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HELLO, NAME IS SIMON MCEVEDY
I'M THE FATHER OF TWO GIRLS
I'M INFANTRY BY TRADE & NURSE BY PROFESSION
I'M ALSO A VETERAN
WHO HAS FINALLY FOUND A HOBBY @ THE RIPE OLD AGE 49
AND IM ALSO KNOWN AS A NEWBEE BEE KEEEPER
I HAVE NAMED BOTH OF THE HIVES
ONE IS A CONBINATION OF MY DAUGHTERS NAMES ELLE & LEAH
AND JOYBELL IS NAMED AFTER MY MOTHER
AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE CREATIVE WITH THE SPRAY PAINT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HIVE
BEE CREATIVE I SAY
AT THE START OF LOCKDOWN
I STARTED SEEING POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON FLOW HIVE AND GOT ME INTERESTED
BY CHANCE RSL ACTIVE PUT ON URBAN BEEKEEPING CSE AT BOX HILL RSL
WHERE KATRINA AND I FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO MEET BEN & CHRIS GRAY
I HAD GENERAL INTEREST IN BEES BEFORE BUT HALFWAY THROUGH PRESENTATION
BENS CHARISMATIC PERSONALITLY & PASSION FOR ALL THINGS BEES
GOT ME HOOKED & HE HAS ONLY A POSITIVE INFLUENCE SINCE THEN
BEN TEACHER IN THE TRUEST SENCE OF THE WORD
HE PASSES ON HIS KNOWLEDGE FREELY – CALMING MANOR – GIVES CONFIDENCE IN ALL AREAS OF EXPERTISE.
HIS PROFESSIONALISM IS SECOND TO NONE
THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS MY BEES HAVE GIVEN ME
IN AUG 2021 RECEIVED FIRST TWO NUCLEUS HIVES
REGISTERED AS AN OFFICIAL BEEKEEPER WITH AG VICTORIA
YOU CAN HAVE UP TO 5 HIVES ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
FORTUNATELY, NEXTDOOR NEIGHBOUR IS A CARPENTER WITH VET CONSTRUCTIONS
AND HE SUPERCHARGED COFFEE TABLE – SIDE OF ROAD
TURNED INTO WORKABLE HIVE STAND
SO, WHAT HAVE BEEN THE MAIN BENEFITS
FIRSTLY, I FOUND A HOBBY
THIS HAS GIVEN ME PURPOSE
AND THIS PURPOSE GUIDED ME IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION OF LEARNING
LOTS OF YOUTUBE VIDEO, READING BOOKS, JOINING ONLINE BEEKEEPING GROUPS & ENABLED TO CONNECT WITH OTHER BEEKEEPERS
THESE CONNECTIONS ENABLED ME TO RE-ENGAGE WITH OTHERS
MAKING CONNECTIONS IS SOMETHING I HAVE FOUND VERY DIFFICULT.
AND ISOLATION IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS MANY VETERANS.
On Instagram veteran_bee_therapy
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HELLO, NAME IS SIMON MCEVEDY
I'M THE FATHER OF TWO GIRLS
I'M INFANTRY BY TRADE & NURSE BY PROFESSION
I'M ALSO A VETERAN
WHO HAS FINALLY FOUND A HOBBY @ THE RIPE OLD AGE 49
AND IM ALSO KNOWN AS A NEWBEE BEE KEEEPER
I HAVE NAMED BOTH OF THE HIVES
ONE IS A CONBINATION OF MY DAUGHTERS NAMES ELLE & LEAH
AND JOYBELL IS NAMED AFTER MY MOTHER
AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE CREATIVE WITH THE SPRAY PAINT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HIVE
BEE CREATIVE I SAY
AT THE START OF LOCKDOWN
I STARTED SEEING POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ON FLOW HIVE AND GOT ME INTERESTED
BY CHANCE RSL ACTIVE PUT ON URBAN BEEKEEPING CSE AT BOX HILL RSL
WHERE KATRINA AND I FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO MEET BEN & CHRIS GRAY
I HAD GENERAL INTEREST IN BEES BEFORE BUT HALFWAY THROUGH PRESENTATION
BENS CHARISMATIC PERSONALITLY & PASSION FOR ALL THINGS BEES
GOT ME HOOKED & HE HAS ONLY A POSITIVE INFLUENCE SINCE THEN
BEN TEACHER IN THE TRUEST SENCE OF THE WORD
HE PASSES ON HIS KNOWLEDGE FREELY – CALMING MANOR – GIVES CONFIDENCE IN ALL AREAS OF EXPERTISE.
HIS PROFESSIONALISM IS SECOND TO NONE
THESE ARE ALL THE THINGS MY BEES HAVE GIVEN ME
IN AUG 2021 RECEIVED FIRST TWO NUCLEUS HIVES
REGISTERED AS AN OFFICIAL BEEKEEPER WITH AG VICTORIA
YOU CAN HAVE UP TO 5 HIVES ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
FORTUNATELY, NEXTDOOR NEIGHBOUR IS A CARPENTER WITH VET CONSTRUCTIONS
AND HE SUPERCHARGED COFFEE TABLE – SIDE OF ROAD
TURNED INTO WORKABLE HIVE STAND
SO, WHAT HAVE BEEN THE MAIN BENEFITS
FIRSTLY, I FOUND A HOBBY
THIS HAS GIVEN ME PURPOSE
AND THIS PURPOSE GUIDED ME IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION OF LEARNING
LOTS OF YOUTUBE VIDEO, READING BOOKS, JOINING ONLINE BEEKEEPING GROUPS & ENABLED TO CONNECT WITH OTHER BEEKEEPERS
THESE CONNECTIONS ENABLED ME TO RE-ENGAGE WITH OTHERS
MAKING CONNECTIONS IS SOMETHING I HAVE FOUND VERY DIFFICULT.
AND ISOLATION IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS MANY VETERANS.
On Instagram veteran_bee_therapy