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Location: Musick's Ferry, MO and the St. Louis area
Members: 90
Latest Activity: Mar 9, 2015

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Beekeeping is all good 3 Replies

I'm updating my last post....I just want to encourage people who are new to beekeeping to Follow your intuition...find a local bee club join in the seminars and read everything in the library…Continue

Started by Ann. Last reply by Ellen Peavey Feb 16, 2015.

Picking Bee Hive 1 Reply

Hi All,I need some sound advice and I realize every bee keeper has their own opinion on this subject. Which is a better bee hive one made of Western Cedar or on made of Pine? Thanks allDawnContinue

Started by Dawn R. Barton. Last reply by Ann Feb 15, 2015.

Picking Bee Hive

Hi All,I need some sound advice and I realize every bee keeper has their own opinion on this subject. Which is a better bee hive one made of Western Cedar or on made of Pine? Thanks allDawnContinue

Started by Dawn R. Barton Mar 14, 2014.

Picking Bee Hive

Hi All,I need some sound advice and I realize every bee keeper has their own opinion on this subject. Which is a better bee hive one made of Western Cedar or on made of Pine? Thanks allDawnContinue

Started by Dawn R. Barton Mar 14, 2014.

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Comment by Cornelia on December 16, 2009 at 2:34pm: David at The Door Blog has posted a comprehensive guide for those considering keeping a hive (or two). Read about it here.

Comment by mary on December 21, 2009 at 9:11pm: we plan to start a few hives this spring, here in Malibu, coastal California. Im especially interested in planting flowers that bees will gravitate towords. Any suggestions?

Also, where to get my bees? From reading the door garden bog, it sounds like I should get on it.

Comment by Rachel Hoff on February 2, 2010 at 1:06pm: I've come in contact with a biology professor that is breeding queens and we're going to host some of his hives. He takes care of them and we get the honey and pollination!

Comment by Cornelia on March 18, 2010 at 3:58pm: There was a beekeeping discussion that started last year and I thought I would link it to this group. How's it going, beekeepers? Is your hive buzzing?

Comment by Rachel Hoff on March 18, 2010 at 3:59pm: We just got our first colony yesterday. They are buzzing around right now getting their bearings. Totally excited! The keeper said that this hive was producing about 50lbs of honey every couple of months.

Comment by Trell Johnson on March 20, 2010 at 9:19am: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/nyc_health_officials_decid...

In short, urban beekeeping is back, at least for NYC residents!

Comment by Cornelia on May 12, 2010 at 11:07am

Comment by Cornelia on June 14, 2010 at 11:36am: Bee hive in a bucket!!

Bee Hive in a Bucket - More DIY How To Projects

Comment by Cornelia on January 26, 2011 at 2:04pm

Comment by Brian and Tammy Mundy on March 7, 2011 at 6:03pm: Hello all! This will be our first year of keeping bees and we are very excited. I have 2 bee "packages" on the way from Georgia and just ordered the bare essentials for clothing, equipment and enough hives and supers for beginning two colonies. We are hoping for a good year of learning and experience. It will be nice to have some of our own honey for our mead producing projects.