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Raz - Unless you have allergies to bees they are great, especially for kids. One of my best memories growing up was playing with drones.  My dad would bring some in for us to play with in the fall.  And there is nothing like eating the first honey/wax when you uncap the frames!  My son already says he wants to have bees and I think he just might.  When he was about 3 -4 years old he would go outside when the chives were in bloom and play with the bumble bees.  He always got stung but it never changed his desire to play with them.

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Raz - Unless you have allergies to bees they are great, especially for kids. One of my best memories growing up was playing with drones.  My dad would bring some in for us to play with in the fall.  And there is nothing like eating the first honey/wax when you uncap the frames!  My son already says he wants to have bees and I think he just might.  When he was about 3 -4 years old he would go outside when the chives were in bloom and play with the bumble bees.  He always got stung but it never changed his desire to play with them.

If you (or anyone) has an allergic reactions to any bee sting, I would hope that you travel with an epi-pen. 

My buddy farms bees commercially and gets help from his nephew who is highly allergic. He carries a couple of epi-pens with him at all times.

At least with honey bees and bumble bees, you will get a warning before they ever sting. That is something that I try to teach when I give bee lectures.

I'm not allergic, per se, but one time I was stung on a wrist vein and my whole hand and arm swelled up like the elephant man. 
 

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Eeyore.... Thank-you. Yes, would be nice to get them from people who understand our climate up here. I built a top bar hive. Do you have the regular supers? Is it too late in the season to get started? How are their prices? Sorry, I'm excited....can ya tell?

I looked into top bar hives but ultimately decided to just buy a couple of Langs. I may add a top bar later or just convert one of the Langs to one.  (if this paragraph makes it sound like I know what I'm doing, I totally don't)

I hope he's got some bees left for you guys! I know when I called him several weeks ago he said he wasn't sure how soon he's sold out. Not sure about how the prices are comparatively as I've never bought bees (package or nucs) before.

On another note, I have to confess that every time I see you guys talking about your D'Uccles I read it as D'Uncles and I wonder where D'Aunts are.

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I posted my picture earlier of my handsome Bootsie boys, the d'Uccles.   They have always been best buds but this afternoon I find them just fighting full out.  A while later my son comes in with Socks who has a swollen closed eye.  I'm guessing injury but how do I know for sure it isn't a disease?  I put him in the guinea pig cage but he's still in the coop.

 

 

I'm no expert, but that looks like a wound at the corner of his eye. Hopefully, it is just aggressive rooster play.

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Originally Posted by taprock 

Raz - Unless you have allergies to bees they are great, especially for kids. One of my best memories growing up was playing with drones.  My dad would bring some in for us to play with in the fall.  And there is nothing like eating the first honey/wax when you uncap the frames!  My son already says he wants to have bees and I think he just might.  When he was about 3 -4 years old he would go outside when the chives were in bloom and play with the bumble bees.  He always got stung but it never changed his desire to play with them.

If you (or anyone) has an allergic reactions to any bee sting, I would hope that you travel with an epi-pen. 

My buddy farms bees commercially and gets help from his nephew who is highly allergic. He carries a couple of epi-pens with him at all times.

At least with honey bees and bumble bees, you will get a warning before they ever sting. That is something that I try to teach when I give bee lectures.

 

I'm not allergic, per se, but one time I was stung on a wrist vein and my whole hand and arm swelled up like the elephant man. 

Also here in the swamp of WA we have a "weed" called plantain. When I am doing anything with the bees the first thing I do is locate some plants. Then IF I get stung I grab a leak and smash it to juicy. Then I rub it on the sting   GONE! 

Ya know ya could always put a decorative Tree trunk in yer yard. And if it had a hole in it and if bees moved in ....it's only NATURE!

OK sorry for the interruption we now return to your regular programming .
 

To those of you with hives.....how much honey do you get in a season? Any of you get enough to sell? 

Hey CR, you will be in my prayers tonight. It supposed to be a time of celebration, this time of year... I hope you can find some things to smile about even though it will be hard.