Hello from Batesville, Ms.

Need2BEE · April 18, 2009, 05:30:41 PM

Needing to get up and going with at least 1 hive this year. Not seeing the bees is very alarming to me and my family, so i decided to get started ASAP... So i am looking to find some bees... Hope to make many friends here as well..I am a total newBEE to this...Mike

1reb · April 18, 2009, 07:29:37 PM

Hello and Welcome Mike
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

Your reason is the same as mine, I have see any bee either

Johnny

JP · April 18, 2009, 09:02:20 PM

Welcome to beemaster Mike! Where exactly is Batesville, Ms?

...JP

Need2BEE · April 18, 2009, 11:07:09 PM

Batesville is about 25 miles west of Ole Miss (Oxford) Ms, 50 miles south of Memphis, Tn.. I live in an area that is about 5 miles south of Sardis Lake...

JP · April 18, 2009, 11:41:05 PM

How close are you to southhaven? Got a brother there.

...JP

Need2BEE · April 19, 2009, 12:58:45 AM

About 45 minute drive... Is he into Bees?...I moved from Southaven to Batesville about 12 years ago...

JP · April 19, 2009, 01:18:05 AM

No, he is not into bees. Ok, I have a better idea as to where you are, thanks and welcome to beemaster!

...JP

Cindi · April 19, 2009, 12:53:58 PM

Mike, welcome to our forum, so nice that you have found us. This will be a place where you can spend some great time, quality time that will allow you to learn about how to keep bees, we are an interested group of people that love to help. This will be a place where you can tell your stories and tales, and meet new friends. Stick around. So nice that you have noticed the lack of bees and that you want to bring bees to your area, beautiful. Have that most great and awesome day, health. Cindi

fermentedhiker · April 19, 2009, 06:31:32 PM

Welcome aboard.

annette · April 19, 2009, 07:48:41 PM

I guess someone will come forth soon to help you find a place to get bees.

Need2BEE · April 19, 2009, 10:06:31 PM

Hoping to hook-up with Catfishbill, he is about 25 miles north of me..I sent him a message that i will help in any way i can, so i can learn from someone that has experience, and maybe he can help me get some Bees ;)

Need2BEE · April 23, 2009, 01:25:11 AM

My Girls are on the Plane,,,, Arriving in AM :) Got a Russian Queen , Marked and Clipped, WISH ME LUCK....also got with catfishbill, found a new Bee Club just started , this month, 10 miles from me in Oxford, Ms. He is a very helpful fellow. Hope to meet him soon....Get ready to answer some ?, cause i am sure i will have many... Thanks for such a great place to meet friends, that share so much...So greatful i found Ya. :-D

Hethen57 · April 23, 2009, 08:29:56 PM

Well....how did the installation go? I was like a kid before Christmas, waiting to get my bees. I just kept making more bee equipment in anticipation of their arrival..haha.

Need2BEE · April 24, 2009, 02:20:11 AM

Went really good for a Newbee... I actually got 2 packages, one for myself and another for a older guy i meet a week ago. He is 77 years young and had bees for years, until they left... He had about 6 hives then.... I noticed his hives from driving by his farm, and decided to stop and meet him, ended-up stay ing about 6 hours.. I helped him work on his sprayer for his peach trees, we went to town had lunch, and a really good day...I then told him i was going to get me some bees, he told me about when he had bees, and that they had left or died...He said he wished he had some more, so i told him i 'll get us some.....They arrived around 8:30 this morning, at 9 i was at his house helping put in his bees...(no suit for me) :(, all went well , i misted them with sugar water, Removed the Queen , an got the box ready for him to put the bees in... Then it happened........POP < POP< POP, and more POPS. I had to leave. I got stung above both Eyes 3 on left eyelid , 2 on right eye brow, 3 in front of right ear...Wow that hurt.. :'(...But all went well, he thought they were so gentle while i was working with him, he didn't even zip up his hood, so They got him on the cheeks as well. Made me feel a little better ( i got to laugh back at him).. So i borrowed his suit came home and installed my bees,,,,Watched the Girls most of the day, they were coming and going like crazy to the pan of sugar water i put out about 10 feet from the hive... ( i did put rocks in the pie pan for them to get on). at about 30 minutes before dark they seemed to all be coming back to the hive , only about 6 outside, seemed like the rest went to bed. I'll check on them in a couple days and keep ya posted...( i wish i had set up a video camera to show you what happened, it must have been pretty funny the way Mr Perkins laughed...Don't laugh to hard...