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Gonna start keeping bees

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sleek:
Now this is interesting.  I see I have much to learn, but I am not discouraged, intrigued more like.

Hawkdancer:
Good luck with that endeavor!  You also have a new bee predator called the killer wasp to worry about!  Bees are as much work ad any other crop, and more essential than any of them!  Put me on your list for honey, if you get any extra!
Hawkdancer

GlisGlis:
if you are interested there is a free ebook on project gutemberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24583

it' s pretty old but Langstroth could be seen as the father of modern beekeeping
it's a good reading

DC:
Do Orchard Mason bees survive in your area Sleek? They are low/no maintenance, don't sting and are, apparently very good pollinators. These are hung on the back of my house. You can see the holes are full and they are just about done for the year. They hatch out around the end of March and usually are around til June. The rest of the time you don't see them. Just a 4x4 with 6" deep 5/16" holes. The screen keeps the Flickers from drilling into them. Some people get carried away and get way more complex than this but I've had good luck just providing them with a home and letting them take care of themselves. The one in the background is the first one I made about ten years ago.

Found this https://conservingcarolina.org/habitat-at-home-a-bee-utiful-backyard/

JW_Halverson:
Definitely start with a used copy of Beekeeping For Dummies. Best money you will spend in the long run because it really is all the basic information in one easy to read book.

Second, contact a local beekeeping club. They are springing up everywhere, heck, I started one.  Some hobbyists are looking for places to set a hive. You may be able to get a hive in your garden, all the pollination you need, a share in the honey, and STILL not have to do any of the work!  WIN!

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