How Many Hives Should I Get This Year?
My stomach dropped reading this. "U.S.D.A Approves First Vaccine For Honeybess" Although it appears to some as a “fix” for declining bee populations, it definitely is not. I don’t like it when the people who create the problems, then “fix” the problems.
Introducing something like this into the bee world is disgusting. What if it went terribly wrong and decimated the population? What if it affected how they pollinate? What if it is all for control?
I wonder if the bees not taking it are being told how selfish they are…🤪 How do you feel about your food’s pollinator being treated like this?
I love beekeeping!
Having bees on the homestead is one of my favorite things. I love spending time caring for the bees, and I am continuously amazed at everything bees do! These ladies work HARD!
Yes, the girls are the hard workers while the male drones really don’t do all that much and are actually kicked out of the hive before winter because they bring nothing to the table 😂
I began beekeeping this year with two Carniolan hives, and I’m excited to continue being a beekeeper next spring. Currently, my hives are winterized, but I just checked on them with a stethoscope and could hear them inside the hive buzzzing away!
I know there’s a few more months of winter left, but I’m just wishing it away so I can spend more time with my bees. I plan to get a few more hives next year and continue building a little bee operation.
This past year my beehives gave me 1 gallon of honey. I only extracted from one hive but both worked so incredibly hard, and I was grateful they shared some of their treasure.
One hive so far seems like it wont be making it through this winter. I'll be building a new bench and getting a number of new hives. I'm thinking three more so I have a total of 4 hives and most likely introduce what few might be a live in the other hive into the new hives.
Who wants to try beekeeping?!
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My grandpa was a beekeeper. Unfortunately, I haven't inherited his passion for bees. I am perfectly aware of the importance of bees for our sustenance as a species. Hence, I would advise you to get as many hives as you can handle.
I'm going to try up to 5 this summer and a new bee variation as well. Perhaps more hardy for the cold weather here. Another bee keeper mentioned 1 in 5 hives normally make it through a winter. Not sure how accurate that is but bees are for sure one of the hardest things to take care of in terms of just keeping them alive! It's crazy
I think the effects on the bees are going to be disastrous. How are they even going to vaccinate bees?? Better leave this wonderful creatures be their natural selves.
I agree, leave them beeeee!
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Congratulations on your hives! I too have a passion for bees, they are a perfect machine: on their own they can do everything, create their own sustenance, and (with propolis) disinfect their environment.
They are exceptional!
I enjoy giving them drinks in the summer, and I love it when they rest on my hand to drink!
Unfortunately, I don't have the opportunity to keep a hive and be able to care for them properly, but I would love to!
Hopefully one day you're able to. It's one of my favorite things on the homestead
i thought you are gonna talk about your hive goals crypto-wise 😅
I have those as well lol
Ironically it’s crop farming that’s the problem. By eating more vegetables than meat we’re creating a perfect storm that will decimate the bee population not save it.
Animals like cows and sheep break and compact the soil which helps to retain water. But they need to move so that they don’t damage the soil. Unfortunately from what I’ve seen of a lot of American farms this isn’t happening so the soil gets destroyed.
But if the animals were densely moved around in herds from paddock to paddock like they do here in New Zealand then the soil becomes stronger. This in turn makes plants stronger. This in turn allows bees to become stronger as they don’t have to go so far for food.
Animals are a win win win for everyone concerned.
Crops on the other hand destroy the topsoil. The methods used even in organic farming are destroying the very thing plants need to survive. Most of the crops grown aren’t the sort of crops that bees pollinate anyway and thus the bees are pushed further to find food and subsequently die of starvation or exhaustion.
Crop farming also requires far more fertilisers but currently the only ones used are Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K). They don’t add all the other nutrients that plants need so the crops aren’t that strong anyway.
The solution to a dwindling bee population is for us to eat more meat not eat more plants.
Interesting