Last fall, Seth got it in his head that it would be cool to keep bees since we have a yard now. He mentioned it to our recently retired neighbor who loved the idea. He proceeded to do all the research and created a plan for beekeeping that we could do together. We agreed and within a few weeks, the bees arrived (by USPS - seriously):
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The cage the bees were shipped in! |
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one of "our girls" carrying pollen back to the hive on her legs |

We're so pleased with our bees and we've been encouraging everyone who will listen to consider getting a hive of their own (even city dwellers - yes, it's totally possible). They are essential components to maintaining a healthy environment and as we know, the environment could use all the help it can get! Plus, you get some tasty honey. That's a bonus too :)
Interested in reading more? We had an article all about our bee project published in the Cohasset Mariner! I also posted more photos here with captions too.
Have you ever thought about keeping bees?
3 comments:
That is so cool! We have friends who live in Cambridge who are keeping bees in their city-sized backyard. I think it would be amazing to have bees and chickens. I apparently want to have an urban farm ;-)
You should do it!!! If you have any questions, you know who to ask :)
Very cool!
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