Here goes...

So I decided about three years ago that I really wanted to keep bees; a decision that was purely visceral and not based even the slightest bit in practicality or knowledge.  In that three years, I kept busy romanticizing the idea of keeping bees but not actually doing anything to further my knowledge or preparation for this to actually become a reality.  I kept the idea at bay, knowing that I didn't have plans to be in the same house or physical location for more than six months at a time.  So when the future hubby and I bought our house in October, my bee nectars started flowing and I've spent the better part of the winter reading, planning and stocking up on supplies!

My goal is to write a weekly entry, talking about my trials and tribulations (and hopefully successes) of this crazy process!  I couldn't be more excited to get started and I really want to make this a fun and possibly even informative forum for people of all levels of bee involvement!

Before we dive in, I want to give a shout out to the man that continually sparks my curiosity and inspires my creativity, my hubby-to-be, John Watson.  I'm so lucky to be marrying this brilliant, quirky, concoction of a man.  This guy has literally no fear of trying things and is convinced he can figure out basically anything (which so far remains to be disproved).  Anyway, I say all of this, not to gloat about how cool my man is, but to say that this very concept has been an important part of me getting on my own beekeeping bandwagon.  I've been really into the concept of beekeeping, but when the time came to actually get started I got really intimidated and unsure of myself.  The more I read the more confidence I lost.  Then I went to a workshop and realized that not only is this process mostly trial and error (and luck), but I had in fact learned a decent amount from my reading.  With that knowledge came a new level of comfort with the amount of knowledge that I lacked.  Now I am sitting pretty, ready for my bees to arrive, getting my hive together, and getting ready to own this thing that I completely don't understand. Woop!

So here's to being bold; trying things that we don't understand, and being reminded of the humor, and humanity of trial and error!