Honeybees are coming to the farm. May 15th is our pickup date, in between now and then, I have some serious learning to do on honeybee husbandry, and I imagine pick up a few supplies. I've been wanting to do this for a long time now, and have gotten some good information over the years from friends who have kept bees. One suggested I purchase "
The Complete Idiots Guide to Beekeeping" which sounds silly but is actually a really excellent resource. She also said that it's not really necessary to go out and spend a ton of money "gearing up." Any sort of one piece jumpsuit type clothing would work, like a mechanics zip up suit, which I have for when I do large oil painting. A hat you can drape with a mosquito netting, gloves that can snugly fit over the sleeves of your shirt. She said you do need a smoker, so that's on my list.
My mom and I are taking a beekeeping class on May 11th.
Here's some interesting honeybee info from
National Geographic.
