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Hello, I have a question about this bee keeping stuff.
I am interested in the whole bee thing. Scared to death of bees but guess that is why I am interesting in starting a hive. However, I want to know what the laws and regulations are in Spokane County. If and when I do get into bee keeping for my own personal use (and then maybe someday for selling) I just want to go about it the right way.
We get cold winters here in the northeastern part of Washington as we are about 1 hour from Canada.
I am wondering do I buy bees at a certain time of the year? Do I buy them from only Washington state? And how many are in the hives. I have seen where they talk about 3 lbs worth of bees and a queen. How many queens do I need?
So very new to all this so any help will be greatly appreciated. Maybe this time next year I will know a little bit more about those little tiny things that scare me.
BTW, I am getting much better around them when they are on my raspberry bushes. It's the wasps, yellow jackets and hornets that I really hate!
Thank you so much for your time.
Debbie
I am interested in the whole bee thing. Scared to death of bees but guess that is why I am interesting in starting a hive. However, I want to know what the laws and regulations are in Spokane County. If and when I do get into bee keeping for my own personal use (and then maybe someday for selling) I just want to go about it the right way.
We get cold winters here in the northeastern part of Washington as we are about 1 hour from Canada.
I am wondering do I buy bees at a certain time of the year? Do I buy them from only Washington state? And how many are in the hives. I have seen where they talk about 3 lbs worth of bees and a queen. How many queens do I need?
So very new to all this so any help will be greatly appreciated. Maybe this time next year I will know a little bit more about those little tiny things that scare me.
BTW, I am getting much better around them when they are on my raspberry bushes. It's the wasps, yellow jackets and hornets that I really hate!
Thank you so much for your time.
Debbie