# Permaculture assignment help please **URL:** \ **Category:** General Bee Chat\ **Created:** [August 18, 2015, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973 "2015-08-18T09:48:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stephanierouillon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@stephanierouillon](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/stephanierouillon)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/1 "2015-08-18T09:48:12Z")
Hi there I need to report a number of peoples different experiences with bee keeping, very simple, and straight forward only myself and assessor will see the information if you are a bee keeper at a workplace, if possible ,please leave a name of work, or profession, Thank you so much what method do you use? Flow hive or other\>? how often do you find the hive has disease ? how many bees die per harvest ? what quantity of honey is produced ? have you considered another method ? which one? ---
**Author:** ![DextersShed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dextersshed/32/405_2.png) [@DextersShed](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/DextersShed)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/2 "2015-08-18T11:04:47Z")
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Bush](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/michael_bush/32/1024_2.png) [@Michael\_Bush](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Michael_Bush)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/3 "2015-08-18T11:31:39Z")
> if you are a bee keeper at a workplace, if possible ,please leave a name of work, or profession I assume you mean that I only keep bees part time and have a regular job? Yes, I have a regular job. I program computers. > what method do you use? Flow hive or other I assume this question relates to how to get the honey out of the combs. But it might refer to getting the bees out of the boxes… As far as taking the honey, I’ve used them all. Crush and strain. Comb honey. Extracting. And now I have a flow hive. 🙂 I’ve tried quite a few that didn’t work (like cutting the caps and laying it sideways and waiting for it to drain). > how often do you find the hive has disease ? Seldom. I’ve seen some chalkbrood now and again when the spring gets warm and then suddenly cold again. Other than that I don’t find diseases. My experience with other diseases has only been in other people’s hives. > how many bees die per harvest ? As few as possible. Usually it’s not so much to do with harvest as just moving boxes around and setting them down. There are always the dense ones no matter how gently you set the box down. I would say “some but very few”. If I was using a blower I would expect higher losses, but it’s hard to say how much higher. The problem with harvest is not so much killing bees as disrupting everything. You have to get virtually all the bees out of the super before you take it to the kitchen or the other people in the house get excited… So you either brush them off, blow them off, drive them off, or trap them off. Several of those leave a lot of bees in the air. > what quantity of honey is produced ? Some years 200 pounds per hive. Some years I feed them all 60 pounds of sugar per hive and harvest nothing. > have you considered another method ? which one? I have considered and have used all methods of taking the honey. I have used all but two methods of getting bees out of the supers. The two I have NOT used are blowing them and fume boards. > **[Beekeeping honey harvest, Michael Bush](https://bushfarms.com/beesharvest.htm)** > > Beekeeping honey harvest, Michael Bush. A discussion of how and why to not buy an extractor, the expense of making wax, crush and strain, and how to get the bees out of the supers. ---
**Author:** ![stephanierouillon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@stephanierouillon](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/stephanierouillon)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/4 "2015-08-19T11:16:38Z")
Hi there, im so sorry about the vagueness so the first question was, what method do you use ? as in what method of bee keeping do you use? the second question , how often does the hive has disease, well depending on your method of bee keeping this may indicate why/why not the hive has disease third, what quantity of honey is produced? fourth, what other method have you considered, why one? is there an alternative method you have considerd using im sorry the questions are so short, I only need a few things to discuss on my assignment thanks if you could still help me ---
**Author:** ![sara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/sara/32/696_2.png) [@sara](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/sara)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/5 "2015-08-19T17:56:27Z")
We are backyard beeks. Currently we have only 3 hives, all Langs. Other years we have had up to 7 hives. We rarely have disease. I don’t know how may die per harvest. Some hives make it thru the winter and are strong. Some come thru weakly. Occasionally one fails. This summer we have not harvested. Family medical issues. Most years when we do harvest we get maybe 3 to 4 gallons a hive. We will be staying with Langs, but are trying the FlowHive next year. ---
**Author:** ![stephanierouillon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@stephanierouillon](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/stephanierouillon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/6 "2015-08-20T09:28:02Z")
Thank you sara !! That was a great help ---
