I was seriously comtemplating selling my beestuffs and getting out of it.
It wasn't as I thought going into this hobby.
I'd wanted to have beehives for years. I've always thought this was a wonderful pastime with a little work, I'd get all the honey I wanted for my teas, breads, and peanut butter sandwiches.
Then I learned how much works it takes to get your foundation drawn in a year, it may not get all drawn out in a year. I have a hive that's a year and a half old and still hasn't drawn out all the deep frames. ???
Then I was hit with the reality of the bees vulnerabilities, mites moths dysentery and viruses and spent my days worring about them and nights studying about them.
Yep, I almost quit.
I have good hives now, I could sell every stand for 120.00 each, but I can't do it.
They're my pets, my little darlings.
What has happened to me? #;^)
It wasn't as I thought going into this hobby.
I'd wanted to have beehives for years. I've always thought this was a wonderful pastime with a little work, I'd get all the honey I wanted for my teas, breads, and peanut butter sandwiches.
Then I learned how much works it takes to get your foundation drawn in a year, it may not get all drawn out in a year. I have a hive that's a year and a half old and still hasn't drawn out all the deep frames. ???
Then I was hit with the reality of the bees vulnerabilities, mites moths dysentery and viruses and spent my days worring about them and nights studying about them.
Yep, I almost quit.
I have good hives now, I could sell every stand for 120.00 each, but I can't do it.
They're my pets, my little darlings.
What has happened to me? #;^)