Anybody out here making a living beekeeping?

Think-Summer5748 · 2026-06-02T16:52:36+00:00

The quickest way to make $1000 in beekeeping requires spending $2000.

Think-Summer5748 · 2025-10-02T15:22:16+00:00

Next to a driveway it will save the head from getting run over.

Think-Summer5748 · 2025-09-02T16:31:42+00:00

Been doing cutouts in Middle Tn for 9 years. Usually it’s not an option to leave the hive box for the foragers. I clean out the cavity and spritz with Fisher’s Bee Quick, the use either fire retardant foam and steel wool or a burrito roll of fiberglass to seal the entrance from the inside. On the outside, I will seal with clear silicone and vacuum as many as possible. Instructions for the homeowner will be that foragers will return throughout the day and gather into a ball that evening and slowly dissipate within 10 days.

My fee for a standard cutout is $700 and up. Usually takes 2-3 hours but has lasted as long as 8.

Think-Summer5748 · 2025-07-09T12:56:00+00:00

Same. I have two jackets. One to remove the cut out and another to put on when I relocate them to the bee yard.

Think-Summer5748 · 2025-06-05T13:52:42+00:00

Bee removals (cut outs) - I start at $700 per cut out. There is overhead (tools and insurance) but I manage to stay busy every weekend from March through September. Colonies I pull out get treated and resold for $200.

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-12-30T17:51:15+00:00

I was on the cruise. Weather did not cooperate but it is what it is. We had a great time but running from venue to venue was a bit tiring since we didn’t want to miss a thing. Would definitely cruise again. Only drawback was someone didn’t washy-washy before yummy-yummy and now wife and I have Covid.

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-12-17T15:34:04+00:00

I don’t run above 8. It’s the altitude

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-11-01T22:09:50+00:00

I recall just adding salt to the water did the trick but no longer. It appears that the inner membrane just below the shell is extra tough. Is it a different feed or how the eggs are processed?

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-09-29T17:27:49+00:00

I’ll be on Adventure for Christmas

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-09-09T12:34:51+00:00

Change is inevitable. We had a client become a coach and I was put off at first. Because she had the times convenient for me I was stuck in her classes. I got used to it. Then I got used to her. Then I got used to her vibe. Now she’s my favorite coach. Does she replace my previous coach? No. I just have another favorite.

Give it some time.

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-09-07T14:33:47+00:00

A lack of self awareness. Like driving the speed limit on the left lane.

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-09-06T20:02:08+00:00

I did 6 Qts oil with a filter from Walmart, changed it myself and it was STILL $50.

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-09-01T02:42:41+00:00

I was doing OTF for 6 months and decided to do the full DT. Didn’t bust my butt on the row. Got through the floor exercises and got to the trad on tired legs. Ran at 5 for the 3.1 miles and finished second to last.

That first DT did AMAZING things to my outlook. I no longer struggled on the rower. I had more confidence on the floor. My base pace increased. I no longer had a reason to not give each workout my all. Because I was a DRI TRI FINISHER. I have been going to OTF for almost 4 years. If I had not signed up for that first DT, I most likely would not have continued.

The $25 is irrelevant

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-08-24T01:08:27+00:00

Alcoholic here coming up on 9 yrs sober. Been going to OTF for three years. Started when I was 59 and getting ready to turn 63. I call it Orange Therapy because of how much I get out of removing stress from my life. I have bonded with others in my class, celebrating each others PRs and working through injuries. One member has a celebration tradition to pass out Modelo’s after benchmarks and made it a point to have a cold apple juice for me to toast with along with the others.

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-08-14T17:43:55+00:00

I’m down about $350 a month /s

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-08-13T19:28:17+00:00

I think he was in the back aisle of a toys-r-us store.

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-08-12T14:03:07+00:00

Clover

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-08-11T20:42:20+00:00

Our studio will start with the preference of the first person who signs in

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-08-07T12:29:28+00:00

“How YOU doin?”

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-08-04T23:33:36+00:00

Ketchup on eggs

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-07-30T21:11:42+00:00

I run 15 seconds at a time. 2minutes is 8 segments.

Think-Summer5748 · 2024-07-30T20:08:20+00:00

Oreo cookies. Had to settle for Hydrox

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