So you want to be a Backyard Beekeeper?!
Let me help! It can be intimidating to open a hive and the boxes can get heavy. Whether you want just an introduction, as needed assistance, or a full monthly mentorship complete with honey harvesting is up to you. I can come to your apiary (home) and advise on:
Where to locate your hive
Which tools you need and how to used them
Installing new packages of bees
Swarm captures
Pest management & Problem Solving
Honey Harvests
Routine Hive Inspections
Requeening
Making nucs or splits
Contact me and let me help as little or as much as you need. I just want to enable you to be the best beekeeper you can bee.
Purchase Bees:
We collect swarms starting in March each year and pass them on to beekeepers through the BeeShare list on Sonoma County Beekeepers Association (SCBA) or if you contact us here. We also have hives that we have taken care of and are willing to pass on to new beekeepers. We can deliver and help you start working with the bees. Contact us for more information and prices.
I also post videos and photos from our beekeeping adventures that you can see on instagram/fb
I have created a newsletter about Beekeeping only!
Check it out here: Just the Bees
Other Beekeeping Resources & Books:
Girl Next Door Honey (great info & fantastic book- Queenspotting)
Honey Bee Democracy, by Thomas Seeley
Paraguay, 2000
getting my introduction to the bees in Peace Corps training. There's a queen in a cage strapped to my chin. The rest of the bees just want to be with her. Hands are keeping bees from taking a tour of my eyeballs.
