For as long as I can remember I have been very keen on the idea of beekeeping. I would sit out in the garden watching all the different types of bees in the flowers and trees and marvel at their cute fuzzy bodies. Even though I have been stung before (and it hurt), I felt bad that the bee was dying and had stung me by accident.
Not knowing anyone who kept bees, I had no idea where to start. Then a friend of my Dad’s adopted three beehives and we spent hours talking about them. It was enough to give me the final push and say ‘I’m going to be a beekeeper!’
That Christmas, presents were an easy choice for my family. They got me all the equipment I would need to start a colony of my own; including a fantastic book on how bees behave and what is needed. Some of the equipment I got was: Poly National Hive Brood Box and Frames; Poly National Hive Supers and Frames x2; Queen Excluder; Open Mesh Base; Lid; Hive Tool; Smoker and Fuel. And I got to try my bee suit on for the first time and it felt so right!