Beekeepers-in-Training

I firmly believe that it is never too early to involve children in farm life, after all they are a huge part of why we do all this.  I have been gardening with Liam and Seamus since they were in a ring sling and they have helped with planting since before they could hold Grandpa Ed's fancy cultivator.

They have helped us make maple syrup since they were infants.

And have been our constant helpers in caring for our livestock.

And of course, the boys have been involved in honey extraction since before they could walk.

But today was Liam and Seamus' first introduction to a new apiary chore.  Much to their delight, they used hive tools to scrape mouldy pollen off of old frames from our hives that did not overwinter.

With deer season just around the corner, this frees up some highly coveted room in the deep freeze.  We are so very lucky to have such healthy, capable boys who are (almost) always willing to lend a hand on the farm.