tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post9098731754364782138..comments2023-10-23T12:18:13.201-07:00Comments on Sicilian Sisters Grow Some Food: All Hail the Queen(s)Stefaneenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-47027399398576269112010-03-23T17:38:39.613-07:002010-03-23T17:38:39.613-07:00Just wanted to say thanks for answering my questio...Just wanted to say thanks for answering my questions...<br /><br />What do you mean we have Africanized bees down here? We don't have any **real** honeybees? Are all the bees I see in my yard somehow Africanized? I know about Africanized bees - it means an African swarm melded with a local swarm, right??Kate and Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342619603185671644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-42816857586124402002010-03-22T07:54:17.405-07:002010-03-22T07:54:17.405-07:00Wow ten pounds is a lot of kale, but you are right...Wow ten pounds is a lot of kale, but you are right it does cook down a lot.<br /><br />And what a nice bee post. I get confused with all the beekeeping names at times, but I'm starting to get the hang of it.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-83173916209763216672010-03-22T07:24:17.472-07:002010-03-22T07:24:17.472-07:00Ribbit, it's all for you! I know so much less ...Ribbit, it's all for you! I know so much less now about beekeeping than I did at the beginning. . .<br /><br />kitsapFG, only if you want to raise queens. I took a class this past weekend and learned some good stuff, too. I'll have to get a shot of the queen soon.<br /><br />Heiko, we did look like a Hazmat team, didn't we? There is much less involved in just basic keeping -- I've done low-level stuff for years.<br /><br />EG, we can only hope.<br /><br />Kate, you all have Africanized bees, so you wouldn't be keeping swarms, just package commercially raised and artificially inseminated queens. Florida has a GREAT beekeeping program, statewide. Anyhow, the honey is extra fuel for winter, mostly. The larvae and workers eat a pollen product, while the nurse bees use nectar for fuel too. <br />Good keepers always leave enough honey for the hive to get through the winter. They are such overachievers that they store a LOT. I expect to get quite a bit from the best hive this year.<br />Ask away; I don't know everything but I do know some.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-52566714595533945512010-03-21T14:20:57.096-07:002010-03-21T14:20:57.096-07:00Boy, there really is a bit to it isn't there. ...Boy, there really is a bit to it isn't there. What a challenging endeavour. Does being out there dressed like that make your neighbors a bit nervous?:)<br /><br />Look at all of that kale! I think you need a bigger bowl.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-34132786812203624972010-03-20T15:00:02.678-07:002010-03-20T15:00:02.678-07:00I'm one of the freaks that loves overly-detail...I'm one of the freaks that loves overly-detailed beekeeping posts. I find it beyond fascinating. I mentioned your blog to my husband today and he cut me off by saying "we are NOT getting bees." Sheesh. Not that I was going to... Have you ever posted about how you got into beekeeping? I can't remember... was it a family thing? Or did you pick up a book and some bees one day and go at it cold?<br /><br />And another bee question. What do the bees do with their honey? I assume it's a food-product product for them. Is it a big deal to them when you take their honey? I'll stop now - LOL. I could go on forever.Kate and Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342619603185671644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-80444287231852015422010-03-20T14:13:26.515-07:002010-03-20T14:13:26.515-07:00great post! Y'all looked like a bunch of scien...great post! Y'all looked like a bunch of scientists in the backyard. Ha!Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-53179837391757499012010-03-20T11:23:06.372-07:002010-03-20T11:23:06.372-07:00Aah beekeeping! I was looking at the pictures fir...Aah beekeeping! I was looking at the pictures first and thought you had an invasion by aliens! Gosh this sounds all very involved. I'd love to have a go, but I'm just not sure I'll ever quite get the hang of all this.Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-84473222821416504502010-03-20T09:20:06.397-07:002010-03-20T09:20:06.397-07:00Quite the undertaking. I am sure I would never ge...Quite the undertaking. I am sure I would never get the knack of spotting a queen and identifying her properly.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018402196949735412.post-50880970231490561412010-03-20T08:26:13.451-07:002010-03-20T08:26:13.451-07:00I love it, I love it, I love it!!!!!!!!!!
I'm...I love it, I love it, I love it!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I'm loving learning so much about beekeeping!Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.com