1. GETTING STARTED IN BEEKEEPING

2. THINGS TO CONSIDER Level of commitment Cost Location/Liability Equipment Resources

3. ARE YOU COMMITTED? Time Physical work Getting discouraged/frustrations Willingness to educate yourself

4. COST $$$$

5. LOCATION Liability Neighbors Children/pets Town ordinances Sunny location with water

6. Basic Equipment Needed Hive Tool Smoker & Fuel Gloves Bee Suit / Veil

7. THE HIVE AND ITS PARTS

8. How To Get Bees Buy an Established Hive Buy a Nuc Buy a Package Catch a swarm Take Bees Out of Something

9. Buy An Established Hive Turn Key–Ready to Go Costs Usually Less May Include Honey Best Chance of Making Honey Crop No Assembly Req.

10. 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

11. Buy A Package Certified as disease free Small Population to Start With No Swarming Usually First Year

12. Catch A Swarm Healthy eager bees Small population to start with Usually easy to handle Free

13. Mail Order Swarms

14. 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