Dad - bees

Hi Dad,

Yes we are very keen to get some bees - it won't be this year thats for sure as we are having all the building work done...but hopefully next year we can focus on getting the hives and ordering the bees......

I've wanted bees for a long time - probably since Manchester when we learned about them at our homeschool group and had a hive at the centre in Manchester that our group met at....we could watch them through the glass and hunt for the Queen....

Last year I read a couple of books that discussed bee keeping and we watched a couple of shows on it and in the summer we talked about it again....

Then last year on our trip to BC we visited the Bee Centre and my interest was piqued again and the girl there made me realise how easy it would be to get my own hive going....and how reasonable the cost would be.

Some people over winter their bees by wrapping the hive up and keeping it inside....they leave the bees some of their own honey and then feed them syrup through the winter.....often the bees will fly out and just die. Many bee keepers order new livestock each year. We have the workshop which will be heated next year and can maintain that at 5c so they should be fine in there and should survive ok :)

I would like to get Fireweed growing here this year but I can't seem to find anywhere online with any still for sale - Fireweed makes incredible honey....but everywhere is sold out :(

NEXT year with the bees our vegetables and fruits should do REALLY well :)