Tag Archives: colony collapse disorder

Why Bees?

Here’s where I get all philosophical and explain why we decided to try our hand at raising honeybees… actually, we were going to get backyard chickens until we found out how much work they are and that we’d have to get up at the butt-crack of dawn every day to let them out of their coop. Not for us! Seriously, it comes down to several factors. I have always loved and respected nature and the outdoors, I enjoy gardening and otherwise