Beekeeping at Dogwood Trace Farm

Dogwood Trace Farm has now entered the ranks for beekeepers. On Tuesday of this week (April 17, 2012) Ron set up two hives - with the expert help of two of our good friends, Cherry Lane and Jim. The most difficult part of getting the hives set up was leveling the cement blocks that the hives would be set on. Once they were leveled, it only took a few minutes. Since I didn't have a bee-keeping hat/veil, I watched from the car. Ron, Cherry Lane and Jim got everything done quickly. Even though Ron didn't wear gloves, he didn't get stung a single time. Jim was stung once. Amazing! It'll be a year before we are able to harvest any honey. I sure am looking forward to that, though!