![]() He had patience, whereas I expected immediacy from everything. He handled the mad queen and several other hives that day with ease. I followed him, thinking his skill could be easily copied. He has been a beekeeper for more than 40 years, and made the whole process seem effortless. I found myself in the bog that day because of my dad. The bees, it turned out, had other plans. I thought I could turn my hand to this formidable hive and master them. I thought that with a certain amount of book reading and YouTube tutorials, I too would become a successful beekeeper. ![]() ![]() Then, I thought beekeeping would be straightforward, practical and dare I say easy. Firstly, how fascinating these insects were in their thousands, as they flew around me, and equally, I learned how fast I could run away. Ruling the bog lands of Ardee, Co Louth, this queen bee earned the title because of her fierce temperament and a strong army of protective worker bees.Īnd so, on visiting her on one of my first day’s beekeeping, I learned two things. Long before Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen, there reigned an Irish “mad queen” in the form of a honeybee.
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