tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798347790289310925.post2433502001377061574..comments2023-07-18T04:53:27.314-07:00Comments on one acre homestead: Beekeeping?Dr. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794020810034768392noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798347790289310925.post-71776953518766846642009-06-11T20:21:35.872-07:002009-06-11T20:21:35.872-07:00If you do it, I'll help! I've thought abou...If you do it, I'll help! I've thought about doing it myself since learning about the plight of the poor honeybee (another idea the hubby has nixed for the time being).kaiwathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565854726057414205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798347790289310925.post-55519067194410710452009-06-11T07:09:14.739-07:002009-06-11T07:09:14.739-07:00We have bees and really enjoy them-my 16 YO daught...We have bees and really enjoy them-my 16 YO daughter does most of the "keeping"-the only stings to the small ones have been when they stuck their hands INTO the hives--we have Carniolans which are reputed to be gentle and are a bit smaller and grey in color. Intersting site-I look forward to exploring it more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798347790289310925.post-22348820680009140502009-06-11T07:04:21.784-07:002009-06-11T07:04:21.784-07:00My father was a beekeeper and I grew up with nearl...My father was a beekeeper and I grew up with nearly twenty hives of bees in the garden. We didn't get stung very often, usually when we were helping with the extracting! It was no big deal except once when I got stung under the eye and my face got quite swollen. I looked Chinese for weeks! The honey was delicious, all our fruit trees got pollinated and it was a treat to have comb honey. I really miss them but our garden is too small! ValValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091179426025443924noreply@blogger.com