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>Hi Beekeepers,
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>I'm kinda new to the list. I do have a few questions maybe someone can clearly
>answer.
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>To start a bee hobby. How many colonies should I begin with? Is one hive
>consider a hobby?
>Also how many hives would I have to increase to be considered a commerical beek
>eeper?
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>I thank anyone whom replies to my questions.
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>Elizabeth Balogh
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Hi Elizabeth;
To learn bee management, one, two or three hives can be ideal. To
move into honey production you will need to work for a commerial beekeeper
for at least one season, perferably for two seasons.
To gain a basic understanding of bee physiology, you will need to
read a lot and manipulate your hives for at least five years to have enough
experience to enter the commerial world.
A commerial world in beekeeping means an operation of thousands of
hives. To make money and to gain tax advantages, is a business criteria as
against a honey sales criteria.
For more information and understanding see our home page "Kangaroo
Island Beekeeping", the URL is below in my signature.
Thanks from :
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http://www.eastend.com.au/~goble
[log in to unmask] ( David Goble )
American Beach Kangaroo Island South Australia
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