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jx2mad
7th May 2009, 03:36 PM
Does anyone on here keep bees? :):):):D;):(Jim
d@rk51d3
7th May 2009, 04:30 PM
Not directly.................. there are hives kept at work, but maintained by an Apiarist.


Love that sweet, sweet honey. :)
Jock The Rock
7th May 2009, 04:33 PM
My old man used too :)

Many many moons ago :p
jx2mad
7th May 2009, 04:39 PM
I had 3 working hives but got wiped out with hive beetle. I now know a way to control them and I will start again. Jim
Jock The Rock
7th May 2009, 05:22 PM
I had 3 working hives but got wiped out with hive beetle. I now know a way to control them and I will start again. Jim

Bugger :(

Thats no good, I know how much work they can be
subasurf
7th May 2009, 05:53 PM
We have a 5 year old all natural bee hive in our backyard, but we don't tap into it. It's amazing really; it's only about 4 metres from our back door and it's been there for almost 6 years and none of us, not even our dog, has ever been stung...hence we've just left them alone.
Bushwanderer
8th May 2009, 04:57 PM
Hi NM,
I believe that bees in old nests can become aggressive. It seems to be a learned behaviour.
seano87
8th May 2009, 05:51 PM
How long do bees live?

Queens - 2-5years
Drones - 40-50 days
Workers - 1-4 months


Seano
subasurf
8th May 2009, 06:05 PM
Perhaps you need to make a bee-line to the black and yellow pages,find a beologist and give him a buzzzzz.;)Sorry!

Please go into the shed, load up a shotty and shoot yourself :p





:D

Teasing.
Chucaro
8th May 2009, 06:15 PM
Good info HERE (http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/inf27.html)
Searover
8th May 2009, 10:16 PM
Does anyone on here keep bees? :):):):D;):(Jim

YEP, 5 acres of them, free range:D