Comments for Beekeepers Friend

Comment on What!!!?? Me Sell Honey??? by ekpeach

ekpeach — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:44:41 +0000

Muddog,

I haven’t lived in Texas for over 20 years and when I was keeping bees there, I didn’t know of any rules against selling local honey. There could be rule changes in the last 20 year so, I would suggest that you look for a local bee association near you and ask some of the beekeepers there.

I came from Odessa, where are you living at?

Peaches
Pensacola, FL

Comment on What!!!?? Me Sell Honey??? by muddog

muddog — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:57:51 +0000

Good morning everybody I am a new to bee keeping and have just hived to packages of bee and have already have people asking when will the honey be ready?? I need to kbow if the state of texas requires a specil licens to sell to sell honey, don’t want any trouble if I can help it,you know,everybody tells me it ok just sell local no problem. I tried looking up info but ended with nothing, can any one HELP. Thanks

Comment on Swarms, Splits, and Absconds (3rd Installment) by Bob Cooper

Bob Cooper — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:12:30 +0000

Very interesting information, they are amazing creatures. Thanks for the articles on splits/swarms.

Comment on Homemade Honey Heater by Visit

Visit — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:36:15 +0000

Howdy! I’m at work surfing around your blog from my new iphone 4! Just wanted to say I love reading through your blog and look forward to all your posts! Keep up the outstanding work!

Comment on Bee Spring by Bob Cooper

Bob Cooper — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:20:26 +0000

Thanks Peaches, I’ll try to make the March 2 event. I had seen Millie Bee on the web, I’ll also give them as call, thanks. And, I’ll continue to follow the blog…I’m sure I can ask some questions to help you with topics for a beginner like me.

Comment on Bee Spring by ekpeach

ekpeach — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:38:00 +0000

Bob, We have a beekeeper here in Pensacola named Doc Bullard. You can contact him and he may be able to help you. Doc’s number is: 850-478-7690. Have you tried Millie Bee? Elmore Herman may know someone. His number is: 557-3409.

Hope this helps. By the way, the North Escambia Bee Association is having a workshop meeting at Northview High School in Bratt, FL March 2. It is the first Saturday which is a week from tomorrow. $30 single and $40 couple at the door. You are welcome to come and join us.

Comment on Bee Spring by Bob Cooper

Bob Cooper — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:56:13 +0000

Hello Peaches,

I live over in Baker, Fl (Okaloosa)and want to get started in beekeeping as a hobby. Apprecieate your insight and information on the blog. I made contact with the local association, visited one of the members set-ups, I’m going to an open “hive” in March, and I’ve arranged to pick up the equipment needed. But I fear I didn’t decide to commit soon enough to reserve the bees. Can you recommend sources of nucs for a beginner in the Panhandle area. I’m looking for 2 nucs to start out. Thanks.

Comment on Explanations by ekpeach

ekpeach — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:29:05 +0000

Yes,Boyd. AFB is a bee disease and it is in the honey. If you or I have AFB and the bees in the apiary, meaning the other hives in the yard, start robbing the honey from the infected hive, the honey they take back to their respective hives with infect them and you have a major epidemic.

However, if you remove the honey and extract it before any of the other bees can get to it, then it is safe for human consumption and is not longer close to the bees.

Comment on Explanations by Boyd G.

Boyd G. — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:59:48 +0000

I’m sorry to hear of your loss.

Good news about the honey being extracted soon! I don’t know as much about AFB as I do about CCD or mites. If you do have AFB, it just affects the bees? The honey is not affected?

I look forward to seeing pictures of your hives, your girls, and your setups.

Comment on Swarms and More Swarms by One More Time : Beekeepers Friend

One More Time : Beekeepers Friend — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:35:02 +0000

[...] the hive as there are way too many bees in the hive. This is the hive that I split and then it swarmed three times in two weeks. Don’t know how that happened, but I got one of them and I had someone else get [...]