The Amazing Honey Bee -- Part 2

Did You Know?

Did you know the honey bee's wings stroke over 11,000 times per minute? This is what causes the distinctive buzzing sound you hear when they fly by.

Keeping Bees

Have you ever been interested in keeping bees? There are many great resources to learn about how to keep bees. A couple of my favorite books are a book called Keeping Bees by John Vivian and a book called The Beekeeper's Bible by Richard Jones and Sharon Sweeney-Lynch. Both of these books go beyond just keeping bees and actually share why the authors love bees.

To get started keeping bees is a simple process.

First, you need to find out whether you are allowed to in your area. If you are allowed to, you then need to find out if you need a special license.
Second, you need to purchase or build a hive for your bees to live in.
Third, you need to find a colony of bees. This can be purchased or found in the wild. I have found a few wild colonies over the years, but I will tell you that purchasing a colony is much easier and less time consuming.

I realize this simplifies the process by quite a bit. There are many other things to do to get ready to keep you bees. Like most things, it just takes a decision to do it and then steady, consistent action to move towards your goal. Kind of like the bees when they are collecting honey. They each only collect a tiny amount, but by working on collection all day every day, they slowly gather enough honey to provide a fun snack for you and I.

Happy beekeeping.

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