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Re: Bee Keeping

Post by scorpionmain » Tue Jun 02, 2015 5:39 pm

A lot of the old timers threw in the towel after the importation of the Varro Destructor Mite was introduced from Africa. Beekeeping became harder than just keeping some bees in a box. I think we are turning a corner on that pest now. New ways to defend against it.
It was my largest obstacle to overcome.
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Re: Bee Keeping

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Re: Bee Keeping

Post by rustynuts » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:17 pm

Sweet!

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Re: Bee Keeping

Post by scorpionmain » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:19 pm

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Got my OA Vaporizer today.
Treating Varro just got a whole lot cheaper.
http://oxavap.com/
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Re: Bee Keeping

Post by Toecutter1978 » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:22 pm

That's awesome!

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Re: Bee Keeping

Post by Gunsmokin » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:23 pm

Love honey!!
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Re: Bee Keeping

Post by Marcus » Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:37 pm

Very cool
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Re: Bee Keeping

Post by scorpionmain » Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:14 am

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Re: Bee Keeping

Post by Marcus » Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:19 am

Awesome.
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Re: Bee Keeping

Post by Gunsmokin » Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:31 am

Very cool
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Post by PDM » Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:59 am

Wow. I forgot all about this thread. Hope your bees are doing good
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Post by scorpionmain » Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:14 am

Thanks and they are doing great.
Up to 14 hives right now. Honey production this year has been my highest.
I can't keep up with the demand with my buyers. It flies off of the shelf. Practically selling itself at $12 per pint.
I began selling bees this year. Starter hives called nucs for $150 each.
It has been fun.
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Re: Bee Keeping

Post by Vividia » Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:24 am

Oh i am so glad to see you in this thread again. Bee keeping is on my retirement list when the time comes.

Your honey is beautiful! What are the flowers they draw nectar from in your area?
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Post by PDM » Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:43 am

Hopefully you have sourwood trees up there. My parents' neighbor has won gold several years at Apimondia with sourwood
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Post by PDM » Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:44 am

I would have bees if we weren't surrounded by farms saturated in pesticides
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Post by PDM » Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:45 am

Glad production is good for you. Nectar flow has been low in Ga for a couple of years
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Re: Bee Keeping

Post by scorpionmain » Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:48 am

Vividia wrote:Oh i am so glad to see you in this thread again. Bee keeping is on my retirement list when the time comes.

Your honey is beautiful! What are the flowers they draw nectar from in your area?
Thanks.
My biggest nectar source in the spring is the trees that are so abundant here in the South Eastern part of the state. Mostly Tulip Popular.
Then Clover in the summer and Golden Rod in the fall.
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