Author Topic: hello from Georgia (Read 25048 times)

jjodie · « **on:** February 01, 2014, 11:18:12 am »

Hi all. I've retired (once from the military once for the local Power Plant) and now hve time for hobbies.

I have selected gardening, bees, hunting, and riding my Goldwing trike. I am in the process of building a htbh and a Warre at present and have bees ordered with an expected pick up May 20th.

I'm sure I will have a lot of questions very soon. Thanks in advance.

riverbee · « **Reply #1 on:** February 01, 2014, 11:50:00 am »

greetings and WELCOME to the forum!

Perry · « **Reply #2 on:** February 01, 2014, 12:07:09 pm »

Hello and Welcome to our friendly part of the beekeeping community.
This may be the year that I actually give a TBH a try as well. They look easier on the back.

Have fun here.

kebee · « **Reply #3 on:** February 01, 2014, 02:18:42 pm »

Welcome jjodie, glad you are with us on the forum, ask all you want that way we can all learn something at the same time.

Ken

tbonekel · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2014, 02:40:58 pm »

Welcome! I'm not really into bikes, but would love to have a goldwing. Those things are sweeeet!

Walt B · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2014, 02:57:58 pm »

Welcome to the forum.

Ask away.

Walt

Edward · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2014, 03:19:52 pm »

blueblood · « **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2014, 03:21:09 pm »

Welcome JJ!

efmesch · « **Reply #8 on:** February 01, 2014, 03:36:24 pm »

Quote from: jjodie on February 01, 2014, 11:18:12 am

......I'm sure I will have a lot of questions very soon. Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the forum. We hope we'll have answers to your questions. The trouble starts when you get different answers to the same question---then what?
You're in for an educational experience. Your biggest teacher will be hands on experience. Try to find a nearby beekeeper who will be willing to personally share some of his/her experience with you.

Riverrat · « **Reply #9 on:** February 01, 2014, 05:29:59 pm »

welcome to the forum

jjodie · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2014, 07:52:19 pm »

Thanks everyone for the welcome. I spent the afternoon cutting out my Warre hive and began putting it together. I'll finish it the first of the week and paint it. Then I'll finish putting the hTBH together. The weather finally reached the low 50's here so I could get out and do some work.

G3farms · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2014, 08:54:52 pm »

Well come to the forum JJODIE! Great place to hang out and learn.

Marbees · « **Reply #12 on:** February 01, 2014, 09:16:38 pm »

Welcome JJ, great plans for retirement, enjoy your stay. Would like to see the pictures of your trike

Perry · « **Reply #13 on:** February 01, 2014, 09:18:14 pm »

I guess I'll be the one to ask

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I've heard of TBH's, and KTBH's, but what's a hTBH?

Slowmodem · « **Reply #14 on:** February 01, 2014, 09:47:00 pm »

Welcome and enjoy your stay!

I was an operator at a nuclear power plant for 15 years and am currently an operator at a coal-fired plant for a major power producer in the Tennessee Valley.

I wish I could retire! :'( (maybe they'll pull my Powerball numbers tonight)

Waverlybees · « **Reply #15 on:** February 02, 2014, 06:41:32 pm »

Welcome aboard Jodie. Lots of good information here. Enjoy your retirement, you've earned it.

Dan

jjodie · « **Reply #16 on:** February 04, 2014, 08:18:14 pm »

Thanks for all the welcomes. hTBH is simply a horizontal top bar hive. My version is the Kenyan also. The Warre is a vertical top bar hive. I just finished one of each and am now waiting for bees. My package will be in late May. Maybe I can get hold of a swarm before then.

BoilerJim · « **Reply #17 on:** February 15, 2014, 01:21:19 pm »

Welcome jjode,

Milledgeville does not look too far from you. There is a fella there by the name of John Pluta. When I first got into bees a fews years ago I had no mentor and I was not on a nice forum like this one. John Pluta has many beekeeping videos out on YouTube. I learned a lot from him via Youtube. I even stopped by and saw him on the way back from Florida a few years ago. I have since learned a few more things that don't necessarily jive with the way he does business but thats OK. We each do things the way we think best and he makes a lot of money doing what he does.
If your ever in his area you might enjoy a short visit with him.

jjodie · « **Reply #18 on:** February 18, 2014, 10:05:40 am »

Boiler Jim, thanks for the tip about John Pluta. Some interesting stuff there, and he's only a short trike ride from my location! The fatbeeman isn't that far either.

Slowmodem · « **Reply #19 on:** February 18, 2014, 04:19:35 pm »

John Pluta is definitely on my to do list! He makes me laugh. I was watching a video of his about a cutout. He said everybody ought to do at least one cutout, so when someone asks you to do one for them, you won't just say no, you'll say hot NO!