How many hives do you have?

mick · November 18, 2009, 03:39:19 AM

2.5 at last count!

SlickMick · November 18, 2009, 06:03:24 AM

Struth, Mick! I started the year with zip.. lost out in a tussel with the shb

Bought a nuc and caught some swarms.. I was going to limit it to 5 but I cant help myself..now I have 8 (includes 3 nucs) from swarmsand have so much of the golden stuff in drums that I dont know what to do with it. I think I might combine the nucs and let the queens fight it out

Mick

taztiger · November 22, 2009, 06:46:42 AM

Three for me, at the moment!!

Meadlover · November 23, 2009, 05:26:49 PM

Had 3, down to 1 due to SHB :-x :-x :-x

Mason · November 23, 2009, 06:43:57 PM

Started this year with (2),

no honey but still have 2 hives that I guess are healthy with 3 deeps of built out comb and 4 mediums.

I think I have done "ok"

HAB · November 23, 2009, 07:03:41 PM

Our magic number seems to be 20. We gain a few, sell a few, then gain again.
One TBH, two Long Hives, seventeen Langs, and a Nuc. :)

David LaFerney · November 29, 2009, 11:20:52 AM

1 and 1/2 - started last May with a package, and did a trap out in July. Fingers crossed.

marinsbee · October 28, 2010, 02:28:31 PM

I have 120. :)

Pete · October 28, 2010, 08:02:59 PM

Started the year with 1 and now have 7. Will reduce to 4 or 5. Way too many bees in the backyard.

philinacoma · October 28, 2010, 10:17:30 PM

I had 2 from this time last year until about 5 weeks now I have 12. I'm looking for agisting sites within an hour and a half of Melb to the north. :-\ I have way too many hives in the back yard...

Anybrew · October 29, 2010, 12:58:50 AM

Well I bought six and they swarmed and I now have 11. I have just sold some and will sell some more soon I think the magic number for me to keep will be 3. Just enough for fun and some real good honey.

Cheers
Steve

Stlnifr · October 29, 2010, 09:38:39 PM

I have none at present, hopefully 2011 I will have a few. A few years past I had 27.

alfred · October 29, 2010, 09:40:47 PM

7 and baby swarm.

vermmy35 · October 30, 2010, 07:01:33 PM

3 for right now.

OzBuzz · October 31, 2010, 01:27:20 PM

I think i have 12 right now...

philinacoma · November 02, 2010, 07:52:43 AM

Quote from: OzBuzz on October 31, 2010, 01:27:20 PM
I think i have 12 right now...

I'll count them next time I get up there for you. :)

deejaycee · November 02, 2010, 05:33:10 PM

55 right now.

The goal for this year is sixty - we should be there with a couple to spare already, but it's been a right sod of a spring down here. If we stay where we are that'll be ok - probably time to concentrate on building em up for the crop rather than splitting any more at this point.

col c · November 07, 2010, 01:53:44 AM

ha ha.... I can remember Oz Buzz arriving on here... Hive count zero.... none.... zilch.
Now the poor bugger hasn't even the time to count them.....
What a great pass time
p/s we have 3 swarms pass by here in Glen Waverley in the past couple of weeks, one mine. Caught 2, othe ran and hid
Building a TBH to try
Cheers
Col

OzBuzz · November 07, 2010, 07:40:25 AM

Quote from: col c on November 07, 2010, 01:53:44 AM
ha ha.... I can remember Oz Buzz arriving on here... Hive count zero.... none.... zilch.
Now the poor bugger hasn't even the time to count them.....
What a great pass time

I remember those days too! hahhaha

Meadlover · November 07, 2010, 04:58:01 PM

6 currently, time to make more boxes!