Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Thanks for the information. I will have to check out that group. I was hoping to start next year and wanted to take this year and winter to learn about beekeeping before I tried it. Hopefully it works out :)

--- In Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com, Ray Bush <c8_h10_n4_o2@...> wrote:
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> Top bar hives are cheap (50$ in wood and deck screws/nails depending on what you
> buy) and easy to make and manage. If your looking for an inexpensive suit i
> recommend you get just the face cover and buy a tyvek painter suit, your local
> renal place usually has these. We have never used the smoker we purchased, it
> actually is hanging on the wall in the living room as a decoration. You will
> definitely want a hive tool though bees sometimes glue things together where you
> need to cut or break away to look at or correct mismade comb, it is
> indespensible. Bee brush can be usefull also.
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> Your best bet is to find a local bee keeping club and someone to buddy up with
> for a few sessions ;). I suspect your a little late to be getting bees now
> though since everyone pretty much everyone already has them ordered and will be
> hiving their packages any time now. You may have to do a significant amount of
> searching to find a package/queen this time of year.
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> There's an organic beekeeping list here on yahoo that is pretty decent if you
> can stand the occasional bickering and differences of strong opinions that
> sometimes need to get reigned in. I followed it a few years and gleaned a lot
> of useful information and guidance. Unfortunately most of them are in warmer
> areas than me and didn't have much help in the way of surviving the cold and
> wet. I'm In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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> --Ray
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: gardenflower1972 <monis1@...>
> To: Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sat, April 9, 2011 10:14:49 AM
> Subject: [Organic_Gardening] Beekeeping
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> Hi Everyone! I have been in this group for a while, but haven't posted. I love
> reading everyones great ideas and have learned alot. I am intrested in
> Beekeeping and was wondering where I should start. Does anyone have suggestions
> on what I should do? Any books to read? and start up cost? Any information would
> be great! Thanks in advance for your help :)
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> Gloria
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