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    beekeeping for mead

    Peach, if you like mead or not beekeeping is a great hobby that benefits the whole community. A note about the queen, yes you can buy queens individually but the queen bee herself is helpless without her attendant daughters to feed her, clean her and protect her, so a queen alone will die and a...
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    beekeeping for mead

    Troutcatcher, start your research talking to local beekeepers, and there are many good books about bees and beekeeping, and depending on what kind of beekeeping you consider there are more focused books on hive management, good ol' YouTube has plenty of videos.
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    beekeeping for mead

    If anyone is considering keeping bees, I recommend doing some research about beekeeping, and seeking out other beekeepers in your area for lessons or just an introduction to the hive. damdaman, it's great you have a hive, finding bees can be tricky, one: look carefully for feral swarms in trees...
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    beekeeping for mead

    Steller Apiary in Jackson Michigan specializes in top-bar beekeeping, they have been a huge inspiration and mentors for a random chance beekeeper like myself, and they brew a mighty fine Mead. http://www.stellerapiaries.com/Kenyan_Top_Bar_Hives.php?no_redirect=true
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    beekeeping for mead

    Hi there, this is my first post. I've been keeping bees for a few years now with the generous help of Steller Apiary here in Michigan, and have finally harvested my first real haul of honey (with only two hives I'm still just a novice), and have started my first batch of mead. I'm looking...
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