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thanks for all the advice! im leaning more toward a nuc, or buying bulk honey and reselling it for this year, but this makes a lot more sence now

yes we have bears and i have most of the stuff for a fence when i would need one to put up.

i will look into buying bulk and reselling, i just need to find some one local who will do that.

so would it make sence to get a nuc? whats the average price of them and when you buy a nuc what do you get? did a quick search and didnt come up with alot

so for the first season if i get 2 hives, should i just get hives with 2 deep supers and wait on the honey supers? and let them keep all there honey the first season to make it through the winter

camprn, i have found them, but havent joined a club yet but im probably doing a bee school when it starts soon.

thanks for all the info guys, looks like if i have the money to buy all the supplies...

i just plan to have one for now till i get the hang of it, as for extracting i would probably build an extractor of some sort. but we are planning a big garden for the spring so i figured there would...

So I might make some th first year, basically a 2 year investment till you make your money back?

So basically you let the, build p what they need to live through the winter the first year? Then harvest the honey the next year? That makes sence to me, what would you consider a small harvest, like...

Well I've already got a "money" maker cause I do sugaring in the spring, but i was thinking if it would be worth it to get bees and sell honey to, to add to the line of products. But I still might...

Me being new not quite sure where this should go but move the thread if need be.

How much honey should I be able to get out of a first year hive? Just looking for an estimate.
This is my first...

Ill check them out to!

i actually get up to Sutton sometimes, but i plan to join at least 1 club and have been readying as much as possible, i also plan to take a bee school. i was actually gonna do the one in kearsarge...

hi everyone, im thinking of getting into beekeeping this spring. ive read a lot on this fourm and its a great fourm and ive learned a lot. anyone have some tips for a 15 yr old trying to get into...