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To: greeneyes
I started keeping bees as a part of our self-sufficient lifestyle plan. Honey is a great sweetener and has value as a cough & cold remedy and wound dressing.

Greatest part is that the bees do the vast majority of the work, leaving me to do other things.

The bees have even provided a certain security role, as some boys that used to trespass on the backside of a hill behind my home are now reluctant to do so because they are unsure whether or not the bees will attack. :)

292 posted on 07/24/2011 10:11:50 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies. Plan it.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

We are still in the discussion stages on this, but I doubt that we will do it. We keep several jars in stock, including raw honey from the farmers market.


296 posted on 07/24/2011 10:42:20 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Hubby is going to till me another garden in a few weeks, once our baby girl gets here and I can move a bit more freely! I’m planting red winter wheat in it. I already have the seed. My project next spring? Beekeeping. I’ve found our local beekeeper’s society and I plan on contacting them in January. My DH just rolls his eyes, but he knows that all my little “projects” like this have so far paid off!


315 posted on 07/25/2011 6:31:38 AM PDT by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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