Southern Gardener
Deeply Rooted
Last week I met with a sweet old man and his wife who keeps bees. He invited me over to chat and to show me his hives. He touched on the basics of beekeeping and he took me to one of his hives and showed me how to smoke the hive and open it up. It was very exciting! He has several flowering shrubs and many wildflowers growing - the bees were just buzzing around us, going about their business - it was just the neatest thing! He gave me several plant cuttings from his yard, some honey and a bee book to read.
After that visit I knew I wanted bees of my own so I orderd my hive and it will ship in a few days! My sis and I will be learning this together and we've been watching bee videos on the Brushy Mountain website. We're also going to attend the bee meetings each month. We can't wait to bee beekeepers!
After that visit I knew I wanted bees of my own so I orderd my hive and it will ship in a few days! My sis and I will be learning this together and we've been watching bee videos on the Brushy Mountain website. We're also going to attend the bee meetings each month. We can't wait to bee beekeepers!