I’ve asked my wife to let you know the reality of sharing your partner with a hive. She’s not a fan of “beasts” (i.e. insects) and the photo below shows the closest she has ventured to my beehives.
In her own words …
The Pros
- Roger finally has a proper hobby which means I get time to watch ‘Don’t Tell the Bride’ and other such nonsense without him telling me it degrades my brain
- He seems happier, more upbeat and enthusiastic about life these days. I’d like to think the marriage and pregnancy has something to do with that – but I think I have to share a bit of the credit with the hives
The Cons
- He talks about his hobby A LOT. This blog manages to capture about 10% of his bee-thoughts and I get the rest. Considering I don’t even like honey (let alone crawling flying insects which sting), I can’t say I’m naturally interested but I think I have perfected the interested nod (important in any marriage) and encourage Roger to get his bee-updates out the ways when friends come round for dinner. BE WARNED!
- He’s already looking at bee-keeping suits for children
If you want to read how we are getting on, try It’s A Girl.
Share this:
Brilliant post by Heidi! 🙂 I particularly love – ‘This blog manages to capture about 10% of his bee-thoughts and I get the rest…’
Great stuff! Bee themed baby clothes are really cute…
We love the site, it’s all very interesting. Read the following article today and thought it may be of interest to you: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2173397/Sprinkle-salads-supplement-How-bee-pollen-creating-buzz-new-superfood.html
Look forward to reading more soon.
Thanks Scott – it’s definitely an interesting area and one deserving of more research.
Heidi,
But have you had any honey from Roger’s hives? I think the honey from my hives is waaaaaaaaayyyy better than any store bought honey.
Glad you’re being such a good sport to your bee-nerd (that’s what my friend called me when I showed up to lunch with a beekeeping catalog) husband.
From Heidi:
Hi Mil, I look forward to trying Roger’s honey when it finally appears. And if I still don’t like honey on my toast I’ll try convincing him to make some lip wax and candles for me! Ta, Heidi.