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GETTING STARTED IN BEEKEEPING
THINGS TO CONSIDER
• Level of commitment
• Cost
• Location/Liability
• Equipment
• Resources
ARE YOU COMMITTED?
• Time
• Physical work
• Getting discouraged/frustrations
• Willingness to educate yourself
COST $$$$
LOCATION
• Liability
• Neighbors
• Children/pets
• Town ordinances
• Sunny location with water
Basic Equipment Needed
• Hive Tool• Smoker & Fuel• Gloves• Bee Suit / Veil
THE HIVE AND ITS PARTS
How To Get Bees
• Buy an Established Hive
• Buy a Nuc• Buy a Package• Catch a swarm• Take Bees Out of
Something
Buy An Established Hive
• Turn Key–Ready to Go
• Costs Usually Less• May Include Honey• Best Chance of
Making Honey Crop• No Assembly Req.
Buy A Nuc
• Small Population to Start With
• Cost the Same as Packages
• Builds Up Faster Than Package/Swarm
• Good Chance of Making Honey Crop
Buy A Package
• Certified as disease free
• Small Population to Start With
• No Swarming Usually First Year
Catch A Swarm
• Healthy eager bees• Small population to
start with• Usually easy to
handle• Free
Mail Order Swarms
Ask and Do
• Read a Bee Book• Ask many Beekeepers
Questions & Listen to Fish Tales
• Go to Bee Meetings & Workshops
• Get your Hands Sticky• Tell Your Own Fish Tales