The Thousands

I feel bad for farming types, forced to advertise eggs and organic onions on highway letterboxes. Because a) I have poor hand/eye coordination and stopping is difficult and b) everyone knows they are probably serial killers… Everyone but my friend Geeta, that is. Geeta particularly likes buying honey from out-of-towners and will travel.

But why leave home when you can just install 30,000 bees in your own backyard?

So, Geeta and I went to a beekeeping workshop at CERES. I was there to learn about safety and hives among a group of like-minded individuals. She was there to pick up. It was win-win. Bee/honey enthusiast Lyndon Fenlon of Bee Sustainable fame took us, along with the other dummies, through the basics. We learnt everything from setting up a hive and maintaining it to the wonders of swarms and how to keep them in check. The day included donning beekeeping paraphernalia, extracting some of the sweet stuff and taking it home in a jar to eat in front of friends (because that’s how I roll). That, and Geeta met someone nice.

Note: The next workshop is this Sunday! The same day as Triple R’s annual BBQ day broadcast from CERES.