Starting Beekeeping as a Home Business
When considering beekeeping as a hobby or business, there are things you will want to keep in mind before making that decision. Because there are quite a number of factors involved with making money with honey, beginning as a hobby would be your first choice.
Starting beekeeping requires quiet some money. So before you invest any sort of money, you might want contact beekeepers in your area. Most beekeepers will be happy to help you out. Most beekeepers love keeping bees and to them it is just a “hobby”, but they can give you some insight into beekeeping. Take plenty of notes.
In making the decision of beekeeping, as beginner you will want to consider the safety of family, friends, and neighbors. The bees should not sting a person who is allergic too bee stings. You will also want to check with the country you live in. You will want to know about any ordinances or laws prohibiting beekeeping.
One of the things I have found is that most beginner beekeepers fail to consider whether the area they live in is ideal to raise bees. Ideally you will also want to consider where the bees will have to fly to retrieve nectar and pollen. Try to keep the plants needed by bees close by. Since bees need water every day, you might want to have water for them close at hand. You don’t want them visiting the neighbor’s swimming pool.
Below is a list of things necessary for the health of your bees.
– How many months of the year is your pollen and nector available?
– Will you have to feed them in order for them to survive and how much of the year?
– Is there a water supply available year round for the bees? They need water every day.
You will need to consider what will be underneath the bees when they are collecting the nector and pollen. The bees will defecate as they are flying and their dropping will leave spots on everything below them. The bee droppings can even ruin the surface of a vehicle. There are simple methods that have been acquired over years of beekeeping, these methods force the bees to fly at a higher altitude, such as a tall fence or thick tall plants near the hive.
What most experienced beekeepers tell beginners is that a beekeeper must keep the bees in control every time the hive is open. A typical hive can house thousands of workers all capable of stinging. There are measures a beekeeper can take in the open that he can not take in the city because of the closeness of other people.
These are just some of the things you will want to consider beginning beekeeping. With this information you should be able to decide on this field. Beekeeping can be a rewarding venture, so don’t be scared about it, just because one is a beginner.
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