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Bee keeping?
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Zziggi
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Does anyone keep bees? Does anyone know much about it as i'm really interested in finding out more about this.
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We (used to) keep bees.... check in the yellow pages under beekeepers and I think you shloudl be able to find a contact from your local club (if not, check the phone book - it's so they can come and remove local swarms)
They should be able to help you get into it......0 -
Contact your local beekeepers association. They are used to dealing with novice beekeepers and will offer someone experienced to mentor you.
They can often set you up with a colony - you may even get an existing colony, complete with a hive
I keep bees Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac
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An older thread that may be of some help is in the link:-
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=118814&highlight=bees%2AHi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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I'm off on a bee keeping taster course on saturday and was just looking for tips.....0
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Hi Zziggi,
Another old thread that may help. To bee or not to bee, that is the question?
Good luck with your course.
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I've got bees, I love them dearly but have to practice a fairly low intervention beekeeping after becoming very allergic to them over a couple of years. I don't let that stop me, but its well worth getting a recent bee suit, helps with the confidence no end Bees don't always want to do what beekeepers want them to do, mine currently have a small queen who insists on creeping through the queen excluder to lay in the supers. Must try to sort that out this year or no honey for us again
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