“To get you started in beekeeping, if you know you want to be a bee keeper,  RESEARCH – READ – LEARN – START HERE but DON’T STOP HERE” – Emily Mueller of Mueller’s Honeybee Removal in Akron, Ohio.

Are you wanting to create your very own honey hive this year? You have come to the right place – there is no better time than now to start gathering the basics you will need to create your own honey hive.  Check out this video as Emily Mueller gives you a crash course in the basics of bee keeping. Then check out the links below to grab your own bee tools to get your hive underway.

The bare minimum you will need to get started:

• BEE SUIT – “NEVER do an inspection without a bee suit. Bees can have good days and bad days”. – Emily Mueller

• SMOKER – “Create natural smoke using things such as dried white pine needles or bark. You do not want to harm the bees with poison or chemicals in the smoker”. – Emily Mueller

• BEE GLOVES – “I use Mr. Clean dish soap gloves because I can feel more in them, they fit snug and the bees cannot sting through them”. Emily Mueller 

Mr Clean Gloves

• HIVE TOOLS – “The J hook is the best”! – Emily Mueller

“J” Hook

Scraper

• HIVE – “Langstroth is the hive most commonly used in Ohio. An 8 frame box is lighter and easier to work with. It also mimics the smaller space of a bees natural tree set up. The smaller space also makes it easier for the bees to maintain the proper temperature in the winter months”. Emily Mueller

If you would like to speak with a bee expert or inquire about purchasing a nuc to start your hive, contact Emily Mueller at Muellerhoneybee@gmail.com