Posted on 08/24/2010 5:29:35 PM PDT by dennisw
You might even get some free honey if the local beekeeper really needs bees. With the recent diseases hitting hives he might really want your semi-wild bees.
He might give you some delicious honeycomb from the process of getting the bees out of your foundation. He will use a smoker and be all suited up in protective gear. Your wife can stay inside far away from the action :)
Even if all he hony bees in the world perished, the world would go on quite nicely
While gardening this year, I watched the small Bumble-Bee on my bean blooms. They cover more bloom then the Honey Bee, much faster, and very valuable to farmers. So, I will have to agree with your view.
Seen this?
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