I always thought the practice of keeping bees was neat.
But today I heard the latest basic brewing radio show:
September 13, 2007 - Keeping Bees
We talk to home brewer and amateur bee keeper Ryan Wilson about how to get insects to make the sweet stuff for our meads and braggots.
http://media.libsyn.com/media/basicbrewing/bbr09-13-07beekeeping.mp3
That got me thinking. I'm growing my own hops, why not produce my one honey too? I see several benefits.
A few Google searches turned up one local Bee keeping supply place in Ohio and numerous others around the country.
I was curious if anyone on the forum is currently in the bee keeping hobby? Or even evolved with bees on commercial scale?
The start up investment on equipment seems minimal. ($200)
Heres a tutorial I found on building your own "topbar beehive":
http://www.backyardhive.com/weblinks/Build_a_Topbar_Beehive/
(I have no clue if thats a good design or not)
Its probably the wrong time of the year to try and get into the hobby, as the snow will be here soon. But maybe I can score some cheap gear at an end of year sale or something.
But today I heard the latest basic brewing radio show:
September 13, 2007 - Keeping Bees
We talk to home brewer and amateur bee keeper Ryan Wilson about how to get insects to make the sweet stuff for our meads and braggots.
http://media.libsyn.com/media/basicbrewing/bbr09-13-07beekeeping.mp3
That got me thinking. I'm growing my own hops, why not produce my one honey too? I see several benefits.
A few Google searches turned up one local Bee keeping supply place in Ohio and numerous others around the country.
I was curious if anyone on the forum is currently in the bee keeping hobby? Or even evolved with bees on commercial scale?
The start up investment on equipment seems minimal. ($200)
Heres a tutorial I found on building your own "topbar beehive":
http://www.backyardhive.com/weblinks/Build_a_Topbar_Beehive/
(I have no clue if thats a good design or not)
Its probably the wrong time of the year to try and get into the hobby, as the snow will be here soon. But maybe I can score some cheap gear at an end of year sale or something.