Schedule As Soon as Possible Talk to your neighbors!! It's scary and tough, but it’s important to get your neighbors on board in advance. Read beginner books. Take our classes. … Continue reading Getting Started – Schedule
Getting Started – Working With Your Bees
Working With Your Bees Bees are hardwired to dislike and attack bears and other furry creatures that tend to raid their hives for honey. So, don’t dress like a bear: … Continue reading Getting Started – Working With Your Bees
How to Install a Bee Package
We created a video showing how to install a Package of bees into your hive. If you are getting a package, please take a look at the video, featuring Master … Continue reading How to Install a Bee Package
Getting Started – Equipment
BEFORE you get your bees, you’re going to need some gear, and do some setup. The following is a list of MUST-HAVES and a few optional items. BEFORE you get … Continue reading Getting Started – Equipment
Getting Started – Budget
Approximate budget (2022): Suit and gloves $100-250 Smoker & fuel $40-65 Hive stand $0-100 10 frame beginner kits $200-250 Misc $100 Bees $200-300 Total $700-1100
Getting Started
Reasons to NOT get bees You will get stung Expense (see below for an example budget) Requires a time commitment, especially when the weather is good Physical Messy Migratory hives … Continue reading Getting Started
Hive Beetles
Hive Beetles generally do little damage, and are rarely considered a serious pest. Hive beetles love pollen substitute. Be judicious when feeding pollen sub. Recommendation: try a couple of 2" … Continue reading Hive Beetles
Vocabulary
Sources • “The Beekeepers Handbook, 4th Edition”, by Dianna Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile. • “Homegrown Honey Bees, An Absolute Beginners Guide”, by Aletha Morrison. Definitions Absconding - When bees abandon … Continue reading Vocabulary
Spring Gardening
Spring is right around the corner! Time to clean up the garden and plant some drought-resistant, pollinator-friendly plants. Take a look at our Pollinator Friendly Plants page for some great … Continue reading Spring Gardening