The
most intimidating thing about getting into beekeeping is how to obtain
your first batch of bees. Most aspiring beekeeping are held back by this
one dilemma. gear isn’t hard to get. If you are handy with a table
glimpsed and hammer you can make your own boxes equitably very simple,
and borders and shielding equipment are cheap to buy. Most of this site
focuses on how you can make or obtain all the equipment for cheap.
However, the most costly piece a new beekeeper makes is a bundle of
bees. There are a allotment of risks buying a bundle of bees. What if it
gets lost in the posted letters? What if the ruler passes away in
shipment? How do I install them and issue the ruler properly? And all
these unknowns come with a big cost tag. So in this item I’m going to
take you through how I got my first bees and it cost me wholeheartedly
not anything!
First I got my gear prepared. I made a couple of deep cartons and bottom boards and a couple of 5-frame EZ nucs (see Initial gear sheet for more info). I acquired some borders, a smoker and a veil. I was
First I got my gear prepared. I made a couple of deep cartons and bottom boards and a couple of 5-frame EZ nucs (see Initial gear sheet for more info). I acquired some borders, a smoker and a veil. I was
