Comments on: The Case for Beekeeping

By: Raise Bees

Raise Bees — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:51:20 +0000

Thanks for the insider information. As a beekeeper it is very important to joint your local beekeeping association, this will help you grow and be a successful beekeeper.

By: Keith Hallam

Keith Hallam — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:03:14 +0000

Bee-keeping can be as ‘hands on’ or ‘hands off’ as you like, depending on your circumstances. If you have a remote woodland with infrequent visits it is still possible to have one or more colonies on site. The harvest could be a bit hit or miss and you need to choose a strain of bee not prone to swarm. It would also be a good idea to place a few simple ‘bait’ hives on the property in the hope of capturing any swarm.
I know a ‘keeper that takes several hives over to Northern Ireland each Spring and brings them back in the Autumn with no contact in-between. He always has some honey to harvest.

By: BestBeekeeping

BestBeekeeping — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:31:33 +0000

That is one of the (many) great things about beekeeping. Bees feeding on different sources of nectar will produce totally different flavours of honey – the range really is incredible. If you keep bees in your garden, the flavour will be different from year to year as well, depending on the season and which plants do best that year.

By: Stephen Boyce

Stephen Boyce — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:12:54 +0000

Great article. I started beekeeping this year and was very fortunate to get a good crop of honey from Lime trees. Delicious. My local beekeeping association have been fantastic source of training and support and I would urge anyone planning to keep bees in their woodland to join up. You won’t regret it.

By: Chris Richmond

Chris Richmond — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:12:31 +0000

Thanks for this article, I already keep bees on the allotment and at home on the extention roof but I am due to start using the south side of a wood next spring so this article has been very informative for me.