Hello from Cleveland North Carolina

B E-Z · July 24, 2011, 09:03:06 PM

Hello everyone. I started Beekeeping in May of 2011, so I am very new although I learned a tremendous amount already. I currently have 12 hives and I have two great mentors to help teach me all the different things I need to do and when to do them. They have proven invaluable. Currently reading The Hive and the Honey Bee and I am keeping a Bee journal. Started with 2 hives and from there I was hooked and then another 10 became available to me so I am in it now. :jawdrop:

AllenF · July 24, 2011, 10:14:17 PM

Welcome to the forum.

Course Bee · July 25, 2011, 12:53:07 AM

Welcome B E-Z. 12 hives your first year, now that's impressive. It's great that you have a couple of mentors.

annette · July 25, 2011, 12:59:01 AM

You are very lucky to have help with your bees. When I first started beekeeping I was on my own for the first 2 years until I found this forum. Still I wished I had a mentor to help me inspect the hives back then. But it all worked out anyway.

mikecva · July 25, 2011, 08:11:21 AM

Welcome to the forum. :cheer:

12 hives, I hope you can use one of your mentor's extractors next year. With 12 hives your first year, you may be exporting by 2013. :lau: :lau:

Francus · July 25, 2011, 08:45:52 AM

12 hives? Impressive. I started this year as well and only have two. If I got any more I fear my wife would make me go live in the back yard with the hives :)

B E-Z · July 25, 2011, 10:34:03 PM

Thank you all for the kind words. Really looking forward to learning from this forum and making new friends!