North 40 Life Magazine | Page 19

A SECOND SEASON OF BEEKEEPING FOR NORTH 40 OUTFITTERS The spring of 2016 started out like any other spring in the Northwest: unpredictable. A new line of beekeeping equipment was keeping things equally unpredictable at the North 40 Outfitters store locations. Until now, we’d never sold anything like this and knew very little about what it took to become a backyard beekeeper. We went from knowing absolutely nothing about bees to raising 25 lbs. of harvestable honey in our rookie season. Now in our second year we are excited to take our beekeeping skills to the next level. Catch up on our blogs from last year, and follow our second season of beekeeping blogs @ North40life.com. Prepare to be inspired to start your own backyard hive! 15