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and now, bees.

Category: Happenings around the house | Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:25 pm

Well, I had an opportunity this Friday night, and I took it. My cousin was called to remove a honeybee swarm and he asked if I would like to tag along. He used to keep bees and we have had many and varied discussions on the subject over the years. Of course, I said yes. We were able to remove the swarm, and no one was stung. As he was deciding what best to do with the new swarm, he asked " would you like to keep them?" "HUH?". I don't know anything about beekeeping! He assured me it was safe, not too difficult and he had "'bout everything you're gonna need", so I said yes. I now have a hive box and bees. This is going to be interesting!


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Comments

Cayuga Morning wrote on Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:40 pm:


Wow! You are brave! Good luck with your new swarm. Let us know how it goes.




carolyn keiper wrote on Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:19 pm:


Totally awesome for you! Having bees is a great experience.




gardenaviator wrote on Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:07 am:


I agree really brave.




Cayuga Morning wrote on Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:16 am:


new2: My neighbor had bees for years. They used to bumble their way into my garden, pollinating as they went. We have a pool, and I would heard them buzzing around various bushes as I swam. Once I found out that our neighbor had a hive, it kind of seemed like they were her pets come visiting. Very nice.




new2it33 wrote on Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:25 pm:


We hadn't seen honey bees anywhere on our place in the couple years we have been here, so the last few days have been exciting. There is definitely a lot of buzzing around now, and my DH is excited for his garden!





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