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Time to split soon!
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How I brew: Extract, Full boil in a Turkey Fryer, 5 gallon batches. Primary: empty space Bottled or Kegged: an Amber, Apfelwien Planned House Ales: an Amber, an IPA, a dark IPA, a Pale Ale, a blueberry oatmeal stout, a dry Irish stout, Apfelwien |
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02-05-2010, 10:21 PM
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Is it really as easy as it sounds? Where did you get your bees/equipment? I'm really interested in making mead, and getting bees almost makes sense if it's truly that easy.
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02-05-2010, 11:34 PM
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I've always wanted to do that. I've been thinking of sneaking a a hive in my back yard here in town.
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02-05-2010, 11:43 PM
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im game... how do we do it? i got 40 miles^2 of vineyards for them to feed on.
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02-06-2010, 04:03 PM
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Yes, I am interested my self. Like summersolstice I wouldn't mind hiding one in my backyard.
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02-07-2010, 02:03 AM
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If you are interested I suggest checking out Michael Bush's site, http://www.bushfarms.com/bees.htm
In my limited experience he's been pretty spot on with everything. As near as I can tell there isn't huge amounts too it. It does cost a little money to get set up. You have to get a hive, bees, etc.. but once they are set up it can be pretty darn hands off. Last year I hived 3 lbs of italian bees. I harvested close to a quart of honey and left at least 40lbs of honey in the hive for them to winter over on. I used a crush and strain method to harvest, so that end of it really wasn't much work. This year I'm hoping to be able to harvest a decent amount of honey. I've never tried mead before, but I figure with home grown honey I might as well! My hive is just in my back yard, and the bees do just fine, without annoying the neighbors or kids too much. Honey bees are amazingly gentle really...
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How I brew: Extract, Full boil in a Turkey Fryer, 5 gallon batches. Primary: empty space Bottled or Kegged: an Amber, Apfelwien Planned House Ales: an Amber, an IPA, a dark IPA, a Pale Ale, a blueberry oatmeal stout, a dry Irish stout, Apfelwien |
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02-07-2010, 02:13 AM
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Dude, that's awesome. I can't wait to own some land to try this. Let us know how the honey gathering goes.
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