I have been debating getting into bees for several months now. I have a good friend that is guiding me through my newbee endeavor. The holdup was getting my wife to agree to it. She is scared to get stung, so I assured her they would bee placed somewhere way out out her way. She signed off on it and here we are! My friend and guide, we’ll call him Walt, has given me some beginning pointers and set up a swarm trap where I plan to have the hive. This is a homemade 5 frame nuc that Walt made for catching bees.
I have ordered a deep brood box with 10 frames that I will copy, because I’m handy in the shop and I like to save money. Walt has supplied me with a top and bottom to copy as well. He had caught 2 swarms but they are getting antsy and need to go in a hive, so we will catch a swarm fresh for my hive… we hope. There’s lots of bees around here so I’m not worried at all. It gives me more time if they don’t jump right in.
My goal this year is to get a strong colony started and then hopefully overwinter them and get to the honey next year since it’s a bit of a late start. I started talking to some kind and knowledgeable folks over in Ralphie’s bee thread and really appreciate the input and encouragement so far. I decided to start my own thread to easier keep track of my progress, and due to the push/shove from @The Moonshiner and @Overo Mare. So join in and share your thoughts and tell me when I’m screwing up!
I have ordered a deep brood box with 10 frames that I will copy, because I’m handy in the shop and I like to save money. Walt has supplied me with a top and bottom to copy as well. He had caught 2 swarms but they are getting antsy and need to go in a hive, so we will catch a swarm fresh for my hive… we hope. There’s lots of bees around here so I’m not worried at all. It gives me more time if they don’t jump right in.
My goal this year is to get a strong colony started and then hopefully overwinter them and get to the honey next year since it’s a bit of a late start. I started talking to some kind and knowledgeable folks over in Ralphie’s bee thread and really appreciate the input and encouragement so far. I decided to start my own thread to easier keep track of my progress, and due to the push/shove from @The Moonshiner and @Overo Mare. So join in and share your thoughts and tell me when I’m screwing up!
. That being the deep brooder that’s coming from a company that knows what they’re doing. Seriously though, my base or bottom is test fitted and looks good for the first one.
