Bees and bee keeping!

[Cuppa' Tea]

I have over the last few months developed a real fascination for bees and bee keeping. I have never been afraid of them, and have always quite liked them. (Though I have been stung a few times.) It was originally born out of my ongoing Sherlock Holmes obsession (he eventually retires and keeps bees in Sussex, culminating in a book called "A Practical Handbook of Bee Culture, with Some Observations Upon the Segregation of the Queen") and then I began researching bees and became fascinated with these little guys. Then I began researching bee keeping and I hope to have my own apiary someday.

 

[Sass]

My Dad keeps bees, and I've always wanted to do the same. I've not done any research on it though, I think because I know it's unlikely to happen for some years yet.

 

[GoofKing]

Aren't there a species of bees that are disappearing ? This is actually scary as this would have drastic effects on the world's ecosystem -____-

 

[Sass]

Aren't there a species of bees that are disappearing ? This is actually scary as this would have drastic effects on the world's ecosystem -____-

It is terrifying that bees are in decline. I've noticed over the years that I see less and less of them. If the bees go we're screwed.

 

[GoofKing]

I can see how bees are an obsession as they're fascinating in the way they spread life just by carrying pollen from one flower to another

 

[Cuppa' Tea]

Honeybees! If they die, so do we. People don't understand that.

 

[wyverary]

For a time a while back I was very intrigued with the idea of starting my own apiary. Alas, it couldn't work out for logistical reasons--I'd have no place for it unless I rented some land, which was totally out of the question.

 

[Cuppa' Tea]

For a time a while back I was very intrigued with the idea of starting my own apiary. Alas, it couldn't work out for logistical reasons--I'd have no place for it unless I rented some land, which was totally out of the question.

I understand that. I live in a city currently, so I wouldn't be able to do anything here unless I could rent out some land, which I can't afford. Maybe someday though.

 

[Madame Catfish]

I had a huge obsession with bees when I was a child and still have a poster on my wall with the different types. They're just plain amazing on account of the fact that they are able to construct complex social orders without the need for a ruler.