tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post3167043764278218183..comments2024-01-10T10:42:35.978-05:00Comments on SweetPotatoClaire: beesamandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-90365944160113239882013-04-26T22:27:42.755-04:002013-04-26T22:27:42.755-04:00well, honestly, I still consider myself a beginner...well, honestly, I still consider myself a beginner beekeeper, but of course I realize that there have been valuable lessons learned these last three years. lessons that would be helpful for others interested in getting into it to hear. hopefully we can split the hive soon, and when we do I will write a more detailed post about that and about what else we've learned along the way. feel free to email me if you have any specific questions! <br /><br />it IS close to home. it is right in our back yard, along the back edge of the yard. yes, in a neighborhood. there are two neighbors right on the other side of our back fence. we let them know about our plans to get bees before we did, to be neighborly and such, but really the bees just do their thing and bother no one. they like one of our neighbor's bird baths, but other than that, they keep a low profile. we sit right next to the hive to watch them. Claire knows not to run around in front of the hive, but aside from the little bamboo fence, there's nothing else between them and the yard/garden.<br /><br />interesting about the smart boxes. hmmmm. amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-46621855241520044992013-04-26T22:18:43.031-04:002013-04-26T22:18:43.031-04:00thanks!thanks!amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-33144240084187881322013-04-26T22:18:19.975-04:002013-04-26T22:18:19.975-04:00thank you! and yes, me too- I just need to get b...thank you! and yes, me too- I just need to get back into the tying-together-lots-of-bamboo mood ;)amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-59572934242472560982013-04-26T11:29:25.076-04:002013-04-26T11:29:25.076-04:00wow. wow. wow.
I so want to do this but I don'...wow. wow. wow. <br />I so want to do this but I don't have the time quite yet.<br />I would love more posts on beekeeping from you. What do beginners need to do/know to get started? (Just some basic points.)<br />Your hive looks amazing! Is it close to your house? In a neighborhood? That's one thing my husband is worried about. We live in an urban neighborhood.<br /><br />We see SO many dead bees on the streets here. I think part of what is killing them are the new "smartboxes" which are meters that the electric company wants everyone to use. They mess with the bees sensory input and they can't make their way back to the hive. (We opted out of the smart box - for a price- and kept the "analog" box.) <br /><br />Anyway, I"m madly in love with bees. I really want a hive someday.Cordeliahttp://www.ladycordelia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-79846652605297591962013-04-24T21:57:03.856-04:002013-04-24T21:57:03.856-04:00OH, I love bees and bamboo! What a pretty fence th...OH, I love bees and bamboo! What a pretty fence thingee.MamaHolthttp://www.wabi-sabihomeangarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309722443288951322.post-74053391250843516292013-04-24T17:47:08.999-04:002013-04-24T17:47:08.999-04:00good luck with the bees and your honey harvest! an...good luck with the bees and your honey harvest! and looking forward to your xylophone :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com