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Joined: 28 Nov 2009 Posts: 1 Location: Canada, manitoba
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:57 am Post subject: new wannabeekeeper in manitoba!!!
hey all,
new here and to the whole beekeeping experience. we're in southern manitoba, canada.
our interests as a whole are to start living in the terms of "less is more" plan, or as we call our own "haveall plan". we believe that if we can get out of the needy materialistic trends of society, within a few years we can be self reliant for everything we need to survive very comfortably and happily.
and well, beekeeping has come into our plans a few times, but aheadline in an M.E.N. email about top bar hives caught my attention. i'm glad it did. i rushed within the hour to buy the barefoot beekeeper book. skimmed it the first night, read up to page 52 yesterday, and skimmed the rest. took a short hiata on reading tonight.
but i wanted to see the forums because we also believe that there are enough like-minded people on this great planet who are unhappy with the direction us killing machines(humans) are sending the planet in. such like-minded people gather on wholesome forums such as this, sharing volumes of knowledge and firsthand experiences freely. only asking to get the same in return!!! what a great barter system forums are.
anyways, now that i finally got my activation link, it is sadly time for bed, without any pages read here. there will be the morrow for us to enjoy!!!
looking forward to a great learning experience here!!!
p.s. excellent pdf book by the way. very helpful in understanding tbh setups.
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