What all do I really need and where do I get it?
One of the most confusing things about starting beekeeping is knowing what you need. As you can see in these photos, you need 4 boxes per 1 colony of bees. Our Deluxe Beehive Kit sells all 4 boxes, along with frames, tools, a full suit and gloves, a top feeder and a full hive of bees. Often times, the kits on Amazon or in farm stores, are missing a lot of essential parts. By the time you buy everything missed, you’re spending more than you would just purchasing our Deluxe Beehive Kit, that includes everything. And don’t forget, we sell you live bees. You can’t get those through Amazon or most farm stores. Something else you can’t get is help from an actual beekeeper. We take great pride in the care and concern we show our customers and our reviews reflect that.
EDUCATION
Like anything new in life, you will need to learn how to take care of your new bees. We have 3 different recorded classes over zoom.
Introduction to Beekeeping - thinking about starting and would like to get a general idea of what it takes to run a beehive.
First Year Beekeeping - picking up bees in May and need to know how to care for them. This class covers May - November care. After November, you will leave your hive closed until the following Spring.
Second Year Beekeeping - hive is closed up for Winter, so this is the perfect time to take this class to prepare for Spring splits and swarm prevention.
The way I learn best is with a combination of reading, researching online and hands-on activity. This is why we created the Hands-on Introduction to Beekeeping workshops. We have them in March and offer several different dates to attend. Highly recommend attending one of these workshops.
My Personal Recommendation!
