M
MrSterling
Any IC'ers keep bees? Been wondering about it myself.
Are all 4 of your hives producing honey? I know that the first year you won't get much, but after that you're in the honey.
Sorry that you lost your swarm.......
We've only been doing it for 4 years, and there's a learning curve for sure, we lost a hive the first year and almost lost a hive this year.
The bees give us between 1-7 gallons of honey per hive/year depending on hive configuration, pesticides, weather, distance to crop etc.
Once you set up the new hive, do just set it and forget it? Is there any ongoing care or weekly/monthly maintenance that needs to happen?
Read one of the books out there before ordering your bees, I'v read a few and they're all about the same.