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Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 5:39 pm
by scorpionmain
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.
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:15 pm
by scorpionmain
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:16 pm
by scorpionmain
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:17 pm
by rustynuts
Sweet!
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:19 pm
by scorpionmain
Got my OA Vaporizer today.
Treating Varro just got a whole lot cheaper.
http://oxavap.com/
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:22 pm
by Toecutter1978
That's awesome!
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:23 pm
by Gunsmokin
Love honey!!
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:37 pm
by Marcus
Very cool
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:14 am
by scorpionmain
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:15 am
by scorpionmain
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:17 am
by scorpionmain
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:19 am
by Marcus
Awesome.
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:31 am
by Gunsmokin
Very cool
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:59 am
by PDM
Wow. I forgot all about this thread. Hope your bees are doing good
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:14 am
by scorpionmain
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.
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:24 am
by Vividia
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?
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:43 am
by PDM
Hopefully you have sourwood trees up there. My parents' neighbor has won gold several years at Apimondia with sourwood
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:44 am
by PDM
I would have bees if we weren't surrounded by farms saturated in pesticides
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 10:45 am
by PDM
Glad production is good for you. Nectar flow has been low in Ga for a couple of years
Re: Bee Keeping
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:48 am
by scorpionmain
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.
