bees

[catalyst]

anyone else keep bees?

[Wombat]

I want to!

Nev

[catalyst]

i´d say just do it...

they have to be the easiest livestock!!

8)

[Dave]

I know a couple of Bee keepers and had some Bees squatting on my old allotment. Never kept them myself.

[IrishAbroad]

Anyone know any good website for beekeeping. All the ones I've found just sell books or equipment. I just want advice on how to start, what I need, etc etc

For example, this year we have a large hive of honey bees squatting in our chimney. Can I relocate them before winter when we'll need to use the fire again. And if I can, how?

Anyway, books cost money

[Guest]

im subscribed to an organic beekeepers list:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Organicbeekeepers/

i´ve found it very useful and informative, and have posted quite a few questions myself, that people very kindly answer... hopefully someone there will help you
ps. i get about 50 emails a day from the list, but it is very easy to unsubscribe once you´ve got the answer you need
andy

[IrishAbroad]

Cheers Andy - I'll give it a go and set my spam filter too

[diver]

Hi, I want to keep bees and have just been on the british beekeepers website (found it through google) , and it looks quite good to me but then I don't know anything about bees or beekeeping. I am about to try and get books from the local library. Does anyone know anything about the BBKA ..apparently they run short courses about how to get started and I wondered if anyone had done any of them and ,if so ,what are they like?

[diver]

forgot to say that they have an online news letter and an article on how to get started.

[Libby]

If you go to http://thorn.co.uk, suppliers, they have a list of beekeeping classes in all areas in the UK.

My local classes are run by members of the BBKA, which I joined and got the classes free.

You can go on and take proper qualifications, but I,m just doing the short course! Get me started.

[Andy Hamilton]

just checked out that address libby and it seems to be something quite different have you got it right?

[Libby]

So sorry

It,s http://thorne.co.uk with an e

I should forget about bee,s and concentrate on e,s

[diver]

thanks for this post. I have just found 3 beeking courses for beginners in my area. Acouple of us are going to keep bees on the allotments this year. I don't think the vadels will worry them.. at least I don't think they will do it twice!

[Andy Hamilton]

Thats cool Libby thanks for posting.

[Libby]

You,re welcome

You too diver