I am excited and nervous all at the same
time. My bees are arriving this
evening. I’m getting my bees through Sam
Comfort from Anarchy Apiaries http://anarchyapiaries.org/. Sam is an amazing person, a non-conformist, as
you can tell by his website name. If you want to learn more about Sam and his
beekeeping just Google his name. You
will find many YouTube videos with Sam talking about his journey with keeping
bees. Sam has been keeping bees for many
years and has seen the progression and destruction of our honeybees through all
the pesticides, not only are the pesticides being used to treat the parasites
that are affecting our bees, but the pesticides that are being used on our food
source that our bees pollinate. He has
been involved with migratory beekeeping, and after having many hives die, decided
to raise his bee’s treatment free. He has been raising his own queens and keeping
those bees that have survived. He has
specifically raised his bees with genetic qualities for survival. Sam is known for his Top Bar Hive Beekeeping
(TBH). I am glad that I found Sam
because I feel that I am getting the type of bees that I have been looking
for. They are Small Cell (SC), no
chemicals in his hives, etc. I have
spent most of the day trying to decide where in my yard is the sunniest place
for the bees. I think I have found the
perfect place. It is also a little
hidden so my kids don’t freak out when they come home. I am feeling a little intimidated and unsure
of my skills as a beekeeper, but I am sure I will learn in time.
