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Bees, Honey, Honey Bees!

Adrian Kelley @HiveAlive (6) • United States 29 Jun 19

As a backyard beekeeper, there are three things I really enjoy: 1. taking care of a certain species of flying stinging bug 2. eating what those bugs produce 3. talking about those bugs and what they produce. I am of course...

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Be happy!

pgn @pgntwo (22405) • Derry, Northern Ireland 1 Apr 18

An item I read this morning that may be of interest, probably news you may want to share: This morning, Sun April 1st 2018, the UK-based commuter airline Flybe are pleased to announce the Flybe International Bee Breeding Scheme...

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On Beekeeping

toyota4k @toyota4k (1208) • Philippines 3 Dec 12

Back in the nineties when I was stronger and younger, I used to own 10 colonies of honeybees as a result of hands-on skills training I have undergone. For five consecutive years, I harvested at least 25 kilos per colony. Then...

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I'm excited about my New Blog!

barehugs @barehugs (8973) • Canada 11 May 09

A couple of weeks ago, I began to Blog my life as a Professional Beekeeper. It begins with my first bee-yard visit this spring, when I unwrapped my bees, from their winter packing, to get them ready to go out in the fields to...

unwrapping bees

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Bees are great

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 17 May 07

We've just inspected our hive of honeybees for the first time this year and they are doing really well. They have already filled the brood chamber with honey and new bees, so we must now put 'supers' on top so they can make some...

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Bee Keeping Beekeepers

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 27 Mar 07

Do any of you raise bees for honey and wax? how big is your operation? do you sale your products or just use for personal needs? is it terribly difficult to get started up? have the africanized bees affected your hives at all?

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