Bee keeping

[lailr]

Has anyone considered Bee keeping? Honey for sweetner, can salve a wound to disinfect it, beeswax candles, cheap to get into...........Lots of good to be a beekeeper.

[lailr]

Can also make Mead to barter

[Awesome]

I was thinking about taking a look at it..... Any advise?

[lailr]

I like capturing a wild hive.....I think their more resilient.....your ag extension might have a list of problem bees where you could maybe score a free hive.

[greenhouse]

regarding bees

What part of NC are you lailr? Raleigh/East here.

I just started to look for some grant funding sources for a set-up. I work in the "green" industry, and expect that I should be able to get some hives via grants.

Do you currently manage hives?

regards
greenhouse

[Gatesvilleguy]

I was thinking about taking a look at it..... Any advise?

Check with your usda county agent they should have some pretty good literature and maybe be able to recommend someone locally as a mentor.

[waitnc]

Bee's

I like capturing a wild hive.....I think their more resilient.....your ag extension might have a list of problem bees where you could maybe score a free hive.

Especially the killer bee variety:D we in KY have a Spring program I found on line. One was for beginners and it was a day or two if I remember right. Check NC.gov type sites for bee programs.:)