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Have you ever thought of getting bees

Posted by amybyrd21 • 7/05/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: Bees, waylandcook

I just posted some more info on our bees and a few pics. How may on you have bees or wanted to know about them. They are dying off at an alarming rate. It is something to think about.
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7/05/09

Friday13

Bugs and I don't get along.

(silly wabbit)

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7/05/09

acousticguitarist

no but i don't have a problem holding them in my hand

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7/05/09

PetLvr

When I was an early teen, a few people I know threw rocks at a beehive and I was stung by bees a multiple of times. I have always hated bees ever since.

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7/05/09

amybyrd21

I havent gotten stung the first time. and other bugs and I do not get along at all. I am ok with these as long as they stay where they are and do not come in the house

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7/05/09

liggybee

I thought about it but didn't think I had the patience to take care of them. My sister kept about two hives on their property and found them to aid in the fertilization/pollination of their fruit trees. So she has had lots of success with them. She has more time though, being a homeschooling mom of a teenager, they can take care of the bees as part of their science education.

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7/05/09

powerdraw01

Anything with more than four legs is evil.

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1. 7/05/09
  
  amybyrd21
  
  I have to make an exception when you get honey out of the deal.
7/05/09

wagerwitch

I am allergic to SOME bees.

I carry an epi pen with me when we go anywhere in the woods and keep one in the car and in the house at all times.

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1. 7/05/09
  
  amybyrd21
  
  My dog found out he was when he tried to eat a few. He got sick for a few days and doesnt go near them again.
7/05/09

Rory

I have ... and we've talked some about it. The majority of my weight is solely due to my love of peanut butter and honey toast/sandwiches growing up and through to today!!

Need the right property to do it though - it's not gonna happen where I'm currently living.

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7/05/09

Sam1982

I knew someone who did it, and he was saying that finding a queen bee can be quite difficult - and of course you need a queen bee in order for the others to start making a hive.

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1. 7/05/09
  
  amybyrd21
  
  yep if you have to order a queen they are around $30 and you have to pay rush shipping on them.
2. 7/05/09
  
  Sam1982
  
  Yep I know first hand the lengths that need to be taken when ordering insects and the like through the mail - its at the buyers risk and you just have to hope that the forwarding/transport company take care with the package.
3. 7/05/09
  
  amybyrd21
  
  yep bought chickens, ducks and guineas thru the mail. All but the guineas have done great