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Early on I would question my parenting in regards to these bees. Is it irresponsible to allow a kid to bee keep? What if we are allergic to bee stings? Should I get the kids tested by an allergist prior to undertaking this new hobby? But what an ordeal to put them through for whatContinue reading “Epi Pen?!??!”

We finally finished the third part of our bee class with master beekeeper, Jane Sueme. The little beekeeper and I had the opportunity to suit up for a hands-on experience. We ventured down to her shop where she has three hives sitting beside the parking lot. There were several in attendance and I was anxiousContinue reading “Bee suits and bees”

Out of the gates every beekeeper we have encountered has been so very nice. Obviously beekeepers are just people, too, but we’ve yet to have a bad experience personally. Our small group of beekeepers have thus far proven to be responsive, respectful, patient, and kind.  It began with the Eastern Beekeepers Association, I had reachedContinue reading “BEE nice.”

It’s spring and just because you are distracted with bees doesn’t mean everything else in life stops. It’s never a good sign to have a strange stench in the basement. It only took a day or so to realize the sump pump had quit working. With more rain in the forecast, I quickly called aContinue reading “Bee connections”

We’ve had bee fever for a few months now. It’s been a pretty huge effort prepping our apiary simply because it required manual labor to clear a space. Trees came down and were hauled away, leaves raked, gravel laid and hopefully soon we will have our hives in place. This probably could have been simplifiedContinue reading “The first few months of preparation (physical and mental)”

We would like to thank you for taking an interest in our bee adventures. I was torn about “blogging”.  Our interest is bees, a concept very distant from the tech world. We have one blogger in the family but that content offers very specific insight/help to the world of data and analytics. This blog wouldContinue reading “To Blog or Not To Blog”

Greetings and welcome to our journey of beekeeping. We are starting from ground zero – taking on this new hobby as a family. The pressure begins when you jump in and spend hundreds of dollars on bees. Ready or not, they are arriving at the end of April. That leaves a few months to prepContinue reading “The Beginning”