Re: Neat bee hive
[Re: warrior]
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05/06/23 10:39 PM
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We have one here at a well known public Apple orchard. Maybe not the best , but keeps the public involved.
Overall , it is a good thing.
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Re: Neat bee hive
[Re: Bigbrownie]
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05/06/23 10:43 PM
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A guy gave me a brand new one, it sits in my bee shed. Not very practical….good for taking bees for a display at a County Fair or Farm Show. Yup, mainly a display tool. I do quite a few events and public speaking. I especially like the school events. Kids will keep you on your toes with the most off the wall questions. One thing I've come to realize late in life is that I now understand what my mother, grandparents and a dozen or so other family members enjoyed so much about teaching.
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Re: Neat bee hive
[Re: lee steinmeyer]
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05/07/23 04:41 PM
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Wish I lived closer to you Warrior. Would love to sit in one of your classes like that. I could even get stung a few times on my hands and see if it really helps arthritis like I’ve heard it does! It works for me
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Re: Neat bee hive
[Re: lee steinmeyer]
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05/07/23 05:02 PM
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Wish I lived closer to you Warrior. Would love to sit in one of your classes like that. I could even get stung a few times on my hands and see if it really helps arthritis like I’ve heard it does! No you don't, I have a tendency to try to pack a lifetime's worth of learning into an eight hour class. It can't be done. LOL My Meet the Honey Bee intro talk spans from the Cretaceous fossil record to present and includes both the biological history of bees and the historical record of man's interaction with bees. It's a 45 minute talk to start an eight hour day of class. The opening slide has a sign that says, I'm a beekeeper, if you see me running try to keep up. I just hope to light a fire for learning. And bee venom definitely helps, natural cortisone.
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Re: Neat bee hive
[Re: Bigbrownie]
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05/07/23 07:21 PM
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I usually end up with a hive of bees on my side porch. Usually a swarm I’ve caught. The grandkids can sit on the back of the couch and watch them come and go, about 5-6 feet away. Me and the 4yo granddaughter were sitting out watching my front yard swarm catch. She think they are adorable. Had a stack of empties and I noticed scouts but ignored it thinking just scouts. Until it wasn't just scouts, lol. When I tried lifting the lid I knew it. They had built down two mediums so I just shifted the mess onto a deep of drawn comb and I'll wait until she's moved down then slide in an excluder and harvest the top.
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Re: Neat bee hive
[Re: warrior]
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05/07/23 07:48 PM
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Ouch
Don't matter how tough your hands and arms get a hit on soft tissue of the face is going to hurt and swell.
That's why more often than not I at least put on the veil. I usually wear a veil, too. Was just taking a couple nucs out of the back of the truck to set out. Was a few bees flying around one of them and one of those bees made a beeline straight to me. It HURT!
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Re: Neat bee hive
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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05/07/23 08:20 PM
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Just got these photos from yesterday. The observation hive Plenty of good eats to boot A good crowd of folks Always good for a few laughs, our smoker lighting contest. Three matches, pine straw, five minutes to light and pack. Last one smoking wins fifty bucks. My latest little beekeepers. Grand daughters number 4 and 5 ages 7 and 4. They have a little brother I'll be suiting up in a year or so. And your's truly in the center in wearing only a veil.
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