Hi honey, I’m home

Beehives are hitting the sweet spot for lifestyle block owners, with the upsides of honey and pollination being the main drivers. There’s plenty of help at hand to set you on the honey trail and, as with most things in life, good preparation is key.

Lifestyle blocks provide the perfect opportunity to try out new projects that an urban way-of-life may constrain.

Having a honey supply plus an efficient means of pollination makes beekeeping a popular choice with those that have made a tree change.

Sherlock Holmes reputedly retired to take up beekeeping, but why wait until retirement? And, if it was good enough for Sir Edmund Hillary, then why not give it a go?

Here’s some tips to help you on the way to sweet success.

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