No fluff, no shortcuts. Just honest field notes from a first-year beekeeper figuring it out one frame at a time.
One of ours, working the salvia — Cherokee County, Spring 2026.
Written as things happen — honest, unfiltered, and still learning.
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My dad and I had plans to get into beekeeping together. He passed before we ever got the chance. So I started anyway — for him, and in a way, still with him. This is that story.
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