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I am off in college and my hives are back home. But the Beekeeping season is starting back up here soon. I encourage any and all to check into the possibility of becoming a beekeeper if it fits.
A swarm that moved into an empty hive I baited with queen lure.
Picked up the queen from a swarm on accident.
First bit of honey stored away in my super (the box I collect from)
A beautiful picture of brood (baby bees), pollen, and then capped honey in the white.
Lovely queen. She has the longer body.
No description needed (:
I got a call to go pick up a swarm of bees at the local sex shop, so I brought some friends.
Pretty big swarm I collected out of juniper tree.
And then put them in a nuc hive for transportation. Please ask any questions, and if you’re shy you can PM. Let’s keep the bee puns to a minimal though (:
Maverick tax.
proracing53
spitfires2000
I'm still going to upvote the bees. Bees need upvotes!
HeyitsSunshine
I wanna stick my face in that honey. That's weird.
schmobius
Is it true that our weapons are useless against them?
RootEnoch
foolhollow
This is just obligatory on any bee post.
TooMuchWorkNotNuffFun
Bee puns to a minimum? Man what a buzzkill
thefriedbanana
Ya like jazz?
tygerpsimatrix
venomlash
Nice tight brood pattern there. +1 from a former hobbyist!
jery007
why and how exactly do bees make honey.
Spragnort
Take nectar from plant, eat it digest it in stomach, enzymes break it down, then they throw it up into another bees mouth, then storage it
TheRedBaKon
Bob64
Thelrishlnquistion
smpat04
Op, the girl wearing the bikini to go collect the bees... why isn’t she worried about getting stung?
Spragnort
She wasn’t out with them.
tutorp
I have actually considered setting up a hive, once I live somewhere where I actually have the space.
Spragnort
Do it!
cleverwittyusername
*grabs epipen nervously*
Enderman526
This is something Ive been considering actually. I make mead from honey and I would love to try brewin from my own honey
Spragnort
Do it, research it. Make sure it’s a good fit first.
CardiacBabe
Bees will kill me. So I am glad someone else is taking responsibility and helping keep the population up!
nerdmatic
CaptBuckMinster
Will never not upvote AD
allotherusernamestaken89
ChrisBronson
Gob's not on board
WendyFromNeverland
Is it difficult to find the queen? I feel like it would be as finding a needle in a haystack or somethibg
Spragnort
It can be. Usually you don’t see her but you just look for signs she is there. Like bee behavior and fresh eggs.
kissmymuzzleloader
My boyfriend is a beekeeper. At first, for me, it was difficult to spot her. Now it seems like she "stands out" compared to the rest.
lostbuddy
So she has a much larger abdomen than any other bee but also it’s easier to spot her because when she walks around the hive the other bees 1
lostbuddy
Will literally move out of the way for her. She is royalty haha 2/2
ItsAGameOfSchlongs
The city i live in is actually going to become a bee haven city. Flowers are being planted by the roadside, and in private gardens.
SurfingWithTheAlien
Which city and country? That is awesome!
hahahasrsly
Ventura, Cali. is like that. Beautiful place to visit right on the ocean.
ItsAGameOfSchlongs
Copenhagen, Frederiksberg. Denmark.
NotSoArtzie
Muskyville, Mars.
goodjobmyfellowman
Thanks, Elon!
Spragnort
That’s great
maggooo
Wherrrre!
curseyoursudenbutinevitablebetrayal
I've been planting more and more lavender in my garden. My little honey bees and bumbles go nuts for the stuff.
unicorncentaur
That decides it; I’m planting lavender this year!
curseyoursudenbutinevitablebetrayal
Oh, do it! It's great! English lavender is the best to plant, it's very hardy, and gets really bushy. And the bumble bees are just so cute!
unicorncentaur
I'll look around for some seeds today. I wonder if they grow well in Georgia? Bees are cute and I love watching them buzz around the yard!
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
By the roadside? I'm not sure if that's conducive to bee health (or the health of any person who eats the resulting honey, ftm). Roadside...
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
plants accumulate heavy metals (mercury, arsenic from diesel exhaust, lead that has accumulated in the soil in previous decades) & other...
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
toxic pollutants from traffic exhaust, such as formaldeyhde, benzene, and even radionuclides. Of course bees kept in cities are doused...
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
with all this too & breathe particulate matter to boot. And so do humans of course. Still, no reason to further increase their and our ...
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
exposure to toxins & carcinogens via pollutant-riddled honey.
stuckinaoffice
What are the best plants for bees I can get in the uk? I don’t want to keep the wee buggers but I don’t mind helping them out.
Spragnort
Lavender, mint, nectar heavy plants. You can google them. There is a lot
FinneyMB
Queen lure?
Magpiebones
Curious too.
IWasToldThereWouldBePie
artificial pheromones, i'm guessing?
Spragnort
Yup!
HeatherHobbit
I follow a few bee keepers on YouTube because it’s so fascinating. Do you have a channel that I can follow?
Spragnort
I do not have a channel
Davis6006
Why is bees head blue in #1?
rbudrick
Little bee blue. He needed the money!
NordicusMaximus
Andrew Dice Clay reference, man I’m old!
rbudrick
Praise the Dice gods.
SometimesILikeToPayForPorn
It's the queen, we mark them so is easier to recognize it.
misscatillac
What do you mark them with?
Zahnradfee
Like a crown. "Hereby I declare you Queen."
