How Do You Create A Beekeepers Kit?
Bees may travel as far as 55,000 miles and visit more than 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey. A good, basic kit will get a novice beekeeper started on the right foot. Order catalogs from companies that sell bees, equipment and jars. Some catalogs also provide little tidbits of information. Choose a good, beginning beekeeping book. Include a journal for keeping records of bee activities, the plants blooming in the area, and important dates such as when hives are medicated and honey is harvested. Add a phone/address book in which to list local beekeeper associations and other beekeepers’ names and numbers. Include basic equipment: a hive tool, bee brush, smoker, gloves and a veil. Pick a few little extras, if your budget allows, such as bee-sting cream, butane lighter for the smoker, 5-gallon bucket with a cloth caddy to hold tools, sweatband, blank labels for jars, and a honey recipe book.
