David at The Door Blog has posted a comprehensive guide for those considering keeping a hive (or two). David writes:

I’ve really enjoyed my first summer keeping bees – Working with, observing, and learning about the bees has been very interesting and enjoyable.  Before I started I read a lot about the subject, but inevitably experience teaches things that I didn’t pick up on during months of study.

His learnings include “You have to feed bees”, “Don’t plan on producing a lot of honey for a year or two” (really??), “What you DO and DON’T need” for equipment and more.

Read more here. There is a great beekeeping discussion in progress on HOMEGROWN.org and be sure to join the Apiarists group if you’d like to keep in touch with newbies and experts alike.

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