Covered head to toe in the middle of a 40-degree Celsius heatwave, Cody Hannover carefully carries tens of thousands of bees from one hive to another.The outback beekeeper thanks the buzzing critters for improving his wellbeing."If I'm feeling nervous or anxious or something, I'll think about bees, and that will relax me."
As a participant in the National Disability Insurance Scheme , he's looking at hiring other NDIS clients.Mr Hannover was a teenager when he started beekeeping to earn pocket money, or in some instances pocket honey. The bulk of his hives are hosted on cattle properties spanning more than 300 kilometres from Camooweal to Mount Isa to Cloncurry.
"When we go out beekeeping, I'm working on a hive beside him, so I get to learn whether I'm doing the right thing," she says."We've always got something to talk about."When asked what jobs he gives her, he can't help but crack a joke."I wouldn't be who I am today if it wasn't for her pushing me and doing everything with me," he says.