• @littlewonder
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    66 hours ago

    Beekeeping family here: who the fuck clips bee wings?

    • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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      13 hours ago

      Iunno, never personally seen it. Just heard about it online when I first started looking into beekeeping (which I ultimately did not take up).

      Still interested in doing it (the keeping not the clipping), if you have any advice on getting started for someone with like 18 dollars between paydays. Lol

      • @littlewonder
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        13 hours ago

        I’ll say many cities have a club that rents out supplies or even has club hives you can use to get started. Also, I don’t live in a huge city and I’ve seen used hives and frames for sale more than I thought I would, so it’s worth keeping an eye out for those as well.

    • @WhiteOakBayou
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      14 hours ago

      Takes forever to find the flight feathers on the little guys and it’s very intricate work.