Jeremy Hunter
New Bee
Hello, I'm relatively new to all this.
I grew up with beekeeping parents, for them as with most it was a hobby. I often helped out as a kid (from the mundane scraping of propolis to the more entertaining comb spinning) but recently I have developed a greater interest and it only took one visit to their hive assisted to realise the wonder. The second time I went to the hive, to apply a the first super of the season, I did it on my own. A small task but it was very gratifying to know I was helping a hive.
I am looking to, before very long, move with my wife to a more rural area and start a couple of hives as a hobby. I would ask my parents but they started beekeeping a long time ago and no doubt times have changed in requirements since they did. I'm sorry if this sort of question has been answered before, but I don't really know what is for which I'm looking, however here goes: should I get some qualification training before starting beekeeping? Or is that only if you want to go commercial? And if I enjoyed beekeeping to the point of wanting to do it commercially, what advice would you give to someone making that leap? And would I need extra qualifications?
Thank you for any information given! I've been reading books on bees and their biology/sociology, but I'm otherwise pretty lost!
I grew up with beekeeping parents, for them as with most it was a hobby. I often helped out as a kid (from the mundane scraping of propolis to the more entertaining comb spinning) but recently I have developed a greater interest and it only took one visit to their hive assisted to realise the wonder. The second time I went to the hive, to apply a the first super of the season, I did it on my own. A small task but it was very gratifying to know I was helping a hive.
I am looking to, before very long, move with my wife to a more rural area and start a couple of hives as a hobby. I would ask my parents but they started beekeeping a long time ago and no doubt times have changed in requirements since they did. I'm sorry if this sort of question has been answered before, but I don't really know what is for which I'm looking, however here goes: should I get some qualification training before starting beekeeping? Or is that only if you want to go commercial? And if I enjoyed beekeeping to the point of wanting to do it commercially, what advice would you give to someone making that leap? And would I need extra qualifications?
Thank you for any information given! I've been reading books on bees and their biology/sociology, but I'm otherwise pretty lost!