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MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD => GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF => Topic started by: genehil on December 02, 2011, 08:08:45 am

Title: Newbie in Panama City, Florida
Post by: genehil on December 02, 2011, 08:08:45 am

Presently attending UF Extension Office class "Beekeeping in the Panhandle".  Not sure if I'm already behind the curve for Spring 2012.  May use the next ten months or so to read, read, read and learn, learn, learn before I order my hive kit and bees.  I think by springtime 2013 I may have a handle on what I need to do.  I'm already learning loads from the forums here.

Title: Re: Newbie in Panama City, Florida
Post by: AllenF on December 03, 2011, 12:07:25 am

I think you can be ready for spring of 12.    Read and read some more.   And welcome to the forum.

Title: Re: Newbie in Panama City, Florida
Post by: Intheswamp on December 03, 2011, 12:56:32 am

I agree with Allen, get ready to jump in!  Now's the time to be building your supers and equipment.  2013 is a LOOOOOONNNNNGGGGGGGGG way off!!!!!!!! ;)

Best wishes,
Ed

Title: Re: Newbie in Panama City, Florida
Post by: asprince on December 04, 2011, 07:34:18 pm

Order your bees now. It is not as difficult as it seems when you have support network like Beemaster.com.


Good Luck,

Steve

Title: Re: Newbie in Panama City, Florida
Post by: bud1 on December 04, 2011, 08:37:27 pm

get in touch with hardwood (scot and pegy)  he knows bees and is a great teacher

Title: Re: Newbie in Panama City, Florida
Post by: Larry Bees on December 05, 2011, 09:37:07 am

Welcome to the site!

Get started this spring! Don't wait! A friend of mine bought a lot of starter nucs from a guy in the panhandle last year.

Larry

Title: Re: Newbie in Panama City, Florida
Post by: specialkayme on December 06, 2011, 07:55:48 pm

welcome to the site!

Title: Re: Newbie in Panama City, Florida
Post by: beee farmer on December 06, 2011, 09:57:53 pm

Welcome to the forum, your gonna love it!

Title: Re: Newbie in Panama City, Florida
Post by: hardwood on December 06, 2011, 11:40:00 pm

Jump in this spring for sure. The fastest way to learn is to do! I'm not exactly next to you but am willing to help anyway I can.

Enjoy!
Scott

Title: Re: Newbie in Panama City, Florida
Post by: AliciaH on December 08, 2011, 08:39:39 pm

Welcome!  Reading is a great way to learn about bees but it doesn't hold a candle to actually learning from the bees.  Go ahead and jump in, you won't regret it!

Title: Re: Newbie in Panama City, Florida
Post by: nietssemaj on December 14, 2011, 03:00:11 pm

I'm also in the same UF course but in Leon County.

Go ahead and plan for spring 2012. If you don't around June/July you'll wish you had.

I've been chomping at the bit myself for months.