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MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD => GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF => Topic started by: T.J. on January 24, 2012, 11:10:14 pm

Title: Hello from Alabama
Post by: T.J. on January 24, 2012, 11:10:14 pm
just wanted to say hi & i am glad i found this board.it looks like there is alot of good reading i need to catch up on here.

i do not have any bees yet but i plan to get 4-5 packages this Spring.so,i have been busy putting hives together & painting.i am not totally new to bees though - when i was a kid i helped my Grandfather with his bees.....i just wish i had paid more attention back then.

T.J.
Title: Re: Hello from Alabama
Post by: Intheswamp on January 25, 2012, 12:39:13 am
Welcome to the forum, T.J.  I'm down south of Montgomery.  Glad to hear you're getting *back* into bees.  We all wished we had listened to our fathers/grandfathers more...and on a lot of issues.  I bet as you work with the bees there will be things that come back to you that you had forgotten all about...

Best wishes,
Ed
Title: Re: Hello from Alabama
Post by: AllenF on January 25, 2012, 07:45:54 pm
Welcome to the forum.
Title: Re: Hello from Alabama
Post by: T.J. on January 26, 2012, 10:41:32 pm
Ed & AllenF,

thanks for the welcome.i appreciate it.

i'm not shure what all i will remember.....alot has changed in 30 years.my Grandfather would probably tell me i'm crazy to try and keep bees in all mediums  ;)

T.J.
Title: Re: Hello from Alabama
Post by: specialkayme on January 26, 2012, 10:47:02 pm
Welcome to the site!
Title: Re: Hello from Alabama
Post by: Intheswamp on January 27, 2012, 08:52:15 am
Ed & AllenF,

thanks for the welcome.i appreciate it.

i'm not shure what all i will remember.....alot has changed in 30 years.my Grandfather would probably tell me i'm crazy to try and keep bees in all mediums  ;)

T.J.
The biggest changes I would think are varroa mites and small hive beetles and how they affect honey bee management today.  Study up well on them. ;)

Best wishes,
Ed
Title: Re: Hello from Alabama
Post by: tedlemay on January 28, 2012, 12:15:45 am
Welcome to the site TJ
Title: Re: Hello from Alabama
Post by: lenape13 on January 28, 2012, 04:51:40 pm
Welcome from the great, not-so-frozen north.  Lots of information and fun people here on the forum.
Title: Re: Hello from Alabama
Post by: T.J. on January 30, 2012, 09:27:27 pm
sorry about replying back so late. i want to thank everyone for the welcome.it is appreciated very much.
thanks,
T.J.