Any beekeepers in the house? [View all]

I'm going to put some hives in my tropical fruit grove this year. I have joined a local beekeepers association and have arranged with a local comercial beekeeper to put in some hives in a couple of months .

We've decided on a suitable location and he's agreed to let me "train on the job" when he comes to inspect/monitor the hives.

Basically, he's getting out of the business and looking for good homes for his bees.

I think it will be beneficial to have the pollinators on site.

I still have to figure out what to plant to help keep them fed when the trees aren't flowering.

I cross posted this in the farm/ rural life