Hello from central Arkansas!

Beetific · July 29, 2013, 04:04:15 PM

Hi there! I'm currently apprenticing and learning all I can about beekeeping. I found this forum thanks to Linda's bee blog. I'm still figuring out how to maneuver around this forum, but it sounds like its a great reference to use and I hope to learn a ton!

Joe D · July 30, 2013, 01:56:29 AM

Welcome to the forum, Beetific. With your apprenticing you are probably picking up a lot already. There are loads of threads and videos here that can also help. Good luck and beek is very addictive.

Joe

tefer2 · July 30, 2013, 08:38:15 AM

Welcome to the forum, the search function will help you research topics.

Beetific · July 31, 2013, 01:32:38 AM

Thank you! I'm already enjoying reading through the topics!

JPinMO · August 01, 2013, 04:11:29 AM

Welcome, Beetific! Are you apprenticing with a commercial keeper?

mikecva · August 01, 2013, 12:13:35 PM

Welcome to the forum :cheer: Are you going into beekeeping as a job or hobby/personal. -Mike

GSF · August 02, 2013, 10:33:33 AM

Welcome!

BeeMaster2 · August 02, 2013, 12:18:01 PM

Welcome to the forum, Beetific.
Jim

Beetific · August 09, 2013, 09:27:24 PM

JPinMo, no, just a hobbyist. He has 30 hives spread out around town and on people's farms, but there are 12 at his house that I get to interact with.

And Mike: just as a hobby. There are numerous reasons for it but mostly, I just had a daughter, and I firmly believe that raising her around bees will instill in her a lot of great values: symbiosis of humans and nature, taking care of those things smaller than us, the importance of agriculture and organic farming practices, work ethic, each individual has a purpose, the importance of community and each person's separate value to society, etc. and of course the amazing properties of bee pollen, royal jelly, propolis, and honey!