Since I’ve only harvested a single frame of honey and we split that with Bud, we are still buying honey. I stopped in to meet a local beekeeper advertising “Local Honey” a couple of miles from my house. The guy running the show is Alan, a firefighter who also grows plants and keeps bees. He was kind enough to show me around his home apiary and tell me of his projects. In addition to the honey, he gave me spider flowers (which the bees love), plans for a top bar hive, and a lot of useful information including:
- where to get equipment without paying shipping
- what the most helpful and entertaining information sources he’s found on the web
- how he’s done “cut outs”, or harvesting bees and honey from hives that have established themselves in peoples homes or sheds
- how his bee vac works
- info about the Summit County Beekeepers Association
- how to use and even extract from foundationless fames
Thanks, Alan! Nice to meet you!
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