Bee Keeping

[Beachboy]

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Anyone here into making their own honey? I've been interested in this but was always afraid of the bees. I've seen several wild honey bee nests in trees around Puna and Hilo. Unfortunately the county seems to regard these as a safety hazard and will destroy the nest if on public property. I would love to have an apiary outside my house just for fun. This is one of those boxes for keeping bees and not a place for keeping apes.

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don't be afraid of Bees. They really won't hurt you if your intentions are good and you move slowly without eratic motion. I'm no Beekeeper ,but I've been handling bees since I was about 4 or 5 yrs old. With my job at the beach, Bees tend to come there alot during summer months. If I see them on the sand, I will offer a finger for them to climb up on. Then I put them in a coconut tree usually to avoid them getting stepped on in the sand by someone. It also gives them longer life because they won't use their stinger. In all my years I have never been stung by a Bee when picking them up. I usually get stung when I step on them when barefoot. I think Bees can sense fear in humans, and I have no fear of them. But Yellowjackets or Wasp, then that's a different story!