tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104419399172497392.post4196062265159568826..comments2023-06-23T02:40:45.744-07:00Comments on Backyard Digest: 2010, A Backyard Odyssey's To-Do List: ITEM #1 -- Order BeesBackyard Digesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303271653085892297noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104419399172497392.post-35649000959713312052010-02-16T09:28:29.853-08:002010-02-16T09:28:29.853-08:00I'm inspired, Nate. So many people talk about ...I'm inspired, Nate. So many people talk about bees in such<br />awesome, almost mystical terms I am very tempted to try myself!deborah madisonhttp://www.deborahmadision.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104419399172497392.post-2765100389166217392010-01-10T19:58:18.733-08:002010-01-10T19:58:18.733-08:00@Anonymous, "The Backyard Beekeeper: The Abso...@Anonymous, "The Backyard Beekeeper: The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Keeping Bees in Your Yard and Garden" is the book I use most. There's a good chapter on winter management, but (especially in a cold climate) you will also want to look at the previous chapter about the last harvest of the year. Bees do not hybernate. They do the opposite. They buzz to keep warm, and to do so they need lots of honey to eat over the winter. The colder and longer the winter, the more honey you will need to leave in the hive in the fall.Backyard Digesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303271653085892297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104419399172497392.post-86561427505643694712010-01-10T19:44:58.421-08:002010-01-10T19:44:58.421-08:00@Bruce, the hive is extra. Here's a link to ge...@Bruce, the hive is extra. Here's a link to get you started: <br /><br />http://ziaqueenbees.com/ <br /><br />Thanks for asking!Nate Downeyhttp://www.harvesttherain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104419399172497392.post-23703650032208366172010-01-10T18:20:06.802-08:002010-01-10T18:20:06.802-08:00Sounds like a great family activity, we usually bu...Sounds like a great family activity, we usually buy at the farmer's market, but perhaps we should become producers rather than just consumers. Can you suggest a book that explains the basics? Our climate is rather cold and snowy in the winter....Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104419399172497392.post-90152062871436672972010-01-08T15:41:44.361-08:002010-01-08T15:41:44.361-08:00I was just talking with my honey (human kind) abou...I was just talking with my honey (human kind) about what would be involved in having a bee hive in her back yard. Could you post the vendor for such? Does it include the hive or is that a separate purchase?brucemcintosh@gmail.comhttp://wilddogroadphotography.comnoreply@blogger.com