by Katrina | Feb 4, 2016 |
Our first beekeeping class was a bit overwhelming. I was first shocked that the classes were going to be two and a half hours long. I wondered what on Earth can the instructor talk about for two and a half hours every Wednesday for 6 weeks? Well, apparently a lot. The...
by Rachael | Feb 3, 2016 |
Today’s the day!!! Today we go to our first beekeeping class. In the spirit of full disclosure (I don’t want to start out on the wrong foot here), I was never a good student. I was downright horrible. But, this will be different, right? I don’t HAVE to take this...
by Katrina | Sep 12, 2015 |
Sadly, nature can be a bit cruel. Life for a beekeeper has no guarantees of success no matter how hard you try or how perfect you make it for those sweet fuzzy little bees. John, the beekeeper whose hive we had visited back in May was decimated by robber bees, and...
by Katrina | May 13, 2015 |
Yesterday Rachael and I were fortunate enough to be able to visit out first beehive! Up close and personal. John, a friend of Rachael and a first year beekeeper, invited us to visit his home and check out his young hive. The bees were located towards the back of his...
by Katrina | May 2, 2015 |
It is very much my feeling that Rachael and I are exactly opposite sides of the same coin, but of the same coin none the less. Despite our very different views on things we both agreed that becoming beekeepers is an awesome idea, but not one to be taken lightly. The...
by Katrina | Feb 2, 2015 |
Last month I was sitting on Rachael’s back porch, watching the boys play in the backyard. I wish I could say it was unusually hot weather for a January, but we are on our 6th year of a drought, and I’m not gonna lie, it didn’t weigh heavily on my mind at that moment....
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