Archive Day job ie what you do to pay for the bee's

[Matt 242]

Paediatric community nurse in West Auckland, so yeah a few teenage mums in my line of work also....

[Daley 4,341]

I love hearing what people do :) it's so interesting!

[glynn 1,517]

Yes so many different people on here very cool

[M4tt 4,929]

[quote name='Daley']I love hearing what people do :) it's so interesting![/quote]I agree. What a diverse group being brought together by one thing in common. Very cool

[Hannes 126]

Milking 450 cows till end of may, then a turn of direction for me. Looking after 4000 dairy heifers. Piece of cake.

[Timo 19]

we look after planes, either fix em, load and unload bags on/off em, refuel em, clean em and anything else we can get our hands on to do with em

[M4tt 4,929]

[quote name='Timo']we look after planes, either fix em, load and unload bags on/off em, refuel em, clean em and anything else we can get our hands on to do with em[/quote]5 yellow and black stunt acrobat planes flying above our place this afternoon. Quite a show!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yesbut 6,085]

Just remember what goes up must come down !

[Timo 19]

yeh saw those too Matt, thats our airforce isnt it:D

[tudor 1,551]

I was a medical specialist but got time off for good behaviour and used my pension to pay for the bees, now they help.

[deejaycee 2,451]

Resident geek in a hort/ag consultancy. Mostly online database design and analysis. But the bees have paid for themselves since the second year.

[Trevor Gillbanks 6,670]

I have worked for the Council for the last 14 years. Before that I was a Fitter and Turner and then had 20 years in the Army with logistics then went back engineering. In my spare time I build bee hives for sale, also wood turning and Orchid growing.

[Vincent Channon 448]

[quote="Westie B, post: 30843, member: 295"]I'm a Boat Builder, sadly I don't have my own boat but I can build you one? Oh that's right no one has money any more, maybe time for a new industry.[/quote] So cool. Was looking at building a little boat. But knowing my luck it would have listed to one side and sunk :notworthy:

[Vincent Channon 448]

Hmmm, what do I do? Well I send the wife out to earn the real money, she works for Southland District Council. I look after our kids and teach little kids gymnastics part time. And I also have an addiction to Carnivorous plants. Trying to spend less on them so I can afford the bees. Used to fix peoples computers, but SOOOOOO many never paid or complained so I gave up.

[Janice 3,991]

[quote="Vincent Channon, post: 34808, member: 985"]So cool. Was looking at building a little boat. But knowing my luck it would have listed to one side and sunk :notworthy:[/quote] And you have Foveaux Strait to contend with. Only the best will do there.

[Katikita 375]

I work for council returning MONEY to customers!!! Needless to say 99.9% are happy.

[Daley 4,341]

I have a day job atm. Beekeeping this time of year tends to be about as exciting as dirt if you're doing it everyday. Scraping propolis, building the same thing a thousand times over, painting the same thing a thousand times over. It's rather repetitive. Not that I'm complaining, all jobs are important and need doing. But to get a little variety I have another job to keep things interesting. I am a winter eco warrior with my dad :D Killing noxious weeds, planting trees, relocating native birds and making them new habitats, looking after them, and basically just getting paid to be a greenie. I love my jobs :D

[yesbut 6,085]

[quote name='Daley'] , relocating native birds and making them new habitats, [/quote] Is this eating pigeons ?

[Daley 4,341]

[quote name='yesbut']Is this eating pigeons ?[/quote] Nope, catching north island robins, and moving them to an area where predators are being trapped. Then they are fed and monitored until they settle in. I also volunteered for a trust to catch kiwis and put radio transmitters on them but I haven't done much of that yet

[M4tt 4,929]

[quote name='Daley']I have a day job atm. Beekeeping this time of year tends to be about as exciting as dirt if you're doing it everyday. Scraping propolis, building the same thing a thousand times over, painting the same thing a thousand times over. It's rather repetitive. Not that I'm complaining, all jobs are important and need doing. But to get a little variety I have another job to keep things interesting. I am a winter eco warrior with my dad :D Killing noxious weeds, planting trees, relocating native birds and making them new habitats, looking after them, and basically just getting paid to be a greenie. I love my jobs :D[/quote]Very cool Daley:)

[P K Tan 1,630]

[quote name='Daley']Nope, catching north island robins, and moving them to an area where predators are being trapped. Then they are fed and monitored until they settle in. I also volunteered for a trust to catch kiwis and put radio transmitters on them but I haven't done much of that yet[/quote] Do the robins need to be located far away so they do not come back to original site? Does fed and monitored means in an aviary?

[Bighands 983]

I am a full time beek.I do work for other beeks in the season,mainly extracting.In the off season I am creaming ,packing and selling my honey.I have a "gate stall" situated onS.H.6 5km south of Punakaiki,so when you are passing call in.

[Rashika 644]

[quote="Roy Arbon, post: 36501, member: 1259"]I am a full time beek.I do work for other beeks in the season,mainly extracting.In the off season I am creaming ,packing and selling my honey.I have a "gate stall" situated onS.H.6 5km south of Punakaiki,so when you are passing call in.[/quote] cool, will do ... one day ;-)

[johnhi30 659]

[quote="Roy Arbon, post: 36501, member: 1259"]I am a full time beek.I do work for other beeks in the season,mainly extracting.In the off season I am creaming ,packing and selling my honey.I have a "gate stall" situated onS.H.6 5km south of Punakaiki,so when you are passing call in.[/quote] Looks stunning [url="http://www.punakaiki.co.nz/"]Punakaiki, West Coast, New Zealand : Official Tourism Website[/url] expect visitors one day soon ....

[Daley 4,341]

[quote="P K Tan, post: 36497, member: 367"]Do the robins need to be located far away so they do not come back to original site? Does fed and monitored means in an aviary?[/quote] Yeah they are a wee way away but not too far. No not in an aviary they are wild animals, they are very friendly, they love people, and are curious, they hear you and come to see what youre doing, especially when you have a container of big fat meal worms and they will come very close and eat their full then hop back up the canopy