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I have never marketed my honey but am seriously considering it.... Added Value? If its what the market wants ? Supply = Demand First thought was Mountain Cabbage :cool::cool::cool:

FYI.... When you don't have the bee spacing exactly right..... Is it that serious? Thoughts?

Promised some time ago to post a pic showing debris on floor board after robbing.. Pic doesn't quite do it justice though....

Old shelves re- purposed One mans waste is another' mans treasure.

The beginnings of a new mountain apiary.... Close enough for the bees to fly and forage but far away enough for the Baboons to stay away - hopefully.....

Just starting spring inspections and going through some winter die outs.... Never seen so much drone brood on one frame before.... Thought you guys may be interested to see..

I think that would be the beginning of a very slippery slope...

Mad dash to try and get enough supers ready.... Same as every year... ..

I sometimes wish I had the time to check up more, I remember how fascinating it was in the beginning, explaining to my son, scratching and fiddling in boxes. Busy setting up a new apiary on my sons farm not to far away, so hopefully he will be taking over soon.... Truth be told, when I do have...

Here's about 200 kgs of 1:1 syrup going out tomorrow and Saturday to apiaries.... NB! 3 of them are for wild colonies that always take such good care of our mountain flora, its my thank you and down payment for this seasons work... Just to help them along - just a bit.....

Trapping / swarming season has started... After only two days... Looking really good.

The beginning's of a New Apiary Tucked away behind an old building over looking my new Bass breeding dam.. Black Bee colonies - very aggressive

I have not been very active here recently as I have realised how very different bee keeping is your side.... Actually even here in SA many of our bee keepers are in my opinion stuck in their old ways... Not thats wrong, if its not broken dont fix it.... However, Im a farmer and look at things...

I use toilet roll inners as main starter and fuel.... just shove as much grass in ontop and around... burns a nice white smoke for ages... Take roll, pinch closed and push in + repeat

Two ways to look at this... Is the farmer farming 100 feet from your bees or are your bees a 100 feet from his farm? We have a digester here that produces 30k litters of digestate a day as well as many many many many bees..... No issues what so ever.... Actually, if your bees are...

Im very fortunate to have a good selection of winder forage here.... Good warm melted chocolate and blend of dissolved sweets. available 24 / 7 / 365 Couple of tons of slow moving syrup at least once a month Old fashion assortment... Every day - All day This is what my "quarantined" colonies...

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