Thai Beekeeping

[Ely]

I’m currently teaching English in Thailand and I was wondering if there is anyone on the forum that has kept bees in Thailand?

 

[enrico]

No but I too taught English in Thailand in 1972/3
Good luck! There is a Thai beekeeper on here from chaingmai I will see if I can find his name
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[enrico]

Looked him up. He is called 'chiengmai member' !!!

 

[Chiangmai member]

Yep. Thats me. and I'm still keeping a bees in Chiangmai.

 

[enrico]

Might be worth pm' ing him . Good to hear from you again

 

[Ely]

No but I too taught English in Thailand in 1972/3
Good luck! There is a Thai beekeeper on here from chaingmai I will see if I can find his name
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I bet that was an amazing experience. Thailand has changed so much since then

 

[Ely]

Hi. I live near Khon Kaen. Do you need to move your hives quite regularly?

 

[Chiangmai member]

Hi. I live near Khon Kaen. Do you need to move your hives quite regularly?

Not much, Sometimes we move our colonies from Chiangmai to Chiang dao, towards the end of the lum yai season, as the flow goes on for longer there and the subsequent maize crop provides good pollen.

Oh.. and if hornets or bee eaters become impossible, then we might move them around a bit.

 

[enrico]

I bet that was an amazing experience. Thailand has changed so much since then

Especially where I was!
I was in a little village near Pattaya which was a fishing village. It is a huge city now! The school I taught in is still there though!
Go back occasionally.
Good luck with your bees
E