Hobbies And Interests
Things You'll Need
Instructions
Order catalogs from companies that sell bees, equipment and jars. Some catalogs also provide little tidbits of information.
Choose a good, beginning beekeeping book.
Include a journal for keeping records of bee activities, the plants blooming in the area, and important dates such as when hives are medicated and honey is harvested.
Add a phone/address book in which to list local beekeeper associations and other beekeepers' names and numbers.
Include basic equipment: a hive tool, bee brush, smoker, gloves and a veil.
Pick a few little extras, if your budget allows, such as bee-sting cream, butane lighter for the smoker, 5-gallon bucket with a cloth caddy to hold tools, sweatband, blank labels for jars, and a honey recipe book.