Many people have been asking what equipment is needed when you are looking into getting a hive. First it is important to explain what you are getting. A package is typically 3 lbs of bees and a queen. Our nucs that we sell are 5 frames of the Langstroth design. They are what we consider deep frames (9 1/8 “). There will be a laying queen, 4 frames of brood, and 1 frames of honey. So onto the equipment that you need as a beginner in beekeeping!

Our nucs have 5 deep frames like the example pictured above, (4 frames of brood and 1 frame of honey).

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Busy as a bee: Pollinators put food on the table

by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)
June 2015

Pollinators—including birds, bats, and bees—pollinate fruits, vegetables, and other crops that provide us with food, fiber, drugs, and fuel. In addition to pollinating food crops like apples, almonds, and pumpkins, bees pollinate forage crops including alfalfa and clover that provide feed for cattle and other animals.

And, it isn’t just honeybees that help put food on the table. North America’s approximately 4,000 wild bee species help pollinate agricultural crops as well as the seeds, nuts, and fruits that are consumed by animals from songbirds to grizzly bears.

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Did you know there are three types of honey bees and each one has a specific job to do in the colony?

To learn more about the Honey Bee, visit Wikipedia’s Honey Bee page.