Countdown to some Hands-On Bee Action

The first 2012 module of LandofSpike's course is set for this Saturday.

The weather has been glorious all week. It's warm and sunny and spring seems to have got its feet firmly under the table. 

LandofSpike checked out Apiary Central this morning and bees are definitely out and about but they're still restricted to just the one bee-sized winter doorway. 

Saturday's itinerary includes expanding their entrance so LandofSpike suspects that he should soon know all about mouseguards.

We're also going to be giving the hive a springtime healthcheck and we'll be topping up the feeders.

Theory-wise we'll be learning how to identify bee castes, how to feed and what plants honey bees love to visit.

LandofSpike's Grandiose Vision for a Bee-Filled Future

Land of Bees will, hopefully, document LandofSpike's metamorphosis from Bee Ignoramus into Beemeister Extraordinaire.

That's the plan anyway.

Although it may well end up documenting LandofSpike's succession of failures as he flounders uselessly in an insecty mire of his own making.

Personally, I sorta hope it takes the first route.

LandofSpike intends to complete his Beekeeping course at Apiary Central in the local park, mentored by BeeGurus 1 & 2.

He aims to learn shedloads of useful and impressive bee-related information and, again hopefully, end up with a beehouse full of happily thriving Apis Mellifera in the gardens of Spike Towers.

LandofSpike aims to update regularly with diary notes, diagrams, photos and illustrations, as well as documenting all the sparkling new gems of wisdom that he learns.

He will try to clearly outline his methodology so that anyone else starting out on the same path can take heart that if a duffer like LandofSpike can do it, anyone can.

Sounds pretty simple really, what could possibly go wrong?