How to start beekeeping in your own backyard
Backyard Beekeeping
“The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she
labors, but because she labors for others.”
My Early Beekeeping Days
Dad Beekeeper Honeycomb memoryI started 5 years ago
How you can start keeping bees
Why Keep Bees?ABeeC’s of
Beekeeping Where to start?
Why Keep Bees?
Crucial to food supplypollination
Help the bee populationColony Collapse
DisorderLove of honey
allergies & remedies
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Percentage of crop pollinated by bees
Source US Department of Agriculture
The ABeeC’s of Beekeeping
Will I get stung?probably
Where to keep bees?almost anywhere
What do I do?bees do most of it
Where to start?
Talk to BeekeepersJoin discussion
groupsTake a classRead booksBuy equipmentOrder bees early
Things we’ve learned
Why Bees are important
What to doHow to get started
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto
Plant bee-loving plantsCall beekeepers about swarms not
exterminatorsAvoid using harmful pesticidesTry to buy organic produce Buy local honeyEducate others
How you can help
Photo courtesy of Microsoft
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