Home Bee Keeping - Simple Tips to Start Bee Keeping From Home!

Home bee keeping remains a popular past-time and it seems that more and more people these days are turning to bee keeping not only for producing their own tasty honey that they can have access to whenever they want, but also for the enjoyment and satisfaction that it brings.



The main problems is that people see keeping bees as something specialist and that they need advanced knowledge before they can even begin to do it, but this could not be further from the case - it is actually quite simple. This is why I have created this article to give you the simple steps that anyone can take to start home bee keeping today:



1.) Get The Proper Tools



Any bee keeper will need the tools of the trade to make a success of this and give themselves an easy time. Now, don't panic because it won't cost a small fortune and the items can actually be picked up for a fairly reasonable price (just do a search on Google for bee keeping sites that sell this stuff - or use eBay for even cheaper goods).



All you need to get going are 5 basic things:



- A beehive

- A beehive opening tool

- A smoke box

- Protective clothing



That's all there is to it! Obviously you need the beehive to keep the bees in, but the opening tool can be quite useful for more easily prying open the hive to get the honey and bees out if needed (but this is not essential). You will need the smoke box to placate the bees then opening the hive to avoid angering them too much and the most important part - the protective clothing to prevent stings.



2.) Now Get Your Bees!



In order to start home bee keeping, you obviously need some bees! You can get bee colonies for a reasonable price from any bee keeper or reseller (just do an internet search again) and this is the easiest and most common way to get your bees.



You can (and it is not recommended) get your bees for free by finding a bees nest in a tree, then removing the branch and shaking them (including the queen) into a transport box and then taking them home and putting them in your own hive. This does work, but you will need your protective clothing. A lot of people have unwanted bees nests in their gardens and would probably even pay you to take them away for them!



Want to start home bee keeping but don't know where to start? Don't panic, you need the simplest and easiest step-by-step advice that will have you up and running with bee keeping very quickly and won't cost you that much money either. Just visit Beginning Bee Keeping and you too can become a home bee keeper in no time!



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