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Title: Another newstart from Down Under
Post by: Hiduelan on July 03, 2014, 08:15:52 PM
Hi Guys, Am new to the forum and bee keeping.   I have a 100 acre farm about 2 hrs drive inland from Brisbane in Australia which currently is mostly cleared and intended for stock.   I have three years to go to retirement (am in Explosives Tech/Marketing) and am setting up the place for the lifestyle.   As they say - the good life not the easy life.   I want to include a degree of diversification and one of the elements is for the introduction of hives.   The are is rich in alfalfa and eucalyptus so has the potential to be fairly productive.   In addition it is a dry sub-tropic with winters getting to about 3 degrees C (38F) on occasion - so multiple honey flows are possible.  I am hoping to pick up as much info as possible on the forum and am in the process of joining the local club
Title: Re: Another newstart from Down Under
Post by: AllenF on July 03, 2014, 09:02:52 PM
Lots of info here on this site and welcome to the forum. 
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Post by: LaurieBee on July 03, 2014, 10:27:11 PM
Welcome Hiduelan. Sounds like a wonderful plan.
Title: Re: Another newstart from Down Under
Post by: Joe D on July 03, 2014, 11:35:58 PM
Good day mate, welcome to the forum, Hiduelan.  Sounds like a plan.  Good luck  Lots of info and videos, when you have a question just give it a post.




Joe
Title: Re: Another newstart from Down Under
Post by: BeeMaster2 on July 04, 2014, 12:00:00 AM
Welcome Hiduelan.
I am in the same boat as you. 42 acre farm, a few cows, 50 chickens, bees and a pig. I hope to retire in about 3 years.
Jim
Title: Re: Another newstart from Down Under
Post by: JasonP on July 07, 2014, 11:08:40 PM
Welcome, always good to have another Queenslander!
Title: Re: Another newstart from Down Under
Post by: Paul Pelly on July 08, 2014, 08:38:16 AM
Welcome to beekeeping. I can rant and rave for days about it. lol You are on a similar plan to mine, RETIRE! HAHAH Good luck.
Title: Re: Another newstart from Down Under
Post by: Gary and Margaret - kiwimana on July 09, 2014, 06:10:38 PM
Welcome Hiduelan to the forum and to the world of Beekeeping, great idea to join a local club.

Gary