Author Topic: Hi from SF Bay Area (Read 2863 times)

nonna italiana · « **on:** July 18, 2005, 12:55:20 am »

Hello to all. I'm new to beekeeping. A friend gave a swarm to me back in May; now I have a backyard hive in the East Bay. I've learned a lot from everyone who has been posting to this board. Thanks to everyone, you've all been very helpful. Lots of neat pix, too!

Miss Chick-a-BEE · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2005, 01:07:12 pm »

Welcome aboard, and good to have ya. :)

Beth

Horns Pure Honey · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2005, 01:40:24 pm »

Welcome aboard! Do you know what type of bees you have? See ya on the forums, bye :D

nonna italiana · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2005, 11:58:05 pm »

Thanks for the nice welcome. Seems the swarm I've hived has a mix of light & dark bees. They seem to be pretty gentle, as clumsy as I still am with checking the hive, I haven't bothered too much with all the protective gear.
I've got 2 brood chambers, then 3 medium supers now above the queen excluder. Using 10 frames with pierco foundation. Got loads of nectar, but not much of it is capped honey. My hive is under a tree, so maybe it needs more warmth or ventilation?
Having a great time with my bees -- it's really neat to come home, sit outside & watch them for awhile.
I'm going to have lots of questions when it comes time to extract honey...