Hello

[JimBee463]

hi all,

I thought I'd introduce myself, I'm Jim from East Devon and just looking to get into beekeeping.

I have a beginner course in a couple of weeks so I'm really looking forward to that. I've also been watching lots of YouTube videos (mainly the @Black Mountain Honey channel - thanks Laurence for some great content in your No Nonsense Beekeeping series, it's really inspired me!).

I'm a carpenter by background, although I've been in the Navy for 30 years, so I'm looking to make my own hives (I'm lucky enough to have a workshop at home with some decent tools). I'm erring toward the national hive on standard brood boxes as I think that's probably the most common from what I've seen.

Anyway, glad to have joined the forum (thanks for having me) and I'll hopefully be posting my experiences as I go, once I get set up and have a colony.

Cheers all and enjoy the lovely weather (well, it's lovely here in East Devon at the moment )

 

[enrico]

Hi, welcome and good luck

 

[Erichalfbee]

Welcome to our great forum. I hope you enjoy it.
You could start here
https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/what-did-you-do-in-the-apiary-today.8543/

 

[The Poot]

Welcome Jim, your carpentry skills will prove to be a real blessing for you. I hope it all goes well for you.

 

[Kaz]

Hi Jim, are you attending the beginners course Exeter Beekeepers are running? Welcome to the forum

 

[JimBee463]

Hi Jim, are you attending the beginners course Exeter Beekeepers are running? Welcome to the forum

Yes I am, in a couple of weeks. Are you going?

 

[Kaz]

Yes, I'll be there, I'm helping to organise it.

 

[willa1man]

Hi all. I'm new here. How are you guys doing?

 

[JimBee463]

Yes, I'll be there, I'm helping to organise it.

Brilliant! I'm really looking forward to it. I presume we need a packed lunch?

 

[Kaz]

Brilliant! I'm really looking forward to it. I presume we need a packed lunch?

I'll be in touch

 

[pargyle]

Welcome both of you ... the forum will help fill in any gaps in your knowledge once you have your bees and there's always someone around to answer questions ... feel free to ask, there's no such thing as a silly question. We all start in the same bewildering space once the bees arrive ... and then it gets worse before it gets better !