Beeing Busy
I have become fascinated by bees. I have started reading up on them, after seeing a program on the telly. The more I read, the more fascinated I become. They are amazing animals that are very important to us in a lot of ways.
The idea was that we would maybe get a hive at some point. However, we visited the local bee keeping association for one of their 'Apiary Meetings' and decided that it was a lot to take on so we would leave it until next season. They are reasonably simple animals but I am keen to know as much as possible before we take them on. They sting after all!
This was the plan until we found out that there is a chap on the allotments that has a hive and is giving up his plot. Anyway, long story short, it turns out that he wants to get rid of the whole hive and we could have it for a few pounds. Its an absolute bargain because all we would need is a bit of equipment and we'd be up and running.
Today we traveled up to Maisemore Apiarys in Gloucester to get some kit. Now we have all the bits we need (I hope), including the silly hats and some spare hive boxes. The plan is then to have a look at the hive on the allotments and move them down to our plot. Assuming they are ok, we should be able to start setting up their new home on our plot.
