Hello, I am also from Virginia. The Charlottesville area. I live in the Philippines at this time and have honey bees living in the hollow of a coconut tree. I would love to have a hive or two, but I never attempted anything we need in the past.
I chuckled when I read you banner because many items describing you are the same things describing me. Fly fishing, machinist and inventor. It has been a while but I have made lots of beer. Lol!
Great post!
Thanks
We must be long lost brothers.
This post is about making a beehive from scratch.
https://steemit.com/beekeeping/@professorbromide/easy-diy-beehive-for-backyard-beekeepers-part-2-and-video
If you want to tempt your bees into moving into a simple hive I can talk you through the process.
That would be great! Thank you for the information on building a hive. I will need to get one or two constructed. We are also growing many exotic fruits here. Exotic if you’re from the states.

Fly fishing in Canada
Thank you for reply! Let’s keep in touch.
William
Is that a steelhead? I've always wanted to catch one.
Atlantic Salmon Grilse. This one weighed about 7 pounds. I also caught a 23 pounder and another 7 pounder that day. Steelhead also run this river. If you look it up it is the Miramichi river. Fly fishing only river.