ChristinaS1 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Hi folks, Just wondering if there are any bee keepers out there. I am in the research stage, hoping to start bee keeping this (Canadian) spring, just a couple of hives, probably Top Bars I make myself. Hoping to go no chemical. Cheers, Christina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headmaster Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I don't keep bees Christina, but I have heard that beauty is in the eye of the beeholder.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corksniffer Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 There is a guy in my home brew club that has a couple of hives. He is hoping to increase the number each year by splitting hives (or something like that, I drifted off a bit). He is into his meads but doesn't have enough capacity yet to produce enough honey. It would be nice to make mead from your own honey. I have only tried a couple of commercial meads but have tried some home brewed/fermented mead that was very tasty and much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Yeah, I'll most likely give making mead a go, but I won't be able to harvest any honey until 2018, that is if I can keep the bears out of it. Might have to put up an electric fence. Anyway, there sure is a lot to learn and I am finding it fascinating. Cheers, Christina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quokka Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 I made mead years ago, but can't find clover honey these days. The flavours of most Australian honeys these days are too overpowering in a mead. I suspect crops such as sunflower and canola could produce a lighter honey suitable for mead, but nothing like that is available around here. :-( Don't get me wrong - a lot of Australian Honeys have great flavour and some, such as redgum, can add great flavours to full-bodied beers, but when used on their own for a mead these flavours can become overpowering once all the sugar has been fermented out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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