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MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD => GREETINGS/TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF => Topic started by: ThomBee on February 23, 2006, 09:00:46 am
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Hi everyone, I am located in the upper pennisula of Michigan. I am new to Beekeeping this year. My wife and I inherited some land and Plan to move on it this year and start a homsteading life. Not much land but enough. The bee will be living there before we are. :lol: Thanks for letting me be part of this forum. I feel like I have Hundreds of mentors and I am sure I will have a few questions throughout the year. If anyone else if from this area I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks
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A belated WELCOME!!! I've been a member of this site for some time, but only tend to check back sporatically. It's a great site and very informative. Some VERY knowledgeable people here. They'll all be a great help to you.
I'm currently in Gurnee, IL, but have a home in Phelps, WI, and will be moving up there permanently in a couple of weeks. We're between Watersmeet and Iron River just on the WI side of the border. Where in the UP are you?
I have 6 hives currently, hope to add more next year. I'm working strictly comb honey right now. With the addtion of more hives, in time I suppose I may move into some extracted honey.
If you're in the Iron River area, feel free to stop by for a hive visit sometime, I'd be happy to show you what I've got (bee-wise!) :oops:
sherry
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>My wife and I inherited some land and Plan to move on it this year and start a homsteading life. Not much land but enough.
I live on 1 1/3 acre, also the result of inheritance, and have gotten back to basics. I have, besides the bees, 3 goats, chickens, pigeons (Racing), an orchard and a garden. I plan on adding Khaki Campbell ducks and enlarging the orchard to more of a variety. This year I'm planting 3 hazelnut (aka filberts),Next year I'll be planting 3 cherry trees and 2 more pear trees to go with the lone Anjou. A 25 by 25 foot patch is being turned into a berry and herb patch (raised beds).
The goats give me milk and cheese (I'm Lactose intolerant) and keep the root shoots and weeds down to manageble levels.
If managed properly a lot can be done on very lilttle land. My goal is to become as selfsustaining as possible. Composting is going to be a big part of the operation.
I'm also opting for natural solutions to all the problems. As far as to what I eat and do about my house I'm turning back the clock at least a century as I am still on a well even though I live inside (barely) the city Limits.
I have enough to keep me busy and since I'm retired (disability) I spend my days puttering around in my wheelchair doing what I can. Since moving here this spring I have taken a new lease on life. Before all I could do was stare at the walls of the apartment I lived in.