In this episode, I go through an introduction to Honeybees and explain many facts about bees and keeping bees that you may want to know before you start.
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Discussion: Why Beekeeping is a Great thing to do, Bees and Colonies
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Beekeeping is the perfect thing for the organic farmer
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use as key pollinator
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responsible for $15 billion in added crop value
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Create honey that people pay good money for with your bees
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Local honey
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Raw, unprocessed
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Great for people with allergies
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Almost indefinite shelf life
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hardens
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Very Little work involved with beekeeping
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They work to make honey and pollen
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Free labor for you
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Independent animals
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you could be involved as little as twice a year
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You can get Beeswax from keeping bees
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Candles
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Lipbalm
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Bees Can Sting You so be careful
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If you keep and are allergic, be extremely careful
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Carry an epi pen and/or benedryl
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Beekeeping is Cheap to do
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Initial Cost
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3-400 dollars
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This is an investment in
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sustainability
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self reliance
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money generating workers
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Most of the cost here is equipment, not the bees
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if you kill them, they can be replaced
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The first Year of Beekeeping and what you should know about it:
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It will suck
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Learn the ins, outs, ups, downs
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Very little profit
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kill off your hive
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Patience is key for the beginner
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after a couple years, everything will fall into sync
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You will coexist with them
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You will ultimately get
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Wax
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Honey
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Pollen
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Lots of veggies and fruit
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Learn from a local keeper
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even commercial keepers
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they may not be doing things sustainable
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