**Author:** ![stephanierouillon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@stephanierouillon](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/stephanierouillon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/7 "2015-08-20T09:28:38Z")
Thank you !! I can use this information, I can really appreciate it ---
**Author:** ![stephanierouillon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@stephanierouillon](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/stephanierouillon)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/8 "2015-08-20T09:29:09Z")
Thanks so much, great information, ---
**Author:** ![Valli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/valli/32/159_2.png) [@Valli](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Valli)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/9 "2015-08-20T10:12:42Z")
@stephanierouillon did you want commercial backyard or any beeks? ---
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2015, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/10 "2015-08-20T11:12:30Z")
Hi, I use the other method (extractor) Very seldom do I find disease, but it does happen & gets nipped in the bud as quickly as possible. Very few bees die during harvest. Each hive produces 80-100 kilograms average per annum. I have not considered any other method. ---
**Author:** ![stephanierouillon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@stephanierouillon](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/stephanierouillon)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/11 "2015-08-22T04:35:44Z")
Thank you all so much, just one more question can you please state any potential hazards around bee keeping? potential hazard: (what is a potential accident waiting to happen?) Risk of accident occurring: ( HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW)? Risk management strategy: (what do you do to stop the hazard occurring) ---
**Author:** ![sara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/sara/32/696_2.png) [@sara](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/sara)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/12 "2015-08-22T05:02:36Z")
Back injury from moving heavy hives. Medium. Get help to move hives. Bee stings. High. Move slowly when working with bees. Aim for cooler times of the day when they are less active. Protective gear when needed. Possible allergic reactions. Low. Epi pen stored in close proximity to hives. Splinters. Low. Wear gloves, keep tweezers on hand. Weight gain. HIGH. Don’t eat the honey ; -) ---
**Author:** ![DextersShed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dextersshed/32/405_2.png) [@DextersShed](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/DextersShed)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/13 "2015-08-22T07:38:00Z")
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**Author:** ![sara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/sara/32/696_2.png) [@sara](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/sara)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/14 "2015-08-22T13:55:19Z")
Now if only I could take my own advice! ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Bush](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/michael_bush/32/1024_2.png) [@Michael\_Bush](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Michael_Bush)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/15 "2015-08-26T11:26:13Z")
I’d have to say the # 1 injury in beekeeping is back injury. There are two kinds of beekeepers. Beekeepers with bad backs and beekeepers who will have bad backs… I run all eight frame mediums which, full of honey, weigh half of what a ten frame deep full of honey weighs. ---
**Author:** ![adagna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/adagna/32/31728_2.png) [@adagna](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/adagna)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/16 "2015-08-27T01:25:37Z")
Come on @JeffH. You know you are considering the flow frame… lol ---
**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/17 "2015-08-27T02:52:16Z")
Hi Adam, I absolutely am, I’m just waiting to see how yours, Dexters & Valies goes. Remember all the stuff I told you I do during spring? Well, I’m well & truly into it. If anyone was going to make a flow frame work, it’d be me, right now. All the gum trees are heavily in blossom, & they normally stay that way for a couple of months. Not to mention all the clover etc. ---
**Author:** ![DextersShed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dextersshed/32/405_2.png) [@DextersShed](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/DextersShed)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/18 "2015-08-27T03:01:58Z")
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**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/19 "2015-08-27T08:32:30Z")
Lets just see how yours goes. ---
**Author:** ![stephanierouillon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@stephanierouillon](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/stephanierouillon)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973/20 "2015-09-07T11:00:47Z")
Hi there does anyone have any comments about this ? I need some pros and cons for this for a permaculture assignment. thank you in advance [Next page](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/permaculture-assignment-help-please/2973.md?page=2)