In the beginning, I struggled to grow my knowledge and ended up losing a lot of time while studying the Beekeeping in South Africa technical handbook. Old beekeepers tended to be secretive and don’t like sharing much of their trade to a newcomer for fear of competition.

Besides that, there was so much to learn about. And there's a lot that's not available if you don't know what you don't know. Like, who do you speak to? Who can you ask? Where are the key people and knowledge keepers?

But after years of reading, listening, asking questions, going on courses, studying research papers and working with bees hands-on I started grasping the power of bees! I figured there's got to 'bee' a better way! I figured out we have to share our knowledge - as great beekeepers are a scarce resource...and an aging group!

After struggling with getting bees and making sure I could keep them going it was a long learning curve of trial and error for a few years before I found my feet – and my bees started benefiting from it.

I pushed through while working a full-time job and grew my knowledge and experience over weekends and evenings. I’ve since built a thriving beekeeping business of honey production, bee training and beekeeping equipment distribution across SADC region. After training over 3500 new beekeepers face-to-face since 2004, you can share in my specialist experience and bee knowledge. With our entire beekeeping community grows and you are here now as part of that grand vision. Welcome to the hive!