Greetings from the WV panhandle

[Rufa]

Hi everyone,

BjornBee referred me to this forum to get in the loop. Here I am.

After doing a few months of book learning, and getting a little hands-on instruction from a beekeeper in the Shenandoah Valley, I started keeping bees about a year ago. I learned a lot. And by that I mean, I made a LOT of mistakes.

This year, my wife and I are taking our one year old son and moving to Frederick, Maryland from Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. My beekeeping equipment is technically owned by a non-profit religious group, at a farm in southern Pennsylvania. I had the bright idea to take on the project, and got people to donate start-up money. Now I'm looking for two things: some packaged bees to restart a couple of hives, and someone to take on the responsibility while I help out. If I don't find those two things, the bee project is getting sidelined for a year or two.

Either way, I'm happy to be here and learn something before I kill any more bees.

[1reb]

Hello and Welcome Rufa
There is alot of great information on the forum !!
The members here are willing help and answer your questions, all you need to do is to ask
Johnny

[Cindi]

Rufa welcome to our forum, so nice that you have found us.  Good luck with your move, good luck with finding someone to help with your two requests, I am sure things will work out nicely for you.  Stick around, here we can help you to learn more about beekeeping, this can be a place where you can express yourself and tell your stories, tales, experiences and make some new friends.  Have a wonderful and great day, great health.  Cindi

[BjornBee]

Hello Rufa. Glad you made it.

I hope you find the help and answers your looking for.

[Dimmsdale]

Another PanHandle BeeKeeper here.  My name is Darren and I just started a hive in Berkeley Springs WV.  I'm already obsessed with these bees.  What a great hobby!