Hannah, who is a Mom of three and an Artist by nature, (www.hannahmarywillsart.com) is starting to build her art sites. She is also attending James Madison University (JMU - Go Dukes!) to complete her Bachelors in Fine Arts.
It was her idea to start keeping bees in 2021. We started with 2 hives and through natural splitting and catching of swarms, we now have 9 and look forward to expanding up to 15 next year. Little did we know our first harvest (2022), we would extract 7 gallons (85 lbs) of honey and each year the volume increases.
As for me, I am a retired Navy Corpsman that did 16 of 22 years with the Marine Corps. While serving on active duty, I thought I wanted a ship BUT as fate would not allow. Looking back, I would not have it any other way! OoRaH!
I want to help Veterans who might be interested in keeping bees get started and the up-front truth about it. It has helped me with some of the issues we experience being a Combat Veteran. This along with the chickens, goats, and the garden, we stay busy around our home.