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MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD => GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF => Topic started by: beek1951 on May 10, 2012, 12:01:14 am

Title: Hello from Central Texas beek1951
Post by: beek1951 on May 10, 2012, 12:01:14 am: I live in La Grange Texas and am 61 years old. I got my first hive for my birthday in 1956.
Today I live alone with my dogs, goats, some cows, and 18 beehives. I do some swarm work
and removals, but am getting to stove up to climb. My real name is Emil Kaluza, so I get a kick
out of JP's sidekick Emil. Ain't many of us around. Last years drought hit us hards and I lost half
my hives, but it looks good this year. I just went to Louisiana last week to pick up packages in
Moreauville. I sure like that young fella over there, got him a good little business going and from
growing up dirt poor and tenant farming I admire somebody that can take a part of nature's bounty
and nuture it into a living. I done forgot more about bees than I can remember, not because I know
so much, but because forgetting gets easier every day <g>. Hope I can sit and listen, like I did when
I was just a boy sitting in the fire's shadows, listening to the old folk's talk. We used to rob bee trees
in the day time and coon hunt with dogs at night, sometimes staying out 3-4 days. Well that's way too
much about me, I wanna hear some tales from ya'll.
Title: Re: Hello from Central Texas beek1951
Post by: beee farmer on May 10, 2012, 12:09:03 am: Welcome to the forum! looking forward to hearing more from you.
Title: Re: Hello from Central Texas beek1951
Post by: vmmartin on May 10, 2012, 12:56:21 am: Welcome fellow Texan.
Title: Re: Hello from Central Texas beek1951
Post by: Larry Bees on May 10, 2012, 08:01:36 am: Welcome to the site! Larry
Title: Re: Hello from Central Texas beek1951
Post by: specialkayme on May 10, 2012, 08:16:48 am: Welcome to the site!
Title: Re: Hello from Central Texas beek1951
Post by: jaseemtp on May 10, 2012, 08:32:31 am: Welcome Texan!
Title: Re: Hello from Central Texas beek1951
Post by: Joe D on May 10, 2012, 02:22:33 pm: Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to some of your tales. Used to coonhunt also.

Joe
Title: Re: Hello from Central Texas beek1951
Post by: AllenF on May 10, 2012, 03:09:21 pm: Welcome to the forum.
Title: Re: Hello from Central Texas beek1951
Post by: Mark Blain on May 21, 2012, 11:26:05 pm: Hello Emil,
I live in Burton and I just got my first hive, top bar. I would be interested in getting one or two more hives so if you know of anyone with bees in our area let me know. Thanks, Mark
Title: Re: Hello from Central Texas beek1951
Post by: beek1951 on May 23, 2012, 05:18:45 am: Might could help you out. Are you a member of Central Texas Beekeepers Assn in Brenham?
Our meeting is Thurs night at 7pm and if you are there, we can talk.