or where back then. I think we had 15-25 hives at one point. It is a good bit of work, there was a disease going around back when we got out and it was wiping out a lot of hives, I haven't really been paying attention the last few years. It can be a lot of work, it does take a bit to get set up but if you have the time and space it can be very rewarding. 1-3 hives is very manageable. Your best bet is to see if there is a local group in your area that can answer any questions you have and maybe help you get set up if you do plan to try it. Having someone experienced is a big help, bees are surprisingly fragile.

http://www.wasba.org/

I can try and answer questions, but I was not the primary bee keeper, although I did help a lot. The different types of honey are so much fun. I think clover or apple are the best, my mom loves blackberry.

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I don't know about that. Hmm. Might wind up being too much work, but dang its good.

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If you're looking to keep bees mainly for the honey, you may want to try skipping the store middle man and just find a direct honey source. My wife's uncle sells local honey he produces by the jar (with and without honeycomb). I'm sure you could find some bee keepers local to you that would be happy to sell direct.

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If you're looking to keep bees mainly for the honey, you may want to try skipping the store middle man and just find a direct honey source. My wife's uncle sells local honey he produces by the jar (with and without honeycomb). I'm sure you could find some bee keepers local to you that would be happy to sell direct.

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This might be a good route. I would like them for the honey, and for my fruit trees and berry plants, but I think my neighbors are just to close.

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Hopefully one day!!


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