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Offline Zookeep

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Guess what I am doing
« on: December 12, 2013, 07:01:19 pm »
:D  yep thats it, harvesting honey the  few days, should only be a few 100 lbs and the last 1 of the season, it gets dark fast this time of year so can only do a little each day late in the afternoon, (pokes Perry with a stick to see if he is frozen solid yet) :lol:
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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2013, 07:42:37 pm »
Hhhhhmmmmmphhh! It's 10 F outside!  :shock:
Think I'll just make another mark on the wall under Zookeeps name! 8-)
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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2013, 09:01:20 pm »
He keeps bragging like that you call me before you go see him OK?    :lol:
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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2013, 09:49:23 pm »
guess I should not post pics of going out to the hives to harvest the next few days? :D
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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2013, 10:03:14 pm »
Appreciate all your posts and pictures Zookeep Keep them coming It's the only beekeeping we get for 4 months.
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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2013, 10:19:56 pm »
dang it now Im going out to the shop. Turning on my extractor let it spin and savor the smell of wax and honey wafting out the top. Ohhh the pain of cabin fever :)
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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2013, 10:53:05 pm »
Aye MinnieMo...  Think I'll go get some wood tomorrow and make frames or boxes...  supposed have my new Rage Miter saw delivered tomorrow,, help cure the cold weather blues!
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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2013, 03:26:53 am »
We're all just green with envy. :mrgreen:
That's wonderful Zookeep.

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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2013, 08:34:35 pm »
pulled 3 meds and a deep of honey off 3 hives today, jarred 112 lbs , 2 more boxes to spin then off to the next small yard.
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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2013, 12:23:52 am »
Thx for sharing Zoo.How are your cone-o-bees doing? Are they your favorites?   8-)
I don't know.It was like that when I got here.

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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2013, 01:20:56 pm »
very nice!!!
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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2013, 05:40:38 pm »
You ol honey robber!! That sure is some pretty capped honey, nice to see frames that are fully capped.
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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2013, 03:28:16 pm »
Thanks for sharing zoo...man, we still have a long winter ahead of us up here...

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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #13 on: December 17, 2013, 06:53:08 am »
jb is hard to say these days but cone-o-bees will always be 1 of the favorite hives, other hives like the 1 removal from the birthing center had 136 lbs of honey in it and is building back up nice in a hive box now is going to be up there on the list of good 1s, just going to have to wait and see this next season what 1 takes the top spot.
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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2013, 10:41:21 am »
Must be nice to have rain and flowers and warm in the winter. I'm wishing for anything to come in bloom to distract hive 3 from its robbery attempts.

But I ain't as cold as Perry!

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Re: Guess what I am doing
« Reply #15 on: December 19, 2013, 07:20:05 pm »
oman the frames are packed, 1 deep full and 3  again
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