I love your bee-keeping series (I just discovered it recently, so I haven't had time to check them all out yet). Bees are one of the three things I've always thought we should have at home animal-wise: chickens, goats and bees. For now we are stuck with chickens and ducks, we are planning to get some goats this year. And I guess then... that's why your introduction series suits me right down to the ground.