How much time is involved in keeping bees?
A. Most beekeepers are busy with bees from late March until the end of the summer in late September or early October. During this active time, the bees need to be looked at once a week to ensure they have enough space, the queen is healthy, the colony is well and to prevent swarming. In addition, you will be busy cropping honey and enjoying time with your bees. You will need to allow a couple of hours a week for two or three hives. Once the season is over, beekeepers can generally relax and enjoy the fruits of the hive, make wax candles, furniture polish, face creams, honey cakes, drink their own mead (most important), mend and clean boxes and prepare for the coming season.
