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Is anyone beekeepers in the SEO area?

My wife is a first year keeper , neat little critters .

I’m in my second year. Finally got some honey and was able to sell it. Very interesting little guys (girls) ha

I’ve talked about starting the last 2/3 years but never do. Some people I know have bees so I’m going go see how they do it this year and hopefully next year start. That is if the murder hornets don’t kill all the bees first

Im thinking about also starting in the bee business. Is getting a queen bee hard to get and start a bee colony.

Prime Time wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 3:28 pm Im thinking about also starting in the bee business. Is getting a queen bee hard to get and start a bee colony.

You can order package bees in the spring (2 or 3 lbs of bees and a queen) from what I’ve seen it doesn’t look that hard. Price has been what’s kept me from starting usually. But once you have a hive you can keep splitting or catch swarms. I know there is a beekeeping place out by Marietta (Bee Barn maybe?) that I was thinking of ordering from

Thanks Rusty, I’ll look into that place in Marietta.

Prime Time wrote: ↑Fri May 29, 2020 8:11 am Thanks Rusty, I’ll look into that place in Marietta.

Also there is a group on Facebook called Athens County Area Beekeepers Association. If Marietta is a dead end it might be some help