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<blockquote data-quote="Jack T." data-source="post: 3072174" data-attributes="member: 412"><p>I kept bees for several years (until a really hot hive sent me to the ER with anaphylactic shock). Had 12-ish hives at the most, but that was spread across multiple places.</p><p></p><p>There really isn't much *work* to it. . .the bees do take care of themselves. Just make sure they have enough room (boxes/supers) and stay out of their way. Most are *really* gentle, and it's nice to set out during the summer and watch them working. You can see them carrying the pollen into the hive. </p><p></p><p>Good way to expand (after you have your feet wet) is to collect swarms during the spring, which looks really dangerous but isn't. </p><p></p><p>Until you get a lot of hives, the honey harvest can be done with a knife and a strainer of some sort in the kitchen. It will make a huge mess, but it can be done. And when you are done with the equipment, you just set it all out by the hives and the bees will clean all the remaining honey off of it for you!</p><p></p><p>Side benefit: if you have a garden or fruit trees, you *will* see increased harvest because of the bees doing all the extra pollinating for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jack T., post: 3072174, member: 412"] I kept bees for several years (until a really hot hive sent me to the ER with anaphylactic shock). Had 12-ish hives at the most, but that was spread across multiple places. There really isn't much *work* to it. . .the bees do take care of themselves. Just make sure they have enough room (boxes/supers) and stay out of their way. Most are *really* gentle, and it's nice to set out during the summer and watch them working. You can see them carrying the pollen into the hive. Good way to expand (after you have your feet wet) is to collect swarms during the spring, which looks really dangerous but isn't. Until you get a lot of hives, the honey harvest can be done with a knife and a strainer of some sort in the kitchen. It will make a huge mess, but it can be done. And when you are done with the equipment, you just set it all out by the hives and the bees will clean all the remaining honey off of it for you! Side benefit: if you have a garden or fruit trees, you *will* see increased harvest because of the bees doing all the extra pollinating for you. [/QUOTE]
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