I've spent much of my recreational reading time of the last winter and spring devouring as much of the public and open-source bee-keeping information that the Internet has to offer.
Many years ago I was introduced to bee-keeping by the Rev. Nevil Webb. He was one of the first impressive people in my life and the first person in my life to die.
I remember the first time that I saw a swarm in flight, and tracking it as it collected in a ball on a tree branch. I was probably eleven years old.
Many years later, while living in London, I saw a swarm that turned the blue sky dark. The sound was amazing. Next week I'm finally taking my friend Steve up on his offer to teach me his way of bee-keeping.
I know many people that, like me, feel, "I should keep bees" and though I've had a few other minor brushes with bees over the years, I've actually had more interactions with wasps, (finding nests, removing them, being stung.)
This should be fun, (though I'm more scared of being stung than I care to admit.)
I'm going to keep simple notes of the things that I learn each day.
Many years ago I was introduced to bee-keeping by the Rev. Nevil Webb. He was one of the first impressive people in my life and the first person in my life to die.
I remember the first time that I saw a swarm in flight, and tracking it as it collected in a ball on a tree branch. I was probably eleven years old.
Many years later, while living in London, I saw a swarm that turned the blue sky dark. The sound was amazing. Next week I'm finally taking my friend Steve up on his offer to teach me his way of bee-keeping.
I know many people that, like me, feel, "I should keep bees" and though I've had a few other minor brushes with bees over the years, I've actually had more interactions with wasps, (finding nests, removing them, being stung.)
This should be fun, (though I'm more scared of being stung than I care to admit.)
I'm going to keep simple notes of the things that I learn each day.
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