Anyone into Beekeeping???

Hi there

I just wanted to know if anyone in the forums was a beekeeper because I'm interested on the subject and am thinking of getting my first hive next year (im too late in season to get this year :doh:

Just thought i could get some advice or tips

 

It's a bit of a weird idea to keep bees in your house :unsure:

But you get free honey though

 

lol nice one

perhaps i should be more clear with keeping a bee hive, i was planing on keeping it in my garden it's quite big so they wont bother me.

 

Well i would be the first one then and hay wait whats that supposed to mean??????? :dry:

 

I've seen something about beekeeping on Animal Planet. You need to carry a suit that protects you against the bees. And when you want to get access to the honey, you need to use some kind of smoke that paralyzes the bees.

[ot]but protect the honey, or you'll get Winney the Pooh in your garden soon [/ot]

 

your right about the bee suit but the smoking is not quite to paralyze them. Bees react to fire by gauging them selves on honey now when you put smoke over them they think its a fire and start to eat honey crazily which then intern makes them very heavy and not interested in attacking.

 

Ah, so when I get attacked by bees, I just throw honey at them and then light a cigarette

 

well, i'd be ok then because i'm v v sweet & i smoke :halo: