![RNZ: Country Life show](https://d3dthqtvwic6y7.cloudfront.net/podcast-covers/000/038/272/small/rnz-country-life.jpg)
Summary: Picton bee keepers Matthew Wells and Catherine Gordon lease beehives to people who want greater returns from their fruit trees and vegetables. A few kilometres away retired car mechanic Sunny Sunbeam has built an energy efficient house from re-used materials on a hilltop block overlooking Blenheim.