J.T., I sent you a PM. I've been researching beekeeping the last year or so. Attwoods in madill now sells hives and supplies. I know a couple local keepers, I haven't jumped into it yet because I don't have a place to keep a couple hives. I live in town.
http://www.beekeepingetc.com/joom/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=58
Is in OKC also. Haven't stopped by yet tho.
Is in OKC also. Haven't stopped by yet tho.
Just did my first split on Sunday. It's a blast. Got stung for the first time during the split and I have had them a year. Ususally don't suit up unless I am doing a full hive inspection. They are easy and entertaining. As to the distance, my mentor has 4 hives within 10 feet of his house and his wife mows right by them without getting stung. He claims that his queens have a docile trait, Sunkist is what he calls them. It's fun, but my first jar of honey will end up costing me about $500. But after that everything is free!
Rule #1. Never wander around your hives wearing a t shirt, shorts and flip flops
#2 Never take the top off the hive without first lighting your smoker
#3 Knock on the hive before you take off the top to see if they are in a good mood.
#4 It matters not how fast your riding mower is, You cant swat, steer and avoid trees at the same time.
#2 Never take the top off the hive without first lighting your smoker
#3 Knock on the hive before you take off the top to see if they are in a good mood.
#4 It matters not how fast your riding mower is, You cant swat, steer and avoid trees at the same time.
In Oklahoma, registration is strictly voluntary. If you are keeping bees on your own property you do not need to register your hives. If you are keeping bees on property other than yours, with their permission of course, you need to have your name and address posted, so that the hives are not considered abandoned. If you live in town, you must follow any rules that that city has, in regards to keeping bees. As long as you are not a commercial operation, keeping bees is a pretty low key hobby, not much red tape involved.
Ah I see. Last year I saw hives on several fields of Canola. All clusters of hives had a sign with owners name and phone number.
Does each hive have a queen or just one queen per cluster?
