First Class

Had a great evening at my first Beginners course evening.
At least 70 people there which totally amazed me  , was not expecting so many , and I knew two people too.

Very nice presentation about basics, most of which I had already got from my reading and research, but still good to hear first hand. Finally met Rob Jacobs the president of local chapter too, as we had swapped a few emails already.

My son went with me and enjoyed the evening , he paid attention throughout the evening , I thought he would pick up his book and read , but he did not, looks like he will become a Beek too.

Looking fwd to some warm days to actually get to see a few hives.

First Disappointment as a beekeeper

Well not really...

The weather canceled the January Guilford Beekeepers meeting , and I was looking forward to meeting new people and learning new things.

I will now have to use the old snail mail Postal service to send in my registration forms for the beginners course and membership.

I am looking forward to this new adventure and can't wait for spring - but I am always feeling this way by end of January anyway.

2011

I have started 2011 with the intention of learning how to keep bees.

It is a subject that has facinated me for years , and as a Homebrewer , I have made a batch of Mead that was very nice, so having my own Honey will be a wonderful thing.

I have been reading solidly for the last 2 weeks, and have now joined a number of forums , and will do a beginner Bee Keeping Course in January - through the local Society - Guilford County Beekeepers.

I am now researching equipment and it seems as if some of the best Hives are made right here in NC, about 2 hrs drive away, so a road trip is on the cards.

I would like to start with a Nuc (a small Nucleus Hive) , which seem to have the best success rate for beginners, as they already have a laying Queen , plus Brood and workers.

I want two hives for a first season, and will see how it all goes after that.