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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

It seems like a lot of work, and I have plenty of free (no money, no labor) 
pollination from bumblebees.  Also, I live on a third of an acre in the 
suburbs, and wonder if my neighbors' yard chemicals might be bad for bees 
and/or the quality of the honey.

I do enjoy honey bees, though.  Maybe I'll give it a try after the kids go 
off to college.

Ginda

On Mar 27, 2010, at 5:30 PM, Tim Inman wrote:

> Why not become a beekeeper yourself?
> 
> I'm starting into my 3d season with my own honeybees.  I wish someone had 
> shown me this 'hobby' decades ago.  It is the most fun, the honey is 
> delicious, and I just have a ball at it virtually all year long.  They are 
> so very very interesting. Always something to learn, a new experience, etc. 
> They are SO gentle - they're not trying to find an excuse to sting.  My 
> wife 
> kept her own hive for the first time last year, and she had a great time at 
> it, too.  I would just urge everybody with fruit or gardens or a little 
> adventure in their hearts to give it a try.
> 
> Right now is the time to start, so if you're on the fence about it, try one 
> hive this year and see if you like it.  Videos by Keith Delaplane started 
> me.  They really simplify and take you right through the first year.  Go 
> for 
> it!
> 
> Tim Inman
> 
> 
>> Nothing's in bloom yet in Massachusetts, but I haven't seen honey bees in 
>> years.  I have seen lots of bumble bees in various sizes, and I've 
>> had good pollination, even of early stuff.
>> 
>> I emcourage vetch and other weeds that flower off-season from my fruit 
>> crops, in the hopes that will help keep the bumblebees happy.
>> 
>> -- Ginda
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