Beekeeping thread

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>>1018211
They're still pretty healthy after coming back from cali

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>>1018213
Lots of flowers out for them. Its snowing today though, but we had put feeders on just in case.

>>1018211
Is there a legal way of making a beetard move his hives further away from my house? His piece of land is 100 m from my house and the swarms often come to drink water on my pond where my kids play. I dont find keeping bees wrong i just want him to move them on the other part of his land, which is closer to the creek and hopefully getting them the fuck away from my kids

>>1018552
Have you tried not being such a raging faggot? They're just bees.

Im in texas and would like to know how to deal with the fire ants and the bees. Ive heard just by keeping a pan of oil under your hive it will keep the ants out but what about rain and it over flowing is there another way of keeping the ants out?

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>>1018552
>him

>>1018215
>>1018215
Is that dandylion? If that is Dandylion it is only showing that this maddow is getting mown way too often

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>>1018756
Wtf are u on about

>>1018552
Have you considered asking him nicely instead of sperging on a Mongolian basket weaving forum?

>>1018211
I would like to become one

How do I into beez

>>1018211
>tfw only have 5 hives

>>1018552
Bee a parent and educate your children so they don't get stung by being morons around bees.

>>1018845
We are running 3 yards with 3 pallets of 4 hives each. We should've bought more queens but some douche hogged them all, he ordered like 400.

>>1018860
>he ordered like 400.

Holy christ, that amount of work is ridiculous.

>>1018844
Get some beekeeping catalogues, get a suit.

>>1018844
Just bee urself my man

>live in city
>no bees

Life is suffering

>>1018912
Seriously though, I mean, is it difficult to start into? Is there a big initial financial investment etc?

I know you can just google these things but I prefer getting information right from the horses mouth in conjunction with that.

Are there beeing a lot of laws to bee beeing a beekeeper?

Can I bee a beekeeper for less than beeing $500?

Bee there a good return beeing on bee honey sales you beeing make?

Bees beeing dangerous or can I to bee beeing around them without beeing in my bee suit?

>>1018756
dandylions make outstanding honey. not as good as pine honey, however. that shit is 11/10

>>1018977
No you cant.

>>1018955
Your best bet is to help out another keeper and get to know the process. They always need help lifting boxes. Do it for free at first, just for the experience (this is how i started).

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>>1018832
Do you really think that that field of grass and dandylion would be natural? It's to a large extent not biodiverse

>>1019307
Bees have a two mile flying range. And we have three yards spread out over the valley.

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>>1018211
where on the globe is this pic take looks nice !

>>1019570
Rocky mountains

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC4eGRyyZwc

Would this work for fags like myself that live in built-up areas?

>>1019815
Probably not

>>1018211

>UFO in picture and no one notices.

>>1019832
>Because there are two and they're actually bees.

>>1018215
Now I might be Australian but i'm pretty sure that that isn't snow. Could be wrong.

>>1019915
Try comparing the date of my picture to the date of the post. Also apply the fact that i used the past perfect tense.

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>>1018211
>tfw I am trapped in the concrete wasteland of the suburbs and only have 2 hives

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>>1018211
>>1018215
With all those dandelions and honey, I'd make some dandelion mead. Lots and lots of it and I'd be meticulous about removing any green bits from the petals.

Where I live, it is getting increasingly difficult to find enough dandelions in bloom to even make a small batch.

Im looking into beekeeping and got some questions.

>Should I start with one or multiple colonies?
>What determines how many supers and brooder boxes I need?
>when I'm harvesting the honey from supers what do I do with all the bees that are displaced?
>what should I spend on bee hives?

Also is this a good deal?
https://northmiss.craigslist.org/grd/6061314236.html

i want to be a bee

>>1020098
My partner is making the mead.

>>1020382
>Should I start with one or multiple colonies?

That depends on time and money really. How much time do you have to work on it and how much money can you spend for the initial setup. I'd recommend 1-5 hives. I'd also start during swarm season in spring when you can set out boxes/lures to attract free swarms. That will cut costs at least.

>What determines how many supers and brooder boxes I need?

Normally the size of the swarm. I keep 2 hive bodies and 1-4 supers.

>when I'm harvesting the honey from supers what do I do with all the bees that are displaced?

Nothing, just make sure they are not trapped inside a building. They will find their way back. Just ensure you have a queen separator between the hive bodies and the supers so you don't have to look out for the queen.

>what should I spend on bee hives?

If you don't have the skills and equipment to make your own, spend whatever you like. This is a long term endeavor which will repay you and allow you to make a profit over and over.

>Also is this a good deal?

Check other supplier's prices and compare kit costs. The best thing to look out for is the size of the super frames and their style. When and if you upgrade to more hives/supers you will want to match these. It will make ordering new wax foundation and related materials easier later on.

My best advice is to read up on pests and diseases of honeybees. Then travel to all the local farms within a 2 mile radius and see what pesticides/corn GMOs they use.