Honey bees on 60 Minutes tonight

[Joanie]

Thought you might be interested....they will be talking about colony collapse disorder.

 

[Tomy]

With the continued abuse of our country with chemicals & pesticide contamination there is no reason why the death of bee colonies will be halted. Mites and other diseases is another contribuating factor. We have lost 50% of the bee population in the last 25 years. Besides apples, many fruits are pollinated by bees. I certinally hope they find a answer be for its too late. Tomy

 

[rgecaprock]

My dad is a beekeeper and the goverment in W.Va. is contributing to the cost of buying bees to start new colonies. I think he said they will pay half to get more hives going.


Ramona

 

[Wade E]

So do you get fresh honey from him, Funny Ive never seen a recipe for meads from you!

 

[Tomy]

3pounds of bees is about the same price as a good wine kit. $90 plus shipping with your choice of type of queen bee. With a honey bee weighing 1/10 gram thats a lot of bees. Tomy

 

[rgecaprock]

I actually haven't had much of his honey. He sent some to me before WS,took it there and gave half to Waldo and half to smurfe. Then at Christmas when I saw my dad he brought me about 18lbs so I have 6 gallons o Ancient Orange going.


Ramona

 

[pizz65]

You mean your making wine with honey??

 

[grapeman]

You mean your making wine with honey??

The term for it is Mead when you make it with honey.

 

[masta]

Here is a great article that covers what mead is, the different types, and an overview on how it is made.


http://byo.com/feature/875.html


Also an article I wrote for the FVW newsletter a while back.


http://www.finevinewines.com/Introduction-to-making-mead.htmEdited by: masta