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MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD => GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF => Topic started by: Beetific on July 29, 2013, 04:04:15 pm

Title: Hello from central Arkansas!
Post by: Beetific on July 29, 2013, 04:04:15 pm

Hi there! I'm currently apprenticing and learning all I can about beekeeping. I found this forum thanks to Linda's bee blog. I'm still figuring out how to maneuver around this forum, but it sounds like its a great reference to use and I hope to learn a ton!

Title: Re: Hello from central Arkansas!
Post by: Joe D on July 30, 2013, 01:56:29 am

Welcome to the forum, Beetific.  With your apprenticing you are probably picking up a lot already.  There are loads of threads and videos here that can also help.  Good luck and beek is very addictive.




Joe

Title: Re: Hello from central Arkansas!
Post by: tefer2 on July 30, 2013, 08:38:15 am

Welcome to the forum, the search function will help you research topics.

Title: Re: Hello from central Arkansas!
Post by: Beetific on July 31, 2013, 01:32:38 am

Thank you! I'm already enjoying reading through the topics!

Title: Re: Hello from central Arkansas!
Post by: JPinMO on August 01, 2013, 04:11:29 am

Welcome, Beetific! Are you apprenticing with a commercial keeper?

Title: Re: Hello from central Arkansas!
Post by: mikecva on August 01, 2013, 12:13:35 pm

Welcome to the forum  :cheer: Are you going into beekeeping as a job or hobby/personal.  -Mike

Title: Re: Hello from central Arkansas!
Post by: GSF on August 02, 2013, 10:33:33 am

Welcome!

Title: Re: Hello from central Arkansas!
Post by: BeeMaster2 on August 02, 2013, 12:18:01 pm

Welcome to the forum, Beetific.
Jim

Title: Re: Hello from central Arkansas!
Post by: Beetific on August 09, 2013, 09:27:24 pm

JPinMo, no, just a hobbyist. He has 30 hives spread out around town and on people's farms, but there are 12 at his house that I get to interact with.

And Mike: just as a hobby. There are numerous reasons for it but mostly, I just had a daughter, and I firmly believe that raising her around bees will instill in her a lot of great values: symbiosis of humans and nature, taking care of those things smaller than us, the importance of agriculture and organic farming practices, work ethic, each individual has a purpose, the importance of community and each person's separate value to society, etc. and of course the amazing properties of bee pollen, royal jelly, propolis, and honey!