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• Guest 649

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  7 February 2009     18:1114894
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  I have put this on both forums, we are looking at keeping bees and need to talk to a person who has done it, or doing it now I know and will read up about it,but first would like to be told of costing and pits falls of doing it and how to set it all up. It will not be done at home but we have a place we can do it from.
  so please if you know a person who could help in anyway please tell them about what I am looking for and if they need my e/mail or phone number that is O.K.with me. If we go ahead with this and need help there is funding for the person who can help us.
  
  THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP.
  
  VIC matcham
• Guest 640

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  7 February 2009     18:2214895
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  I will tell you one pitfall Vic as I heard this only very recently on Farming Today BBC R4. Let me qualify it by saying I personally dont know anything about beekeeping myself other than that they produce honey and sting like b*gger!
  
  But the recent story featured the sad plight of beekeepers as they have to cope with a new disease that's decimating their industry. there appears to be no cure and the beekeepers are campaigning for government help. Although I speak of the sad plight of beekeepers, the bees themselves dont feel too good about it either... seeing as they're the ones dying off at an alarming rate.
  
  I dont remember the name of the disease.
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• Guest 651

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  7 February 2009     18:3914897
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  Dover and District Beekeeping Association
  
  http://www.dover.gov.uk/communitydirectories/organisation.asp?id=88&c=Hobbies
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Guest 674

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  7 February 2009     18:4114899
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  Paul its called bees desease lol!
• Guest 640

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  7 February 2009     18:4814901
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  lol!! Keef..yes indeed. But like us humans, bees it seems get a whole variety of diseases, but this latest one has the experts baffled and the beekeepers are losing their investments, hence the call for government help.
  
  I havent had a chance to click your link yet Scotchie but it may have something about it on there. Well done as ever with the links Scotchie. Youre the fastest link man alive !!
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• Guest 651

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  7 February 2009     18:5414904
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  Dover Bee Keepers have attended the Western Heights weekend a few time (I think together with the Alkham WI)
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Guest 649

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  7 February 2009     19:0114906
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  Thank you for that I will have a look and get back later on
  
  Vic M
• David H

  • Location: Dover
  7 February 2009     19:0914909
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  I was unfortunate to live next to a beekeeper for some years and it was terrible!
  
  bees love washing and anything light so in the summer we often had to wash our clothes twice and dry them indoors. with three young boys there was also the fear of stings - but that wasnt so bad as the mess it dreadfull!
  
  Keep bees away from homes. love honey and have it daily.
  
  
  D
• Guest 650

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  7 February 2009     20:0914910
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  Colony Collapse Disorder. It's been in one of our local parish magazines up here.
  If you're keeping bees, I shall come and play, Vic, if you'll have me. I adore honey bees.
  
  Best advice? Join a beekeepers' association, and spend a couple of years learning as much as possible theoretically and practically, before you keep your own hives.
  
  
  One of our WWII civilian casualties, George Ellen, was a renowned beekeeper, winning the county cup a number of times for his honey, giving demonstrations at the Hospital Fete in Pencester Gardens, and collecting gifts of honey for men on the submarine service.
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• Brian Dixon

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  7 February 2009     20:1314912
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  yes mum.
• Guest 650

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  7 February 2009     20:1614913
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  Watch it, Doris, or I'll detail you to deal with a swarm ....
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• Brian Dixon

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  7 February 2009     20:1814915
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  ok mum im swarming to death.
• Guest 649

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  7 February 2009     22:1014917
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  Maggie. I will also let you know about what we are going to do at a later date first thing is I am going to go on to the D.D.Beekeeping webb site and take it from there.
  
  vic M
• Guest 640

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  8 February 2009     09:2714925
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  Ah Vic I know you are not easily dissuaded from your schemes but in this case, bearing in mind the pitfalls and the difficulties, it might be better to leave it to the pros...as once started its not easily something you can get out of.
  
  Far better perhaps to buy a recording of Rimsky-Korsokov's 'Flight of the Bumble Bee' , a jar of Marks and Spencer Honey, and lie back on yer chaise longe ...spoon down the honey and listen to the meandering drone of the bee in flight courtesy of Mr R-K...ah bliss! Much easier too, and you can enjoy the best of both worlds without all that aggravation!
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• Guest 645

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  8 February 2009     10:1414928
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  PaulB
  You are wasting your breath..once Vic gets a bee under his bonnet...ouch...there's no dissuading him from yet another of his cracked honeypot ideas.
  
  Vic
  Manuka honey is a form of monofloral honey which is produced by bees which feed on the flowers of the manuka plant, better known as the tea tree in some regions of the world. A similar honey is made in Australia with bees which feed on the jellybush. According to studies which have been conducted on manuka honey, this honey has a few interesting properties.
  
  The tea tree is known to be antibacterial and antifungal, and it is has been used for decades as a source of things like mouth washes and disinfectants. Manuka honey harnesses the properties of the tea tree, combining them with the already naturally antibacterial properties of honey. In addition to tasting good, manuka honey can also be used in wound dressing to prevent infection or fungal colonization, and some people believe that consuming it is also beneficial.I believe it was used during the First World War as a dressing on bandages...but Vic will know more about that than myself as he was undoubtedly there....
  The only problem is the tea tree is normally found in the Southern hemisphere so I am afraid Vic you'll have to pack up your bags and move to New Zealand ..oh dear what a shame ..never mind..as old Windsor Davies used to say to his troops...bye Vic have a pleasant journey.
  Marek
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• Guest 649

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  8 February 2009     10:2914929
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  Thank you for that Paul, Ihave played the Flight of the Bumble Bee a few times in the pass and let me tell you it was not easy to play it was one of the party numbers of the Band of the Queens own buffs which I was in that is going back to the 1960s.
  Back to beekeeping i am not doing it on my own,I work part-time for a person who has a very big house and lots of land,infact I would like to do it full time.
  We were talking about beekeeping and he has aske me to fine out all about it and report back to him also looking maybe at goats to.
  So I will do what I have been asked and take it from there. Again thank you all for your imput into this please keep them coming, at some time I will get back to you and tell you how we are doing,for me I hope we go a head with it
  Vic Matcham
  it.
• Guest 649

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  8 February 2009     10:3414930
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  Mark I have just looked at yout post again very good I am having a smile about that.
  
  FROM kING Bee VIC 2ND
• Guest 650

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  8 February 2009     10:4914931
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  A thought, Vic. If you're talking to local bee-keepers, why not see if one of them would like to put a hive or two in the grounds of this big house you're working at? That way you can see if the place is suitable, you can get experience in keeping them, you have someone to supervise, and if the place is okay, you'll have done a good turn for the bee-keeper.
  
  Maybe Crabble Corn Mill might sell honey - and even make mead, to go with the cider
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• Guest 649

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  8 February 2009     11:0114932
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  Maggie thak you for that, that is the way we will go, we are hoping if we go ahead to get a beekeeper to come down tell us the best place for the Hives and help set it all up and then keep a eye on what we are doing.
  
  Vic MATCHAM
• Guest 649

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  8 February 2009     11:0314933
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  Just to let you know I am now off to church with my own queen bee
  
  Vic M

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