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  • From: Tom Wright <twright AT vicksburg.com>
  • To: "Orange County, NC Beekeepers" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Apiary Location
  • Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:47:08 -0500

kawayanan wrote:

Hello,

First let me introduce myself. My name is Sean and I am a graduate student at UNC. I visited one of your meetings and met a few of you, and am looking forward to coming again. I have been interested in starting beekeeping for a while now and would like to get started, however I currently live in a condo in Chapel Hill and there is no possibility of keeping bees there. My first step therefore is finding a place to keep the bees, preferably near Chapel Hill. I have been looking and trying to find a place through my acquaintances, but have not yet found a place. If anyone knows of a place where I could keep bees or knows someone who would like bees on their land, please let me know.

On an additional note, once I am able to find a place I can go ahead and order bees. I have found a few places on the internet, but would rather get bees from somewhere withing driving distance if possible. I am looking for packages as opposed to nucs, and am flexable as to the race of bees. Any suggestions or places you have had good experiences with would be great.

Thanks for your time!

Saan Palmer
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I would check with the AG extension agent. What you need is a place nearby with good bee forage and no livestock. If there are children the should be old enough to be instructed to stay away from the hives. It is also helpful if you are able to drive right up to the hives. There should be minimal use of pesticides, especially on corn or cotton. Soybean fields are good producers if no pesticides. If there is a home garden there should be increased yields of some things, especially cucurbits. Be sure and offer the landowner a share of the honey. If you have a spare veil he can watch with khaki pants, jeans, and a long-sleeved white shirt. He should not be allergic to hymenoptera and know that he should not operate machinery near (within 10' or so) of hives. Of course you offer him a share of the honey. Have you given thought as to where you're going to process the comb and work on hives and frames? The former could be a major problem but the OCBA folks should be able to help you with.

MS Tom Wright




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