Cincinnati.com · Jul 9, 2018
How, and why, a former Cincinnati Bengals running back turned into a beekeeper
Eric Ball, director of player relations for the Cincinnati Bengals, has been raising bees and harvesting honey for four seasons. Cincinnati Enquirer
WALTON – It started with a sweet tooth.
Eric Ball used to chew on honeycombs as treat from his grandmother, and like most people, enjoys a bit of honey on his biscuits.
An avid outdoorsman, the Cincinnati Bengals’ director of player relations spent a fourth of July holiday weekend at a friend’s farm five summers ago and noticed several beehives. It piqued it his interest. Over the next year, he read Beekeeping for dummies, watched YouTube videos and volunteered at Gorman Heritage Farm to learn how to do it.
