“ Work for the good of all , but if you ’ re attacked , go big .”
PARYS PEOPLE
Ten questions to …
FRANCESS HUTTON
Beekeeper
“ Work for the good of all , but if you ’ re attacked , go big .”
When the 2008 financial crisis made it unaffordable for self-employed corporate hot shot Francess Hutton to live and work in Sandton , she moved to Parys . Versatile , community-minded and multi-talented , she has done everything from curating her own art gallery to teaching art and yoga classes . Now her beekeeping has turned her into an avid environmentalist and skin care queen . Francess creates a bubble of positive energy and integrity around her . Being in her company draws you into that bubble . You cannot help but feel uplifted . have to be ”. My most rewarding comment was when a young girl , also about 11 , said ‘ I want to be a beekeeper too ’.
2 . What do you think the hive says about you when they talk “ bee-hind ” your back ? “ She thinks she knows what she ’ s doing but she still has a lot to learn ”.
3 . Your Beachroad brand is a 100 % natural skin care range made with honey , beeswax , raw propolis and various other organic ingredients . Why do you say what we put on our skin should also be edible ? We absorb a lot through our skin , particularly cosmetics , and so much of it isn ’ t good for our health .
1 . What kind of feedback do you get from visitors who do your beekeeping workshops ?
They ’ re always hugely surprised by how much more clever bees are than we are taught . A student from Pretoria , studying Genetics , could not believe what she was hearing about Pheromones . An 11 year old boy said “ Up until today I was scared of bees , but now I understand why I don ’ t
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