beekeeper from NigeriaWilliam Kigbu is the volunteer beekeeper at O'Brien Farm in St. John's, and began his beekeeping journey in Nigeria. (Heather Barrett/CBC - image credit)William Kigbu is the volunteer beekeeper at O'Brien Farm in St. John's, and began his beekeeping journey in Nigeria. William Kigbu is the volunteer beekeeper at O'Brien Farm in St. John's. (Heather Barrett/CBC)Growing up as a beekeeper in Nigeria, William Kigbu said protecting his bees over the winter months was a foreign concept before continuing his hobby in Newfoundland. Kigbu is the volunteer beekeeper at O'Brien Farm in St. John's, and works to maintain the apiary's four hives.