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rphillips1 · January 31, 2009, 12:57:08 PM

New member here. Just call me hawk. I live way back in the sticks of West Virginia. I started keeping bees at about 11 yrs. old.
and I hope to make a lot of new friends here! ___hawk.

BjornBee · January 31, 2009, 02:04:42 PM

Welcome to the forum Hawk.

Making friends is easy here.....it's understanding them that is the problem... :-D

buzzbee · January 31, 2009, 02:15:13 PM

Quote from: BjornBee on January 31, 2009, 02:04:42 PM
Welcome to the forum Hawk.

Making friends is easy here.....it's understanding them that is the problem... :-D

How true :-D
Welcome Hawk!
Are you closer to twelve or fifty?(You said you've kept bees since you were eleven!!) :lol: :lol:

rphillips1 · January 31, 2009, 02:34:18 PM

lol I'm 32yrs. old

1reb · January 31, 2009, 08:16:27 PM

Hello and Welcome Hawk
There is alot of great information on the forum !!
The members here are willing help and answer your questions, all you need to do is to ask
Johnny

Brian D. Bray · January 31, 2009, 08:40:35 PM

Quote from: rphillips1 on January 31, 2009, 12:57:08 PM
New member here. Just call me hawk. I live way back in the sticks of West Virginia. I started keeping bees at about 11 yrs. old.
and I hope to make a lot of new friends here! ___hawk.

I did too, The Summer I turned 11, I was 10 when I got my first hive that was the Spring of 1959...50 years ago this year. Great isn't it. You must of had a mentor even if it was "just" family.
Welcome.

rphillips1 · January 31, 2009, 08:56:30 PM

To be honest I was scared to death when I got my first stand of bees. There was an elder man that lived down the road when I was a kid
and was a beekeeper all his adult life(a little over 60 yrs.) To make a long story short he set me up with my first stand and tought me what he
knew.

iddee · January 31, 2009, 10:37:27 PM

Welcome....

Your mama got you about the same year I got my first hive. 1977.

Must have been a good year. :lol:

Cindi · February 03, 2009, 10:54:23 PM

Hawk. Welcome to our forum. Wow, in the sticks eh? I love that, I would love to live in the sticks, somewhere totally away from the world. You have been keeping bees for a very long time. So...this can be a place where you can meet new friends, that you will, this will be a place where you can tell your stories, tales and experiences, and spend some wonderful time. I would love to hear more about what you have been up to for your life, when you have the time, we love to listen. Have a most wonderful, beautiful and awesome life, day, attract great health. Cindi

rphillips1 · February 04, 2009, 11:12:09 AM

Thanks Cindi! Everyone here at the forum has been realy good to me. I love the videos and cool pics. You should make a trip to WV when you can.
There's not much to do but the views are awsome. As soon as I figure out how I'll put up some pics of where I live. Well I gotta get back to the shop.
I was counting all the extra frames lastnight and saw that I had way too many brood frames. Maybe I'll slip on over to the trading post and see if any-
body is interested in them.---hawk

jdpro5010 · February 04, 2009, 03:41:21 PM

Welcom Hawk, I wish I were in the sticks also! You'll enjoy yourself here for sure!

rphillips1 · February 04, 2009, 04:09:43 PM

thanks jd