I have 2 large supers, and I am going to add my first medium super in the next week or two. I now have a hive up and running with approximately 80k bees in it, and I feel confident while doing my 7 to 10 day inspections. You can instantly tell Shannon cares a lot about the bees and her customers! Once I started getting hand-on with beekeeping, if I had any questions, there was always a really quick responses with guidance and mentorship from a true professional. I felt extremely relaxed and confident by the time my bees arrived. It turned out to be a great decision! Step by step instruction with text and videos. Then I found a link to HoneyBee School and Supply from a recommendation, and after reading through their website and course descriptions, I decided to go for it. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed, like this might be more than I can do.

I started reading books and joining social media beekeeping groups. Visit the FAQs to understand if this beekeeping startup kit is right for you See All FAQsįrom the time I first had an interest to become a beekeeper till today was about a year in a half. Live coaching and support from a 13-year+ experienced instructor: regular, live, optional Q&A sessions, throughout the first season, help forums, etc.Virtual instruction with detailed master class: 60+ well-organized modules material always available in virtual classroom for your pace and timing.Package of live honeybees: A 3-pound package of 3-Banded Italian or Carniolan bees containing approximately 10,000 worker bees and a mated queen bee (delivered in the spring).All the “stuff” needed for the first season HoneyBee School Beginner’s Equipment Kit: All woodenware for a single Langstroth Hive (screened bottom board, 2 deep super boxes w/ 10 frames each and 1 honey medium super box with 10 frames, inner cover, and telescoping outer cover), hive tool, veil hood/jacket combo, leather protective gloves, smoker, wax bar, shims, front hive feeder, mouse guard, and pest treatments with application tools.Your beekeeping starter kit with bees includes: You will learn the critical basics for a new backyard beekeeper – equipment, installation, inspections, hive maintenance, etc. This course/package provides 1) backyard beehive starter kit – the equipment/gear needed for a successful first season 2) your honeybees with mated queen 3) detailed instruction/tutorials in video format that teach beginning beekeeping in a step-by-step way 4) live support for the first season. Everything an aspiring beekeeper (with no experience) needs for the first season. This backyard beehive startup kit is our flagship offering.

We offer a complete beekeeping starter kit for beginners. HoneyBee School and Supply helps those who want to become a backyard beekeeper but don’t know where to begin.

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