On Jul 15, 5:30 pm, ram <ram_palb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Jul 15, 4:21 pm, democrack <democrack125...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > Well, I just keep thinking about this supposed bee shortage that I
> > keep hearing about, and it's made me think about buying bees---
> > specifically, I think I'm thinking of a hive, mostly to help out the
> > plant life in my area, I was wondering what other upsides owning bees
> > has.
>
> Keeping bee's can be fun, like growing tomatoes, owning a dog, or
> going fi****ng.
>
> I don't do it to pollinate the world, but because its fun. I would
> suggest, if want to enjoy the bees you should start with a nucleus
> colony because its easy for the first year, but you won't have any
> honey. If you want a ton of honey, buy an established hive (like I
> started)...actually, an established hive is probably easier, because
> even if you generally **** up, your still gonna have a bit of honey
> and the hive will survive, whereas a nucleus requires good care to
> grow into a strong colony..
>
> a hive is a little more expensive, but you'll have more honey, and
> generally you can make your money back if you sell it all..
>
> Also...you're a little too late for this year. Do some reading on the
> subject and find someone to sell you a colony next spring.
another upside is that you get stung frequently, which is good for
your knees, knuckles and elbows, not to mention that you can talk to
people in a "manly" but rather unconcerned manner about getting stung
a couple of times.
Most people have only been stung a couple of times in their life, and
are terrified of it. They don't realize its not much worse than
stubing your toe.
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