Author Topic: Hello everyone!! (Read 10885 times)

Green bee · « **on:** June 25, 2016, 09:58:56 pm »

Just want to say hi, new to the forum and the world of bee keeping. Looking to start a few hives up in the spring, so trying to start learning all I can. I am lucky to have a very nice and friendly bee keeping supply place here in Sophia nc just up the road. Very nice folks there at Bees Needz , and seem to be eager to help. So I'll give a shout to them.

neillsayers · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2016, 11:28:30 pm »

welcome!

kebee · « **Reply #2 on:** June 26, 2016, 05:36:43 am »

Welcome Green bee to the forum, hope we can be some help on your bee adventure.

Ken

apisbees · « **Reply #3 on:** June 26, 2016, 05:50:55 am »

Welcome You are in good hands with the crowd down there. They will take good care of you and by reading posts on this forum you will learn how the rest of us do things. Enjoy your stay and come back often.

rwlaw · « **Reply #4 on:** June 26, 2016, 08:15:03 am »

Welcome! I'm taking your handle as being new to bk'n, I always used the term newbee. If I didn't get it right, welcome anyway!

Zweefer · « **Reply #5 on:** June 26, 2016, 08:17:42 am »

Welcome Green Bee! I concur with all that has been said already. You will love it here.

lazy shooter · « **Reply #6 on:** June 26, 2016, 08:32:24 am »

Welcome aboard Green Bee. Several of our members work closely with Bees Needz. There are a lot of beekeepers in NC. Our infamous member, Iddee, is close to you. That may be a questionable thing.

Seriously, you will be able to get some good local advice, and like politics, beekeeping is local, and at the same time you can see what is going on in the rest of the country, make that continent, as Canada has a lot of "keeps" on this forum. There are some from Europe, and then there is the distinguished Jewish scholar, Efmesh. He knows more about life science that any other person in the world. He has been writing about life science since the advent of written languages.

Again, welcome aboard,

I think Bees Needz sells the famous "Waynes Bees." They are the real deal, and were I you, that is what I would start my stock with.

lazy

tedh · « **Reply #7 on:** June 26, 2016, 08:47:13 am »

Welcome aboard Green bee!

efmesch · « **Reply #8 on:** June 26, 2016, 09:10:28 am »

Welcome to the forum, Green Bee.

There's always something special about reading someone's first post. Somehow, the enthusiasm seems to show itself between the lettters. Everyone here pretty much started where you are now. The speed with which we progress (or don't progress) depends on just how much that enthusiasm stays with us.

We wish you well in sticking with your intentions to learn, and if we can be of any help along the way, we'll do our best. People here are nice and friendly. Some people (Like Lazy shooter in post #6), get carried away with themselves when handing out compliments

and should be taken with a grain of salt when not talking about bees. But keep in mind, EVERYONE here wants you to succeed, so keep posting. you're sure to get answers-----and good ones at that.

Green bee · « **Reply #9 on:** June 26, 2016, 10:23:07 am »

Thank you all for all your kind words. I had the pleasure of meeting Iddee yesterday at Bees needz when the wife and I stop in to say hello for the first time. He is a very nice gentleman and seems very knowledgeable when it comes to bees. Can't wait to get to know everyone better, Thanks in advance for all your advise as I will probably be asking lots of questions.

brooksbeefarm · « **Reply #10 on:** June 26, 2016, 01:09:03 pm »

Welcome Green Bee. Jack

Wandering Man · « **Reply #11 on:** June 27, 2016, 01:19:29 pm »

Welcome to the Forum!

How about an avatar to match your name?

Green bee · « **Reply #12 on:** June 27, 2016, 04:34:50 pm »

That's a good idea Wandering man, think I'll see what I can come up with

efmesch · « **Reply #13 on:** June 27, 2016, 04:47:02 pm »

You might try selecting something from this link---keeping in mind that some may have properiatary rights of exclusivity.
https://www.google.co.il/search?q=green+bee+images&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=961&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiTuoSvicnNAhWDChoKHbrCDcQQ7AkINA

Green bee · « **Reply #14 on:** June 27, 2016, 05:12:59 pm »

Well he's as green as can bee. What ya think?

Mikey N.C. · « **Reply #15 on:** June 27, 2016, 05:43:27 pm »

Welcome GB, this forum has some of the best in the world. I visit Beez Neezd whenever I can, great people with lots of experience, you're lucky to be so close. Keep posting

efmesch · « **Reply #16 on:** June 27, 2016, 05:52:11 pm »

Great choice---and you deserve special commendation for the speed with which you selected and uploaded it. Lots of us (that's my way of saying "Me") take forever till we can manage to properly upload a picture to the forum.

Wandering Man · « **Reply #17 on:** June 27, 2016, 06:59:20 pm »

She looks green to me!

Green bee · « **Reply #18 on:** June 27, 2016, 07:14:17 pm »

Hey wandering man I just noticed There is a Green bee in the photo you posted. I think I'll use it if that's ok with you I kinda like it.

. I thought it was just a picture of a flower.

Wandering Man · « **Reply #19 on:** June 27, 2016, 07:24:22 pm »

You have my permission to use it, if you wish. I found her on my back porch this Spring while impatiently waiting for my nucs to be ready for pick-up.