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Beekeeping => Beekeeping 101 => Topic started by: rt1068 on September 04, 2016, 07:38:46 pm
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As I am preparing for bees next year my wife had a question that I did not know the answer to. That in and of itself is not uncommon. I rarely know how to answer her questions. :laugh: But, anyway, she asked if it is going to be possible for us to go on vacation once we have bees. I know there are times when you have to get in the hives to check on things but is there a set of guidelines on how often this needs to occur. We have a trip planned for next July that will take us away for a couple of weeks. Should I postpone getting bees for another year or should they be alright to be left alone for a few weeks?
As always, I appreciate your responses.
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Who checks them in hollow trees. Checking hives is for the beekeepers benefit only. The bees do fine with no interference from humans.
Enjoy your vacation.The bees hope it is an extended one. ;D
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Who checks them in hollow trees. Checking hives is for the beekeepers benefit only. The bees do fine with no interference from humans.
Enjoy your vacation.The bees hope it is an extended one. ;D
Iddee always has a great way of putting things. :)
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No worries and I like your questions. The bees got this and liken it to having a great crew you manage on a large construction project, they know what they are doing and will let ya know when assistance is needed, they know how to do their job.
I agree with iddee as well ;)
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July in my area the bees would be guarding my honey for me until i got time to take it off anyway. 8) Jack
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Your question would be of concern if you were starting to raise cows or chickens. But bees are great ones for inviting their owners to go away on vacations. Have a jolly time together, knowing that bees, in spite of your absence, will still continue "doing a-what comes naturally", on their own. Isn't it insulting to think that as far as they are concerned, you are totally unnecessary?
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rt ~ take my advice as a woman who has been pretty much happily married to the same man for 40 years now.
Don't ever answer her questions! Simply say "My beloved, I'm not sure! Until I find out, how can I help around the house?" then kiss her on her nose and smile.
Now I can answer your question :D All Of The Above :D
And like Jack (brooksbeefarm) said, the bees will be very busy foraging and making honey. Swarm season will over for the most part. Great time for a vaca ;) 8)
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Jen I think that's great advice for all of us married guys here! ;D
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40 Years Green Bee... Forty! Trust me on this one ~snork~
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You know what they say if momma's not happy no one is. :laugh:
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Don't ever answer her questions! Simply say "My beloved, I'm not sure! Until I find out, how can I help around the house?" then kiss her on her nose and smile.
huh? :-\\
no.... :no: DON'T do that!!!
Use a LOT of big words with a variety of different meanings, and keep a straight face, In fact have a stern look and nod your head a bit as you wave your hands about.. Make it an ELONGATED reply that lasts several minutes... She WILL eventually walk away in confusion... it takes two or three times before she STOPS asking questions...
Follow Jaybirds advice and you will only ADD to your HONEY DO list!!! :yes:
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Well Yeeaah! That's the whole point Scott ;) 8)
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I've tried that Lazy, but I think my wife is smarter than I am! :eusa_wall:
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I've tried that Lazy, but I think my wife is smarter than I am! :eusa_wall:
Mine is definitely smarter than I am. No question :\'( :D
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Is that you rt , or did your wife hijack your computer? :laugh: :laugh:
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:D it is me. I don't mind her being the one with the smarts. What is it they say? Ignorance is bliss. And I am a very happy guy! ;D
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Humm haven't thought of it like that rt. Maybe that's why I am so happy. :D
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My hubby is the one with the smarts and a lot of it, however, I am the one with the instinct and a lot of it ;) 8)
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Yea, I agree with the long explanation spill , has worked before . But be careful the tide can turn at any minute :yes: :yes: :yes:
Eggshells I recall :laugh:
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Yeah, I have one of those too... you can substitute the Confusion for frustration and it still works!
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Rt, listen to Jen on this one. Unless you have a nice comfortable sofa to sleep on. ???
