/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>476146
whoohoo! positive feedback! thanks!
you've already done your homework, so you're ready to go, hooray!

It sounds like you've done the research into what's available locally and some nice tax deductions to help fund your hobby if you want to stick with it!. I'm sorry to hear that the multi-week course isn't a good option for you. I attended a bee-school (1 night a week x 3 months) for my region worcestercountybeekeepers dot com and they provided an _excellent_ introduction into the mechanics of beekeeping, our role as beekeepers, and how to understand what drives the behaviors of a colony. I took it more as a refresher-course, but the class was very informative for someone new to beekeeping. They also provided several opportunities to go out in an apiary and see what the inside of a hive looks like, and _sounds_ like. I hope that you are able to connect with some similar local resource, or get to know and learn from other beekeepers in your area. If you cannot meet with other beekeepers in person, then do so online, perhaps www.beeswales.co.uk or naturligbiodling.se are more your liking? take a look at plans for making a Top-bar hive. Find plans you can build with the tools you have access to and hop to it!
local beekeepers will be able to tell you how to get bees and what the remainder of your season will look like. Beekeeping forces some zen into your life and is rewarding in many ways, I hope you enjoy the magic of the hive as much as the rest of us beeks. Let us know if you put together a hive and get several thousand girlfriends of your own

>>476170
whooohoooo! congrats on capturing a swarm, nothing beats free bees! Where were they and how did you capture/transfer them? Is this your first swarm? how many hives do you have?

And here is a pic of a super I put on 2 weeks ago. they've already got it loaded about 1/2 full. no evidence of capping yet as it's been humid.