Welcome to our first blog!

Despite being town dwellers for most of our adult lives, we had both enjoyed childhoods in the countryside (of Slovakia and Canada) and increasingly felt the pull to a simpler life.

The lockdowns put it all in perspective for us - and although we couldn't do much, they didn't stop us from getting backyard chickens (and designing and building our own coop), getting married or getting a puppy!

Three years was all it took for our lives to change completely- from living in a town center apartment with no garden (although that didn't stop us putting a chicken coop and run on the grass verge...) to living in the countryside, with bees, chickens, pigs, dogs, babies and a whole lot of house renovation we're doing ourselves.

For some years now we have both been drawn to beekeeping (and associated honey eating) but decided to take the plunge finally in 2024. We're learning along the way and fully expect to make plenty of mistakes as first time beekeepers this year. We're excited to share this journey with you in the coming weeks and months.

You can expect to see blog posts about:
-the beehive design we chose and why
-what you need to get started with beekeeping the UK
-how to get bees for free
-beekeeping with kids
-how to extract your own honey

We're always happy to answer your questions about beekeeping and how to get started yourself without breaking the bank, and anything else you might want to know about how we make this life work (and how you could do). Please drop us a line below or message us on instagram.