Course 2: Your Beehive

A heavily practical course! We introduce you to the types of beehives in common use today and how they might best suit your specific needs. We cover tools, accessories, clothing and much more. Then we discover that great moment when you obtain and install your first bees!
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2.1 Beehives and Accessories

What does it take to provide a home for our bees? We look at the types of hives and the various choices we have for our beeyard.

2.2 Equipment and Clothing

Beyond the hive, there are many tools available to the beekeeper, from the essential to the entirely optional. And there is also the important topic of protective clothing.

2.3 Starting your Beehive

Getting your hives started is a glorious time, but also one packed with important decisions. We look at how to prepare, where and how to install your bees and much more.