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Hello everyone, my name is Nate and I live in Wilkes County... Home to Brushy Mtn Bee Farm and Miller Bee Supply.
I am beginning my beekeeping adventure this spring and it is exciting thus far. Hopefully i can start with two hives. Just wanted to say that I have enjoyed reading about beekeeping here and am looking forward to fun learning about bees.
Little John_NC
12-15-2007, 07:41 PM
Welcome Nate !!!
Im way south of you in Anson County 18 miles west of Rockingham NC.
Brent Bean
12-15-2007, 10:33 PM
Welcome Nate, it’s good to see young folks getting interested in beekeeping. Living close to Brush Mountain Bee farm should be handy, I have always been happy with their product and service. Hope the Bee fever grips you tightly.
applebwoi
12-16-2007, 12:00 AM
Welcome Nate,
You've found a good site to help you get started. I've found the folks here to be extremely helpful and usually with good advice.
riverrat
12-16-2007, 05:24 AM
Hello everyone, my name is Nate and I live in Wilkes County... Home to Brushy Mtn Bee Farm and Miller Bee Supply.
Hopefully i can start with two hives.
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welcome aboard Nate you have found the best resource you could possibly have. we need to give you the disclaimer warning up front: WARNING bee keeping is an addiction without a cure. you may hope to start with 2 hives but I bet you end up with a lot more than you ever intended on having:D
tecumseh
12-16-2007, 06:43 AM
welcome aboard nate...
nate writes:
Hopefully i can start with two hives.
with tongue firmly planted in cheek tecumseh writes:
well nate that would be your first mistake. you should just go ahead and go for three (the good, the bad, the ugly).
start slowly and enjoy... and yes beekeeping is a bit addictive.
james115
12-16-2007, 08:12 AM
from down in lee county,, welcome aboard.. you can talk to a beekeeper anytime,
but it is very hard to tell him anything.. keep an open mind and enjoy the forum..
and the the wonderful world of bees
Ben Brewcat
12-16-2007, 12:09 PM
Howdy Nate! Welcome and congratulations on starting early enough to be ready in spring, you've avoided the first potential mistake right there.
Fred Bee
12-16-2007, 03:26 PM
Welcome Nate...name here is Fred and I am one state over from you in Tennessee. Get your equipment assembled, painted and ready and be working on your apiary location, hive stands etc. Read some good bee books and holler if you need help! Good luck!
;)
johnnybigfish
12-23-2007, 08:18 PM
Boy, how lucky can a person get? Right near Brushy Mountain!
That means you can go there all the time and look at their stuff instaed of looking thru a catalog!
Way to go!
Good luck on your beekeeping!
your friend,
john
berkshire bee
12-23-2007, 09:47 PM
Welcome Nate, Say hi to Shane at Brushy Mountain from one of his former customers at Betterbee in snow country. hope he's enjoying the warmer weather
mlewis48
12-23-2007, 10:03 PM
Welcome Nate,
As one of the others said, you will start out with 2 but you will get more. This is my first full year at it myself. I started out with 3 and now have 9. It is a great and educational hobby, if you can call it that. It is full of ups and downs. So, with that said, dont be afraid to ask any questions. No matter how off the wall that you think they will be. There is alot of experiance here and that is priceless. I have been reading the posts here for awile and have learned alot. With that said good luck and have a Happy Holiday!
Marcus:cool:
roger lee
12-23-2007, 10:07 PM
Being that close to Brushy Mountain would be the end of me. My wife would leave for sure.
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday .
Brushy mtn is about a 5 minute drive from my house :) Good access, close to home, never any shipping charges, i better watch my addiction hehe.