Beekeeping is a brilliant hobby. It's fun, challenging, rewarding and the whole family can get involved. Want to know how to start beekeeping? It starts with buying some bees and we have nucleus colonies for sale that are calm, placid and make the perfect partner for your back garden hive.
How to start beekeeping and experience the taste of your own bees honey.
Before you buy your bees, do as much research as you can. Read books, watch videos, speak to beekeepers. You want to learn as much as you can before the bees arrive. We also recommend joining the local beekeeping association and going to a taster session before you buy your bees. This will give you a good idea of what the hobby is about.
1. EDUCATE YOURSELF
Once you are sure beekeeping is for you it's time to buy your equipment. Beekeeping can be an expensive hobby but buy cheap, buy twice is a good philosophy to follow. Don't buy cheap equipment and definitely don't buy used equipment. It's a massive disease risk. We recommend poly hives from Abelo. They are the best on the market.
2. BUY EQUIPMENT
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We always suggest to beginners to not place your bees in your back garden, unless it's HUGE. Out apiaries are just so much easier to manage. The bees are much happier out of the way and it makes the management of bees so much easier. Speak to a local farmer and see if they are willing to let you place some beehives on their land.
3. LOCATION
This is probably the most important step in the process. Buy your bees from a trusted seller or purchase them from your local beekeeping association. Make sure the bees have been inspected by a professional beekeeper for disease. Buying cheap bees never ends well. They either end up dying or even worse, spreading disease around your brand new apiary.
4. ORDER YOUR BEES
Now your bees have arrived, this is where you begin to learn what beekeeping is all about. Observe your bees at every opportunity but only inspect them when its needed. Bees tend to do better when they are not disturbed too often but you need to inspect them at least once per week to ensure that they don't swarm. When bees swarm EVERYTHING becomes a lot more difficult. Try to avoid it.
5. LEARN SOME MORE
It would take me years to try and write down the details of my YouTube videos, so why not subsrcibe to my channel and see for yourself. I have recorded over 1300 videos which document how to start beekeeping but also how to manage your bees effectively throughout the season. We film 3 new videos every single week and there is a video available for any question you may have about bees.
6. YOUTUBE
Beekeeping mistakes. I have made them all. In the video below I give you an overview of how to start beekeeping but also let you in on some tricks of the trade which means you don't have to make the same mistakes I made when I was starting beekeeping over 10 years ago.
How to start beekeeping. All you need to know.
HOW TO START BEEKEEPING IN 2024. LEARN MORE.
From Nationals to Flow Hives, we have nucleus colonies for sale to fit your beehive. Our calm, placid honey bees arrive with an F1 Mated Buckfast queen, 3 to 4 frames of brood in all stages and are securely packaged in a Paynes poly nuc. The perfect way to start beekeeping.
How to start beekeeping with our buckfast nucs for sale
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