Now Hiring for Apiary Work

I'm looking for a few good people to work for me at my apiary. This will be a fun, exciting, and possible lucrative opportunity, but it will not be without its risks. Listed below are some qualities that I'm looking for to reduce the risks.
Compensation will be based on quantity and quality of honey recovered and sold. Training & equipment will be provided if needed.

Please send all missives of questions & interests to me in Port Valandra. ((PM me))


About the work:
A good memory is necessary. You will not be able to reference notes effectively while working.
The bees I keep are easily startled and very temperamental, so for your safety, it is required that you can be stealthy while caring for them and retrieving the honey. Even better if you can camouflage your scent. Honey bees are very sensitive to certain smells.
Should you disrupt the bees, they become very protective of their honey, hive & queen, so the quicker and less invasive you can be when extracting the honey, the better. In case of a swarm, the faster you can flee, the better.


- Dennis Brand

Hey Arradir, I seem to remember you have a fondness for bees. I'm sure all that armor the guard wears would be great help against a few overzealous but small stings.

I’m in the barony between feasts for now to spend time with my family. If you want my help let me know.

I imagine that visiting dignitary status you value so much would become strained even further by volunteering to go after the barony and its guards on a public post.

In case anyone missed what was happening here.

Could an alchemist help? I've heard smoke can put bees to sleep for a short duration if applied carefully. With my alchemical knowhow, I'm sure I could whip up some sort of creation that could accomplish such a task.

Signed,
Professor Dunn Ironwill

Kestrel,

I know you are upset because of our disagreement over what should have happened to the humoculus, but openly suggesting an upstanding subject of Travance is in any way trying to "go after the barony and its guards" based upon your own personal vendetta does nothing but sow discourse and mistrust where none existed before. I have worked both with & for the Kingdom of Kormyre, the Barony, and its militia on many occasions. If you have any reason to doubt me other than holding a grudge, please talk with Captain Tenderson instead of publicly displaying your misplaced ire.

If you are around the next Baronial Feast, I would be happy to provide you with a free sample of honey from my apiary as a proverbial olive branch. There is no need to hold ill feelings over something that technically never happened, because time magic.

- Dennis

Caelvan,

Your help would be greatly appreciated provided it does not hinder your existing duties.

- Dennis



Dunn,

We shall discuss the potential application of alchemy to the art of beekeeping next I see you. I am quite interested in what alchemy can do to help, as I am somewhat ignorant to the myriad of uses it seems to have.

- Dennis

Kestrel,
I’d appreciate it if you don’t assume that I don’t have permission to be in the Barony between feasts. I asked for personal time to spend with my daughter, and as Kaladonia doesn’t need me as a steward I decided to help a person seeking it in regards to animals as a Ranger.

I help someone and am close to my daughter.

Just because you and I disagree does not give you the right to speak as if I’m suddenly a hostile enemy of the Barony.
Especially when there was no indication of attack on the Barony in his posting about bees.

I assure you, you would know if that was the case.


Dennis,
As before, if you require a stealthy Ranger approach, and would like my help, let me know.

I would love to try to help with your bees!
I have a variety of Alchemical and Engineering talents, and I would be willing to get someone to teach me how to camouflage my scent, I am certain it is within my capabilities. In case you do not see this posted, I will send a personal missive to you as well.

Caelvan, I actually did not at all intend to imply that you didn't have permission to be in the barony between feasts. I assume you do and would never seek to deprive my friend of time with her father, especially after such a long separation.

Dennis, I will accept that free sample and place an order for a significant quantity of honey to be delivered by the start of next feast. I'm sure the volume should be no trouble if your apiary is sizable enough that you must take on employees to help you.

Kestrel,

The samples will be from my personal hives. It has only been myself up to this point, and a business can't be set up overnight, so I need to get right people trained and working with more hives before any large orders can be completed. But it you want to place a large order now, I will be able to fulfill it once the large scale apiary is up and running. In fact, I will personally see you receive what's coming to you.

- Dennis

I'm so confused. I like bees, though! They tickle!

-Midori Suarez
Daughter of Mercy

Midori, you truly are a blessing. Please, only change if you wish to.

Dennis, Among other duties, as a druid, I maintained a few hives in the city to pollenate the fields. I'm willing to assist if you ever need help. I meet all of the qualifications magically, with the additional benefit of being able to tame a queen bee.

If interested, I may also be able to acquire a Hive of dire bees for you. I can assure you, the flavor of the honey, and royal jelly is something to be experienced.

As far as the honey itself, I know of a few meaderies that would be interested in an additional source of honey. If I might also partake of a sample, perhaps at breakfast the morning of the next feast?

-Robert Morgan

I don't know if this helps but my cousin does have a personal apiary, I've visited it before.

The way he is phrasing things may be... well, I can at least say with honesty the hives exist despite what this post may or may not be referring to otherwise.

Dennis, I'd take the offer for the Dire Bees if you expand enough!

-Ilana

Bees are fucking terrifying so I’m not down for that. but if this is actually about crime or something shady then I’d totally be up to hearing a pitch.

Sorry, Captain. Bees are involved.

- Dennis