Full circle

Well, here I am 4 years of beekeeping under my belt. I’ve done numerous splits/divisions, reared queens, completed several bee removals, caught a few swarms, and even pollinated commercial and private groves and crops. The reason I got into beekeeping was because, my garden did not do as well as I had hoped.  Specific fruits, (cantaloupe, pumpkins, and cucumbers), didn’t bear fruit. In my investigation and research I learned it was because of lack of feral pollinators, specifically honey bees. I immersed myself into honey bees and beekeeping, and ditched the gardening. Four years later, we have another garden, it’s actually my wife’s garden. This past Sunday we, (four of my daughters, my wife and myself) ,planted tons of fruits and vegetables ….this time we have several colonies, no more than 30 yards from where the honey bees are. So, I guess you could say…I’ve come full circle,  and now we will see if they will bear fruit. Wish us luck, and be prepared for tons of photos as the garden progresses.
Happy Beekeeping and look for my future posts of how our garden is doing.

I  wanted to mention our beekeeping blog has passed the 6,000 visitor mark.  That number is from the United states and 92 other countries. check this out: http://s05.flagcounter.com/countries/CNy

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