A couple of weekends ago we came across this article in the Irish Times and thought we’d share it. Well worth a read for anyone starting out. You can find it here: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/i-thought-beekeeping-would-be-easy-the-bees-had-other-plans-1.4518836

I learned two things (on my first visit). Firstly, how fascinating these insects were in their thousands, as they flew around me, and equally, I learned how fast I could run away.
Then, I thought beekeeping would be straightforward, practical and dare I say easy. I thought that with a certain amount of book reading and YouTube tutorials, I too would become a successful beekeeper. I thought I could turn my hand to this formidable hive and master them. The bees, it turned out, had other plans.