I have begun my "Beekeeping Class" in Albion and have my nukes ordered. (For those of us who know nothing about bees, nukes are not bombs, but frames of bees, broods, and a queen bee.) I am very excited about this venture.In the past, my daughter, Whitney and I, would go out into the blueberry fields during pollination and "unofficially" count the honeybees and bumble bees in our field. I have always been fasinated by the honeybee and as you can see by some of my photos, I really love to take pictures of them. So this really seems like a natural thing to do, begin keeping bees in a hive to pollinate the fields and gardens, but to also collect honey from them. Besides there is definately something yummy about whole plant blueberry tea and honey together that makes the blueberry flavor pop in the tea!
Thank you, Todd Hardie from Honey Gardens, long-time friend and supporter of our farm. His love of bees and the fact that he very gently encouraged me for 5 years, has allowed me to take this first step of fulfilling a life-long desire of mine. (Remember "Fried Green Tomatoes" movie?)
Theresa
PS Check out http://www.honeygardens.com/
Especially this page with a clip of the documentary on Health & the Hive: A beekeeper’s Journey. DVD of Jan Cannon’s film. 53 minutes. http://honeygardens.com/vid.htm
