[fritz_monroe]

Hi folks. As the subject says, I'm in Maryland. I'm not a beekeeper yet, but just started seriously looking into it. I don't think I'll start until next year. I have a bunch of other things that I need to do in the yard, and I'm just not ready for bees yet. One of the things we will be doing is putting in a bunch of fruit trees. We were going to do this either way, but I'm thinking that this will be a nice forage area for the bees.

Since I'm still in the research phase of this undertaking, I'm open for any suggestions for getting started on the right foot. I intend to take the local beekeeping association class, but that's not until next year. I'm also planning on joining the association.

 

[AmericasBeekeeper]

Welcome, the association and class will be extremely helpful. There are a few good books like Beekeeping for Dummies. There are things you cannot learn from books and the Internet that the workshops will teach. On this forum there is a lot of experience and even more opinions. Knowing the difference will go a long way to a healthy hive.