That sounds interesting, I would love to learn some metal smithing.Being a metal craftsman, I've been work'n some copper, reviving an ancient craft, copper smithing.
I would like to keep bees but I think I need a bigger area and fewer neighbors.We have all seen the birds. What about the bees?
Technically I ordered the bees in February before the pandemic but the Italian queen and her 8-10,000 homies came in April so it ended up being a pandemic hobby. I built the hive boxes during the pandemic.
Yes, I took a sawzall to my back fence. We just had it installed 2 years ago. My wife was/is pissed. Guys Rok!
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Why did you cut the fence?We have all seen the birds. What about the bees?
Technically I ordered the bees in February before the pandemic but the Italian queen and her 8-10,000 homies came in April so it ended up being a pandemic hobby. I built the hive boxes during the pandemic.
Yes, I took a sawzall to my back fence. We just had it installed 2 years ago. My wife was/is pissed. Guys Rok!
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I didn’t want to set hive in backyard grass as we have dogs and wasn’t sure they would leave it alone. From what I read and the few people I have talked to it’s best for the hive to face South so I couldn’t put it behind the fence, which would be ideal. This left me with few options in our backyard. This has been a mental hobby for some time and I have seriously wanted to start for the past five years. A couple years ago I was watching a discovery type channel about a bee keeper in Australia who had problems with honey badgers raiding his bees. As a result he created a platform about 5 feet high off ground with different mechanisms to keep the honey badgers out of his hives. This got me thinking about something similar for a hive in my backyard.Why did you cut the fence?
As you can see we back up to a pasture so we don’t have problems with people behind us. I don’t think I would have done it if we were surrounded by houses. The bees aren’t the problem. It’s how people react or perceive the ‘threat’ of bees.I would like to keep bees but I think I need a bigger area and fewer neighbors.
A few years ago a swarm took over our composter for about a week and they left us some nice hive that my wife used to make lip balm.
You’re awesome, glad I’m retired and non-essentialI've been working.
That was my hobby.
You’re awesome, glad I’m retired and non-essential
Don't sell yourself short, you're a tremendous slouchI'm a deplorable essential.
Lucky me.
I leave the gardening to the wife, she does an incredible job here in the desert. Egg plant, cucumbers, various types of lettuce and some peppers. This year, though, the chickens are eating it before we are.View attachment 47340
This is my first cowhorn pepper, more on the way along with poblanos, yellow limon, and a hybrid cayenne.. The tomatoes are starting to hit. Zucchini, squash, and onions. We just did a small 16x16 garden for her this year.