Bee's Company

Adam Hobby This is T I saw My dad explained what it was and I thought it was cool. That was middle school and 20 years later, I guess here I am doing it full-time. Absolutely love it. When they buy honey, they want local honey. And some people are very, very specific. Rather than generic Alabama honey, they can get somet But he does more than just beekeep. He owns and operates Foxhound Beekeeping Company, one of the only beekeeping supply stores in the state. When I first got into it, it was very hard to find supplies and also good education. And that was very difficult. When you're a beekeeper, you need supplies very quickly. I got a little frustrated finding t So I said, I can do t So I started doing it a little bit on the side, paid for my hobby, and then it just snowballed from there. If you want to get into beekeeping, you're going to need a lot of bees. Because t He sells everyt He'll even teach you how to do it. We'll actually do one day classes, and then we'll go out to our apiary right here, and we'll teach you how in We do all that on site. And business has been booming lately. When people were locked up in home, they were looking for places to entertain themselves, and keeping bees is a bucket list hobby for a lot of people. So they were home, they had a flexible schedule, had a little extra money, and the outdoor hobby of beekeeping really, really took off. He's busier than ever, but still hasn't forgotten what drew Because my great-grandfather did it, there's t In Birmingham, Lisa Crane, WVTM 13 Chronicle. That's fascinating to know, and you do want the local honey. When you go to buy stuff, it's cool to know it's right here in Birmingham. It's a cool gift, too. I t I just would never t You can learn to do it. Learn how to do it. It's in Pretty neat story there. I