Bees are an important part of the ecosystem. Beekeeping is a way to help them out in a world that throws a lot of hurdles their way. It is also a good hobby to learn about yourself and your place in life, simply by watching these magnificent creatures do their thing.
In this series of articles, I go into what you need to start your beekeeping journey. Later, I will also cover some topics more in-depth. The idea is to promote the hobby, and give the bees a fighting chance.
Whether you are going for a single or two different sizes of hive box (see the last article), there is a lot more going into the eventual home of your bees than the plain boxes. In this article, I will go into those basic parts so you know what you… Continue Reading Anatomy of a Hive Box – What you need
How to get bees in order to start beekeeping as a hobby is probably the single biggest hurdle for any newcomer. There are several ways to do it, though, which I will go into in this article. This is part of an ongoing series, so check out the other articles… Continue Reading How to get Bees – Getting started in Beekeeping
How that you know how to get your own bees you also need your own hive boxes. Actually, you need have hive boxes to put your bees into once you get them. Picking the right hive box dimensions is not easy. There are a number of different systems out there.… Continue Reading Hive Box Dimensions – what you need to know
If you want to start beekeeping, you need to put your hives somewhere. There are a number of things to keep in mind when chosing that spot, and several ways to go about it. In this article, which is part of an ongoing series, I want to go into the… Continue Reading Bee Hive Placement – Where to put your Colonies
In this post, I will go into the tools you use to do the actual beekeeping – your beekeeping gear. The idea here is to give you an overview of what you need to get in order to start this exciting hobby. This post is part of an ongoing series… Continue Reading Beekeeping Gear – Tools of the Trade
Before I go into the actual beekeeping, let’s talk about the bees for a moment. Bees are insects that live in a complex structure called hive, comprised of a couple of thousand individuals. There are three different types – workers, drones, and queens. In nature, these hives would be set… Continue Reading Bees – Overview of what you would be keeping
Are you looking for a hobby where you get to supervise thousands of workers? Do you want to do your part for the environment? Do you want to harvest liquid sunlight? Then Beekeeping is the way to go for you! This series of blog posts will cover all the basics… Continue Reading Beekeeping – an Introduction to a great Hobby