​“Bee” Prepared – Things You’ll Need for Beginning Beekeeping

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TOOLS​
Hive tool
Bee brush
Smoker + Fuel
Frame Grip*
Frame Perch*
Equipment
Wooden Ware
Accessories
Bee Suit
     Jacket or Coveralls with Veil and/or Helmet
     Gloves
     Ankle straps*​



​HIVE COMPONENTS​  (for conventional hives)​
You’ll need to decide if you’re going to have an 8 or 10 frame hive box
Bottom board
Hive stand
Entrance reducer
Brood boxes
     Deeps (2) or Mediums (3)
Supers
     Mediums or Shallows (2-4)
Top cover
     Telescoping
     Migratory
Frames
     Plastic or Wooden - with waxed foundations



​OPTIONAL HIVE PARTS
Inner cover
Feeder – choose a style
     Boardman
     Top
Frame
Baggie
Queen Excluder



BEES – either a Nuc or a Package 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

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The approximate cost to get started in beekeeping is $500.00.

EQUIPMENT YOU WILL NEED WHEN IT’S TIME TO HARVEST HONEY 🍯

For removing bees from frames – choose a method
Fume board & Fischer’s Bee-Quick
Bee Escapes
Bee Brush
For the Honey House:
    Heated uncapping knife
     Uncapping Fork
     Uncapping Tub
     Extractor
     Strainer
     Bucket with Gate
     Jars and Lids

The approximate cost of materials needed for harvesting honey is $600.00