TooMuchWorkNotNuffFun
Those are its balls; hasn’t had an appt with the Queen yet.
anomalyraven
The only acceptable explanation.
lostbuddy
That IS the queen
TooMuchWorkNotNuffFun
Psst, I know, it was a joke
IceWeaselX
That's her thorax, not her head. Queens are marked for identification, and the color depends upon the hatching year.
xDeAdFoXx
Bees are neat. I like honey. You're cool.
Spragnort
Thank you!
NoLifeKingu
Sweet.
terribleteeth128
At the sex shop?
derpesofthemouth
None of your beeswax
IWasToldThereWouldBePie
It was a sting operation.
ApplesdaKitty
Yup. That had too many bees, not enough birds.
mdzmdz
They had 36 Bs for sale in the lingerie section
Prionalurus
What do you think powers the latest organic vibrators?
mycutenamehere
*shudders *
TargetedAdBot
One woman, millions of men. The men have needs...
clutchthepearls
Technically the men are only around just to have sex.
igivetheinternets
Then they die
tacodefender
Little known facts, bees were originally used in the sex business due to there honey pots
junkhead412
*money shots
MoreAshyThanLarry
BrannDailor
where?
GreenYawgmoth
over they're.
LindsyLovesLemons
Actually, they were put inside a cylindrical container then shaken to give a vibrator like effect. The cylinder was then straddled by women.
AmICleverYet
I'm gonna need a source on this one
LindsyLovesLemons
I was completely bullshitting based on a meme I saw a while ago!!!
TheTrekkieWhovian
They're wrong, not their fault though. https://mistakinghistories.wordpress.com/2017/08/08/cleopatra-and-the-vibrator-powered-by-bees/
LindsyLovesLemons
... I was completely bullshitting that. I didn't know that was a real thing!
mdzmdz
They were drawn by all the buzzing
StartedAtTheBottomNeverLeft
What's this? A thread overpopulated with bees? Adding more bees should help
Itiswhatitisandaintwhatitaint
" You get bees and you get bees and you get bees!!!!"
TheCarolingian
How do you just "collect a swarm"?
uwantsomelightlyfriedfishfillets
You have to let them sting you a couple of times first
Ididthisforthelol
You ask them nicely.
Spragnort
Shake them all into a box make sure u get the queen.
Crazyaussiecanadian
A swarm will literally pour like water into a box when you give it a shake.then put a lid on it.
notproducticrastinating
If you get the queen into the box, the rest of the bees will follow her. At the end of the day, the majority of the bees should be back 1/2
notproducticrastinating
in the box, and you can close it up and take it somewhere else 2/2
Robvp
Back in school my beekeeping teacher just shook the branch it was in so they fell into a plastic bag, then she took them to a box
FuzzyX
Queen Lure
collettcd7
My dad used to do it, basically a vacuum that sucks them into a box
cesairforgeroflightning
Do you have to check if the swarm might belong to somebody else before you can collect it?
Tannarias
My dad's bees would swarm when they got to big. He'd just start a new hive with them. It was fun to watch.
VagisilToothpaste
If they're swarmed in the open like that they generally aren't someone else's bees.
cesairforgeroflightning
I was asking because German legislation has very specific rulings about bee swarms that move and whom they belong to afterwards.
doesnamematterhere
OP, make another one with more technical information please like how hives work, what is queen lure, equipment, time investment, $$$, etc.
TheDepartmentOfMilitarySciences
A how to post would be great! Im interested but uncertain how to start
tazlah
@op
Bm177
Google.com
doubledoubleanimalstyle
Everything can be googled. But there's nothing wrong with having a discussion about it with someone who is experienced
Spragnort
I’ll work on it.
RonMimnaugh
It isn't cheap for sure and there is a lot to learn. Take a class. It will give you the beginning
PancakeDog
Yup
SilBil22
Yup
mangomangobanana
I second that. Would really like more how-to info.
spankbox
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Threadnomancer
This, oh my god i need a overview from this guy about bees
utdrmac
this guy is a novice and videos all. Start at video 1. He talks about everything https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-xczyljpDKuM00-45OUrvg
SurpriseFatGuy
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Wotanus
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KoachKuma
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CyFestus
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Marmadookie
Boop.
desillama
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Sevyog
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CaptainColoratura
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doesnamematterhere
And if someone actually knows how to tag OP please do because I dont
sasisc1512
@imgursbestbeekeeper
rimehoarfrost
Just type @op, literally
espresso6depresso
Does it work for mobile user as well? Cause it doesn't work quite the same
rimehoarfrost
I am a mobile user.
krollballer
@op
AmSpecialSnowflake
@op, literally
DrSnuess
Time is minimal :1hour /week. $ is sumwat significant. Queen= 35. Q + starter workers= 150. Box + honey tray= 55(need 3-4, for 1 hive)1/2
DrSnuess
Suit=100, smoker=20?, feeder= 10, honey extractor= 2-400. I have been doing for 2 years. I have 1 hive. I have lost 3. 2/3
DrSnuess
1 swarmed, 1 queen was no good. 1 died b/c of stupid ignorance. I love them. They are really my only hobby. My honey is da best. No lie
Trelkeen
So $1,000 would be a safe bet to set aside before starting this hobby?
DrSnuess
You bet. Should be enough. Pm me if you have questions that my limited exp can handle.
hahahasrsly
Pretty cheap compared to others.