You first need to learn everything you can about honey bees and beekeeping. For most of the US a new beehive is started the first of spring such as in April. I live on the East Coast of the US and we obtain our honey bees from breeders that are located in Georgia.

* Go to your local library and check on the books they have on beekeeping. Pick out a couple of books that look like they are interesting for you to read. An excellent book to start with is Beekeeping For Dummies. Don't let the simplistic title deceive you. It is an excellent learning tool for someone who knows virtually nothing on the subject. In fact if your local library does not carry the book, you may want to consider buying it from Amazon by clicking on the above underlined book title.

On hot days many bees will sit outside the hive.

* Another excellent way of learning is to obtain a video on learning about beekeeping that you can watch and rewatch in a liesurely manner in your own home.

* Ask around in the area where you live if there are any nearby beekeepers. Local Police usually know who they are. Introduce yourself to that beekeeper. Most beekeepers love to help out people who are interested in the hobby. Also ask if there is a Beekeeping Association in the area. Check the menu to your left. Many associations conduct new beekeeper classes in the winter.

* Use your favorite search engine to locate one of the many excellent web sites on the web. Check out my other web site Bees-Online which is an educational website.

Beginning Beekeeping Tips