Hi I've been keeping bee's since 2007 near the sea in the North West of England. Apart from a couple of years without any following a very wet winter here when I lost the two colonies I had at the time.
Last July I managed to get a late nucleus from a local beekeeper with a local black bee project Queen in it. As I was taught on Nationals all my kit is still nationals.
Although I've been keeping bees for years, it's always been on a very small scale (max abt 6 hives), so I feel very much a newbie still. I'm hoping to expand out to atleast a dozen colonies over the next 12 months as I've now got the opportunity for a couple of out apiaries.
Welcome to the forum
Good luck with the plan. Hope to hear from you on different topics. New ideas and adaptations of styles is what helps all .
John
Welcome to Beemaster. Some day i would love to visit Ireland.
Jim
Welcome to the forum!
Welcome