Cow manure... want some for your smoker?

[Jessie Brown]

I'm shoveling up some cow manure in the South Valley tomorrow for my smoker. If you want some, let me know and I will pick up a bag for you. I live downtown. Msg me and I will give you my address to pick it up. 

 

I know all you country-folk beekeepers are laughing right now, but it's hard to get manure in the city!

[Tim McCarthy]

Hi Jessie,

Road apples aka horse manure works better and there are lots of horses in the north and south valley.

Hope this helps

Tim

[Jessie Brown]

Thanks for the heads up Tim. I have never used road apples in my smoker. I like how cow manure stays firm. Easier for me to store, but maybe I'm missing out on a good thing with horse.

[JenProsser]

That's funny. I want some manure for my garden!

[Michal Mudd]

Oooh ooh,  I am hankering for some.  I can get some horse manure thru a neighbor but not sure it's as good, plus it's from the racetrack and I'm not sure I like what they inject their animals with all too often.

A friend of mine has a cattle ranch too but he keeps forgetting.

Am I too late?  Will you be shoveling again?  I can help and maybe get some for the old homestead as well!

[Michal Mudd]

Hi Jessie,

You've been friended, and thank you so much!  I'll check back there for more details!

[Jessie Brown]

I'm all out! Check in again in mid June. I might be picking up another load.

[Buckner Creel]

I have a bag of horse manure from a friend.  I'm a beginning topbar beekeeper, but also a woodworker.  I'm looking for a block of beeswax to try finishing wood.  Thoughts?

[Jessie Brown]

I only have about 4 oz of wax on hand now. I suggest you post that you are looking for wax on the main forum. I bet some people are harvesting honey right now and will be acquiring wax again. Many people don't have use for their wax/ cappings. I'm planning a harvest in 3 weeks if you are still looking for wax by then.

[Peggy Gorresen]

Hi Jessie,

    Realize you're 'out' of the CM right now, but would you mind sharing where you shovel it up?  Or is it private, a friend of friends sort of thing?   I could really use about a 5 gal bucket's worth, and would be glad to go and shovel, by self or with you or others.  I work during the week, and thus the weekend is best for me.  Thanks for any info or direction here.  Peggy

[Jessie Brown]

Hi Peggy. I'm out of town right now until mid June, but I plan on getting more when I return. I will keep you posted. I was asking that people "friend me" so that I didn't have to post my home address on this public forum.

[Randy S.]

Jessie,

Thanks again for the manure.  I went to check on a hive I have at a neighbors house.  After checking on the bees my neighbor invited me into his house for a few minutes.  His wife asked me what smelled so good.  I told her that she could be smelling the smoke from my bee smoker.  She agreed that was what she was smelling. I didn't dare tell her that I use cow manure in my smoker.  It was funny.  Not only does cow manure produce a good smoke, it also smells pretty good (at least to some people) :-)

 

Randy

[Jessie Brown]

Randy, totally funny story and great new profile photo!