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I saw your post to Joseph about the OH and am planning to make one.
Were did you get the plans for these hives, if I may ask? I need to build
one and cost is an issue.
I'd love to bring it to fairs also.
In Him,
Elizabeth M. Bowles
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Missouri, USA
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>
> I have 2 Observation hives which I use for an exhibit at the fair. I
built
> them for pennies. If you will send me your address, I'll send you some
> pictures of them. (\ /)
> {III08< Chip >80III}
> (/ \)
>
> SEE OUR EXHIBIT AT THE
> GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIR
> IN PERRY, GEORGIA
> OCT. 3rd thru 12th 1997
> http://www.gnfa.com/fairindx.htm
>
>
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> > From: Joseph "Two Shadows" Keto <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: fledgling beekeeper
> > Date: Saturday, September 06, 1997 4:05 PM
> >
> > Greetings to all on this list. I hope to learn much here about bees &
> > beekeeping. I have wanted to start keeping bees for at least 15 years
> but
> > I now have an irresistable motivator. My wife who suffers from MS has
> > started Bee Venom Therapy (BVT).
> >
> > Some background and questions:
> > I live in the west central mountains of Idaho in a high
mountain
> valley
> > (5000 feet). The winters are looooooong and the snowpack averages 4 to
5
> > feet here. A local beekeeper with 20+ years experience here says
>
>
> wintering
> > your bees here is almost impossible. He further asserts that many
years,
> > there can be no harvestable honey.
> > Problem is; I want to winter my bees and harvest a modest
amount
> of
> > honey. Any advise would be much appreciated. Would like to correspond
> > with others who experience such conditions (email or snailmail).
> > Would also like advise on what type of bees, hive setups,
> equipment to
> > use. (I plan to start with 4 hives plus an observation hive. Would
> greatly
> > appreciate advise on setting up an indoor (observation?) hive to
> facilitate
> > obtaining of worker bees for BVT.
> > I am in a very tight financial situation just now and am
gleaning
> every
> > bit of free info possible. Later on I plan to buy a couple of good
> > reference books when I can. I have a need to inform myself as much as
> > possible now though because I am told that I must get in my orders for
> bee
> > packages and equipment as soon as possible. I am still in the process
of
> > searching the internet for info and any good URLs for a beginner would
be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks for allowing me to post this barrage of questions. You
> must get
> > weary of breathless novices begging for advise. I will now sit back
and
> > listen and stay out of the way of the adults! :)
> >
> >
> > Mitakuye Oyasin
> > Joseph "Two Shadows" Keto
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