Beekeeping brings Creston couple back to their roots
If Amanda Goodman Lee had not volunteered to hold a hissing cluster of cockroaches at Science World Vancouver, she might never have discovered her passion for beekeeping.
She went home and told her husband, Jeff Lee, who so happened to have a few books on beekeeping at their home. Perhaps a retirement activity?In 2012, the couple founded their own commercial honey production business, Honey Bee Zen Apiaries Ltd., and split time between this endeavour and their existing jobs. Five years later, they decided to pursue beekeeping full-time.
Amanda and Jeff’s bees become active in March, after wintering in a semi-dormant state within their hives. The couple keeps a close eye on the bees during this time to ensure they have enough food and that the hives are in good condition. Swan Valley Honey is currently the largest producer of local pure and natural honey in the Kootenays, and it supplies about 35 stores with its products. Between 400 to 600 bee colonies winter at the business.
“We’re wrestling constantly with problems around how to keep our bees alive. How to make sure the bees are healthy. We have some pests that are universal around the world now and it’s causing huge problems for beekeepers and by connection, the farmers that depend upon bees.” Mites often contribute significant losses to bee colonies, an issue that Jeff has personally experienced.
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