tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750535620794560439.post186710186393626452..comments2024-03-20T06:18:39.322-05:00Comments on Hoodoo Hill: BeesGranny Tacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01722699520556089461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750535620794560439.post-81416644257227114382014-07-20T09:07:18.179-05:002014-07-20T09:07:18.179-05:00LOL I think the "buying" thing is defini...LOL I think the "buying" thing is definitely something we, today, have to overlook! I'm just not into trying to find a hive to collect. I envy you having your hives. I'm still hoping to have a couple, but we live in the middle of crop fields, and they do spread their insecticides and fertilizers, both via air and those long motorized contraptions that spray directly onto the field. I have seen bees pollinating my garden (the plants that would actually grow!), but as for where they house themselves, I haven't seen anything close to a hive anywhere - "wild" or in someone's yard/field.<br /><br />I am still optimistic though, that I will eventually get to try my hand at beekeeping. :)<br /><br />Blessings!Granny Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722699520556089461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3750535620794560439.post-751236827463873342014-07-18T12:01:26.538-05:002014-07-18T12:01:26.538-05:00Love the wife's tales of the bees and all the ...Love the wife's tales of the bees and all the folklore that comes with the bees. I currently have five hives. Three years ago, I bought ( a big oops apparently) three hives. I am having ups and downs with the bees--but it is all a learning curve. I treat them with great respect, and I let them do what they do--I try not to interfere. They have been doing their thing for eons. I 'raise' them naturally--no antibiotics or chemicals. Were we live, we are not exposed to chemical farming, and we do not use or believe in the use of chemicals. I am now up to five hives.<br /><br />I hope one day you may acquire a bee hive or two.Stoney Creek Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00135386098524196047noreply@blogger.com