Surviving Minnesota!

[Bogtown Chick]

Ok. Officially jealous Ralphie.

DS wants bees too. DH says, "Bears will ruin you" DH is right. We have a sow that hits every spring. she gets something. pulls a heavy haybale. etc etc. The Hackensack people. Mann's? Right? they recommend the U of MN beekeeping course. It's a complicated science I think and they can give tips for common issues/infestations, etc.

 

[CindyinSD]

Ok. Officially jealous Ralphie.

DS wants bees too. DH says, "Bears will ruin you" DH is right. We have a sow that hits every spring. she gets something. pulls a heavy haybale. etc etc. The Hackensack people. Mann's? Right? they recommend the U of MN beekeeping course. It's a complicated science I think and they can give tips for common issues/infestations, etc.

Electric fencing around the perimeter of physical fencing. (We don’t have bears, but that’s what I’d do, fwiw.)

 

[jerryse]

ED where on the site did you see photos ? I did not find them but do not go there much . Was it Ameraucana Alliance ?

 

[duluthralphie]

Ok. Officially jealous Ralphie.

DS wants bees too. DH says, "Bears will ruin you" DH is right. We have a sow that hits every spring. she gets something. pulls a heavy haybale. etc etc. The Hackensack people. Mann's? Right? they recommend the U of MN beekeeping course. It's a complicated science I think and they can give tips for common issues/infestations, etc.

A guy from our church is going to help me this year. I am buying some of his extra equipment.

He is including the supers with the comb in it. I guess that is a big help over them having to make new comb.

My brother has been taking a class in NC and is sending me all the material he has. I think the class by the U would be helpful, but time is getting scarce and will for be for next 10 months.

From what I have read and in talking to others I will not be over wintering my bees.....

I will just lift the lid and let them free some 5 degree day.

Most people lose their bees over the winter and it takes 50-75 pounds of honey to feed them. Hopefully, I can sell that honey and get enough to buy bees in the spring.

I will be putting them in my orchard which already has a deer/bear electric fence around them.

 

[Molpet]

A guy from our church is going to help me this year. I am buying some of his extra equipment.

He is including the supers with the comb in it. I guess that is a big help over them having to make new comb.

My brother has been taking a class in NC and is sending me all the material he has. I think the class by the U would be helpful, but time is getting scarce and will for be for next 10 months.

From what I have read and in talking to others I will not be over wintering my bees.....

I will just lift the lid and let them free some 5 degree day.

Most people lose their bees over the winter and it takes 50-75 pounds of honey to feed them. Hopefully, I can sell that honey and get enough to buy bees in the spring.

I will be putting them in my orchard which already has a deer/bear electric fence around them.

Doesn't sound sustainable
Definitely cost more than chickens

 

[duluthralphie]

Doesn't sound sustainable
Definitely cost more than chickens

Not sustainable.. but wasting 50 pounds of honey, then having them die and needing to buy new in the spring is less sustainable..

 

[CindyinSD]

I just found this under a hissing goose (the big one, not the little ones). It’s 12 degrees out there and too early imo to be incubating goose eggs. I guess I’ll be trying out my first goose egg omelette...

 

[jerryse]

Morning . Cloudy day ahead and steady temp of 35 most of the day . They now say snow Wednesday evening into Thursday . Another day of woodworking in the garage .

 

[ejb3810]

ED where on the site did you see photos ? I did not find them but do not go there much . Was it Ameraucana Alliance ?

Jerry, I saw it on the Ameraucana Alliance Facebook page. It was posted by Mike G. I suspect it will bring back memories for you ?

 

[ejb3810]

A guy from our church is going to help me this year. I am buying some of his extra equipment.

He is including the supers with the comb in it. I guess that is a big help over them having to make new comb.

My brother has been taking a class in NC and is sending me all the material he has. I think the class by the U would be helpful, but time is getting scarce and will for be for next 10 months.

From what I have read and in talking to others I will not be over wintering my bees.....

I will just lift the lid and let them free some 5 degree day.

Most people lose their bees over the winter and it takes 50-75 pounds of honey to feed them. Hopefully, I can sell that honey and get enough to buy bees in the spring.

I will be putting them in my orchard which already has a deer/bear electric fence around them.

Ralphie, I suggest you up the voltage on your electric fence to 220. Bears are large animals and do not learn very fast. Come to think of it perhaps you could put a solar power system at Togo and use it to fence out the Sasquatch's ?