tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339502919598879202.post5508925694858859772..comments2024-03-24T15:49:26.733-04:00Comments on Appalachian Writers: Dances With Bees...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339502919598879202.post-50823202500889216582008-03-23T03:04:00.000-04:002008-03-23T03:04:00.000-04:00Great tips incorporated into a great story. I just...Great tips incorporated into a great story. I just lost it with the visual “Now, what’s that fool doin’? Out there in the driveway break dancin’ in the rain!” and am still laughing!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187182805924024156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339502919598879202.post-47713100539269248202007-11-06T21:28:00.000-05:002007-11-06T21:28:00.000-05:00Sweet, Mike! I remember when we had bees--i was go...Sweet, Mike! I remember when we had bees--i was good at taking care of the honey after harvest, and buying the equipment, but no matter how hard I tried I could not work the hives. We want to get into them again, though--my job will still be the support team, though!Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339502919598879202.post-85355715302663111522007-11-05T16:59:00.000-05:002007-11-05T16:59:00.000-05:00I don't know what it is, but it killed both of my ...I don't know what it is, but it killed both of my hives. I will order more bees in the spring and start over again. As near as I can tell, it is a disease, akin to American Foul Brood. It wiped them all out last winter.<BR/><BR/>Varroa mites can be a problem, but if you keep your bees treated and medicated, most things don't bother them too much.<BR/><BR/>You should try it. I love it. It is relatively inexpensive to get in to and not as labor intensive as you are probably thinking. A little work each spring making sure they are healthy and ready for that first honey flow. Then check them now and then to make sure they are ok and making honey. In the fall, medicate for Foul Brood and such and make sure you leave enough honey for the winter. I usually re-queen in the fall to make sure a good healthy supply of bees make it til spring. They do all the rest.<BR/><BR/>You can raise bees safely in the country or the middle of town. And kids...they won't bother 'em more than a time or two. lolMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07202869055132824621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339502919598879202.post-74711133333881121952007-11-05T10:35:00.000-05:002007-11-05T10:35:00.000-05:00Ouch! Good story. I've always been fascinated by...Ouch! Good story. I've always been fascinated by beekeeping. I've considered taking it up myself one day when I don't have a house full of little kids to occupy me. I'm sure it's labor intensive. Have you had any problems with the strange syndrome wiping out bee colonies? Some say it's cell phone towers interfering with their homing instincts, while others say it's mites or insecticides. I hope whatever it is biologists will be able to stem it or there won't be any insects left to pollinate major crops.David Hampton:https://www.blogger.com/profile/05309607344932135648noreply@blogger.com