This week’s guest is Michael O’Connell. You met Mick in episode 46 and 47, and this time he shares with us the ins and outs of bee keeping in the suburbs.  Mick has a few hives in his backyard which he looks after, and collects honey from.

During the interview we cover swarming, how they breed, what they eat, how they access water, and much, much more.  We even cover the finer points of removing bee stings once stung!

There is lots of very interesting information if you want to learn about becoming a home apiarist.  If you would like to read more of Mick’s bee keeping exploits, then pop on over to his blog Six Gorillas and check out this link; http://www.sixgorillas.com/category/honey/

 

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