Fairly new to beekeeping, but have *wanted* to for many years. Had the good fortune to get in on some grant money (from the Tobacco Growers Association) but the requirements were that you *had* to get two Langstroth-type 'starter' kits from a bee supply company. Been there, done that ... hived two packages last spring (2009) had to re-nuc one a month later, got them through a brutal winter and now hoping that my mentor will be available to help me go through them carefully tomorrow
(I took a greenbeek peek on my own a week and a half ago, have some concern that one hive is *bursting* with bees and I'd rather split them than give a swarm to someone else, amen?
I have a location-specific question for anyone in my 'zone' (7b) who has experimented with Langs, TBH and Warre's (side-by-side so to speak) and has come to some more or less non-opinionated conclusions. :scratch: I've been reading about the TBH and Warre systems and it seems to me that they're more sustainable AND better for the bees. As a race, we humans seem to have a form of tunnel vision; bigger, better, faster, more ... regardless of the consequences towards 'lower' life forms
Looking forward to a warp-speed climb around this learning curve with you all! :lookout:
Grace and Peace,
Joseph
Pamplin VA
www.considertheliliesfarm.com
I have a location-specific question for anyone in my 'zone' (7b) who has experimented with Langs, TBH and Warre's (side-by-side so to speak) and has come to some more or less non-opinionated conclusions. :scratch: I've been reading about the TBH and Warre systems and it seems to me that they're more sustainable AND better for the bees. As a race, we humans seem to have a form of tunnel vision; bigger, better, faster, more ... regardless of the consequences towards 'lower' life forms
Looking forward to a warp-speed climb around this learning curve with you all! :lookout:
Grace and Peace,
Joseph
Pamplin VA
www.considertheliliesfarm.com