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I might have to stay. Hush Hush like the song :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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My hubby is the one with the smarts and a lot of it, however, I am the one with the instinct and a lot of it ;) 8)
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GB,
Now i do have a very lazy la-z-boy ;D
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My sofa isn't long enough for mr to sleep on. I know from experience :laugh:
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It's easy to tell the men whose wives are the smartest. I was smart enough to put a twin bed in my computer room. :P :D
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It's easy to tell the men whose wives are the smartest. I was smart enough to put a twin bed in my computer room. :P :D
:D :laugh: :D
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When you tell them that you are the King and our home is my CASTLE your troubles are over. Think i'll take a nap now. :yes: Jack 8)
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But how long does it take for the swelling to go down? :o :D
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Depending on how big the bump is :laugh:
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And depending on how big the bump is, is whether she used her hair brush, baseball bat, or cast iron fry pan.... in that order, according the smart bootie comment that was made :laugh:
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When you tell them that you are the King and our home is my CASTLE your troubles are over. Think i'll take a nap now. :yes: Jack 8)
if I was to say that I don't think I would be taking a nap unless I could sleep with my eyes open :o :o
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Jen,
Ha Ha what kind'a hair brush you got :sad: :no: :laugh:
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Hey Jen you forgot shoe, my mom could throw a shoe around a corner and hit you right between the eyes. :eusa_doh: :eusa_doh:
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Oooh the shoe's a good one! My mom thru a bread and butter knife at me during my stinky teenage years, it hit the floor bounced up and cut my leg :o it was a pretty good nick. She made her point... no pun intended :D
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I've tried that Lazy, but I think my wife is smarter than I am! :eusa_wall:
Mine is definitely smarter than I am. No question :\'( :D
Since my teenage years I've always bragged that I can only be attracted to a woman that I think is smarter than myself. It wasn't until I turned 45 or so that I came to realize that just about any woman is smarter than me! :eusa_doh:
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And depending on how big the bump is, is whether she used her hair brush, baseball bat, or cast iron fry pan.... in that order, according the smart bootie comment that was made :laugh:
Hair brush? Never had to deal with that from the wife. Now growing up it was a different story. Mom's favorite weapon. Ouch :o
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rt- I don't think we were supposed to highjack your thread :hijack: but that's what happens when the work 'wife' 'woman' 'better half' gets put in the subject line :D I hope you got your question answered ??
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rt- I don't think we were supposed to highjack your thread :hijack: but that's what happens when the work 'wife' 'woman' 'better half' gets put in the subject line :D I hope you got your question answered ??
No worries; I dont mind the hijack at all. And, yes, I did get my question answered. This has been a fun thread to read.
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Good! and glad you have a sense of humor rt ;) 8) We need that during the dearths and winter when we have no bees to fuss over for awhile.
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A sense of humor is one thing I have plenty of. Life is too short to be serious all the time. :D
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Great advice :laugh: Not as much fun, but good advice
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This got me giggling. :laugh:
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My wife once STUCK a regular screwdriver right between my eyes. I had to pull it out of my forehead!!! I honestly do not think i have ever seen her laugh that hard.. Well, except for the electric dog collar incident, but we wont go there....
In her defense.. she was just "tossing" it to me when i was wiring the new house in Maine... However... she did "TOSS" it, overhand, it hit a rafter, went between my fingers and THUD.... Blood dripping from the rafters.....
As much as I call her mean, I honestly believe I used up every bit of good luck I will ever have when i met her. It's still fun to pick on her, because I can run faster, and have WAY too many places to hide for a few days in this neck of the woods. The truly unfortunate part of being "home" is that all my friends now know her, and love her to death, and are WAY too willing to AID her when she is hunting me down.
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Ok lazy you have our attention, let's do go there. :t3816:
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I have posted it somewhere else I think, but can post it here, for the.... humor value... I have learned humility over the years of marriage,and can now look back, and laugh at things I really did not think were funny at the time...
At one time, I raised English Springer Spaniels, and trained them... It is how my wife and I got to meet and become friends with George and Barbara Bush... but that is another story...
Once in a great while, I had a dog to train that no matter what I tried, they... ignored me. I needed a way to get their attention, so i ordered a Tri Tronics shocking collar... It arrived Via UPS, and I found it on the step when I got home that night.. wife was making dinner, kids were out running around somewhere.. i opened the box, looked it all over, and saw that the collar itself came with several “pins” of different colors. Each pin had a different resistance, and would deliver more or less chock, depending on what the dog needed..
I loved those dogs, they were some of the best dogs I had ever worked with, so i was not about to just slap this thing on them and start pushing the button..
the instructions said, the battery was charged, but to plug it in overnight... OK, but, i wanted to test it.. I put the lowest rated pin in the collar, put it on my arm, and pushe dthe button on the remote.. I could barely feel it.. i put it on my neck... not much different.. I moved up a couple pins and tried it again... My thought at that time, was, that this is ridiculous! I was wondering if a dog would even notice the shock if it was excited, chasing a deer or a rabbit etc...
