Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum
MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD => GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF => Topic started by: meashton on March 28, 2013, 04:19:18 pm
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Hi, I wanted to introduce myself. I live in Colorado and just ordered my first hive! Looking forward to it's arrival so I can get it ready for a package of Italian bees. Looking forward to learning a lot!
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When will the package come in? And welcome to the forum.
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Welcome to the group. Glad you found us!
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Welcome to the forum and to beeking! I'm eagerly awaiting my bees as well (week and a half) and just finished building my first hive (with some help from my dad). This is a great place for advice and experience...and just to shoot the shite! Enjoy and good luck. Can't wait to hear about your adventures.
Jamie
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Welcome to the forum, Meashton. There are lots of videos and threads here to help. You may also want to check out a local bee club. Beek is addictive.
Joe
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Welcome,
There are a lot of new bees such as myself on here and I have gotten a lot of help from everyone. Its great.
My first pkg should be here next weekend. I hope..
Finishing the hives tomorrow.
Good luck and let us know how its going.
David
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Welcome to the forum.
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Welcome ,I'm new too.
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Jluker1126......welcome to the forum......where do you hang your hat or call home. It helps if we all know what part of the world you live, when it comes to answering a lot of questions.
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I am in central Alabama. This will be my second year bee keeping and I am up to 4 hives. The wife and kids really enjoy them so we have not decided where to draw the line yet. Have an awesome mentor and actually did my first cut-out the other day with a friend that is also getting started.
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Sorry, got caught up in building my hive and forgot to come back... :) I'm in Colorado and our package arrives tomorrow!!! Of course, it's snowing, so probably won't be able to hive the bees right away. Just made them some sugar syrup.
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Welcome to the forum. Great information here. Are you on west slope or east slope?
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East - we live in Longmont. Getting our bee package today from Northern Colorado Beekeepers.
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You will do great. I went to school north of you in Laramie. I say that as useless information, not to try to impress you. :-D
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Welcome Meashton,Hope your new bees are doing well.
Tim
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Welcome aboard, meashton....we're awaiting that hiving report. :)
Snowing?...whas'dat? :-D (...I hope I didn't just jinx myself for next winter! :shock: )
Ed
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Welcome! Where in Colorado are you? My daughter and son-in-law will be stationed in Colorado Springs after he finishes his additional Army training.
Scott
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Hi, Scott - we're north of Denver in Longmont (near Boulder).
The hiving went well. Except I accidentally smooshed a few bees when I was shaking out the package and then lost all confidence in myself. :/ Got my first sting by freaking out just a bit.... called a beek friend who helped me hive the second package and assured me I was doing okay. :) The bees are happy, at least one queen is out (checked the next day and the first cage was empty, second cage still had a bit of marshmallow in it). Will check that second hive today just to make sure, but trying not to bug them too much. They are draining sugar water about a pint a day, and saw some full pollen sacks arriving at the hives yesterday.
Supposed to snow (UGH!!) again this Wednesday - do I need to do anything to the hives to prepare for that?