I moved up a couple more pins.. still not much worth mention.. Being a Mechanic, i have been zapped by spark plug wires, and THAT is sort of what i expected, maybe with a little less bite... A little disappointed, I put the RED pin in, put the collar on my neck and pushed the button..
My wife was watching, as she did dishes, mildly amused... the mild part changed, when i pushed the button with the red pin...
I threw the collar across the room... Kicke dthe dining room table over, WHILE I somehow also managed to flip over backwards in my chair, slide across the kitchen on my back and end up piled against the wall wondering WHAT THE &%#%$ just happened?”
As I was once again able to think, and see... the first thing I see, is my wife, sitting on her butt, her feet kicking as she made a funny EEEE EEEEE EEEEE sound while holding her stomach...
I REALLY REALLY did not see the humor... No way... That danged thing BIT HARD, it felt like you got kicked in the neck by a mule.. a BIG ANGRY mule!
I graowled something at her, and her laughter started to subside, as I un tangled myself and stood up. I put my hands on my hips to glare at her, still sitting on the floor trying to catch her breath... she looked at me, and her eyes widened, and she let out a little, sort of WAIL sound, that quickly returned to the EEEE EEEE EEEE EEEE sounds, while her feet kicked and she flopped around on the floor, with REAL tears falling from her eyes....
I looked down, to see.... the front of my pants soaking wet......
Needless to say, I threw away the RED pin, and I had to HIDE, the stupid shock collar.. Whenever she saw it, she started giggling uncontrollably... TO THIS VERY DAY, if she sees one of those stupid things she giggles, and asks me if I want to test it.....
Women NEVER forget anything!
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My word lazy I would have loved to been a fly on the wall :laugh: :laugh: And I want even ask about the Bush's. The way you can tell a story I would love to sit on the porch and listen to some of those. Thanks for a good laugh! :laugh: :laugh:
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Rt , when i was growing up . My mother an most teased their hair with a comb. :yes: :yes:
So Jen inquiring minds wants to know was the brush made of stone :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Jen i'm joking good thread.
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rt1068,
When I read the topic line I was expecting a question like, " Have you taken leave of your senses?!" :)
Lazy, I showed your post to Sweet Wife and she also convulsed into paroxysms of laughter. When she caught her breath she said, "That's something you would do!"
Sometimes I think the only reason they keep us around is for entertainment purposes! :D
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Neil.... Your point has hit me kind of hard... I think your on to something!! I have often wondered why she kept me around... i once thought it was because she liked to physically HURT me, but now.. i am wondering if it is just because I make her laugh... "AT" me..............
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Great story, girlfriend was rolling as much as your wife. Probably not
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My wife keeps me around because I have the body of a Greek god! ;D ;D ;D
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The body of a greek god is nice to look at, but so is a top sirlion bacon hamburger. They both last about the same amount of time. Show me a man painting the exterior of my house and he'll see some action BADDA BING BABY!!!
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Well I don't really have the body of a Greek god, most likely because of those hamburgers. But it sounded good. :-[
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Awe Green, I love hamburgers too ;) 8) especially with grilled onions and plenty of mayo ;D
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Awe Green, I love hamburgers too ;) 8) especially with grilled onions and plenty of mayo ;D
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Now that (having done some doozies myself) was a great read LazyBkpr and is was laughing like a fool enough that my girlfriend read it and same result. I have a vivid imagination and was there with ya man, thanks for a well needed laugh. At your expense even.....
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I wanted to raise chickens and keep bees. When I realized I couldn't leave the chickens unattended, the bees won!
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LzyBkpr and Dunkel are my favorite story tellers. Would like for LzyBkpr to again tell the story of when he was just learning about beekeeping and his mentor. Then, Dunkels story about his basement, bees and a skunk.
I'm sure those stories are in the archives here ~~ maybe we can find them?
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Which mentor story? The banana peel one? I am sure the old bugger is up there LAUGHING every time I even THINK about it...
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I wanted to raise chickens and keep bees. When I realized I couldn't leave the chickens unattended, the bees won!
Les, that's why we are dog less at the present. The husband is enjoying being able to do a road trip and not worry about wet noses left behind.
Boy, has this thread gotten off subject. ;D
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Ok Lazybpr, you also have our attention. I gotta hear about this banana pill :t3816:
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Lazy, the mentor story where you are in your teens I think, maybe younger. You say "Yes Sir" a lot, he has you searching for queens, you get stung and he chuckles