First Year Colonies: Getting Ready for Bees
Channel: Michigan State University Beekeeping
Date: 2020-04-10

This is the first of two webinars recorded in the spring of 2020 by MSU Apiculture Extension.  It is intended for first year beekeepers to make sure that they have all their equipment and their hives are ready for their bees to arrive.

Supplemental materials: 
Should You Keep Bees? article: https://pollinators.msu.edu/resources/beekeepers/shouldyoukeepbees/
List of recommended resources for beekeepers: https://pollinators.msu.edu/resources/beekeepers/resources-for-beekeepers/
Video on purchasing bees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-U-aZNcY1Y
Article on establishing a honey bee colony: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56818659c21b86470317d96e/t/5900c95f1b631b3a5b23b9c1/1493223777073/Getting+your+first+year+honey+bee+colony+established.pdf
Instructions for lighting a smoker: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56818659c21b86470317d96e/t/5900cb7b29687fc9f34f4c1d/1493224316122/3FireSmoker.pdf
Article on feeding honey bees: https://pollinators.msu.edu/sites/_pollinators/assets/File/FeedingHoneyBees-Final.pdf

HAVE BEEKEEPING QUESTIONS? Send your questions to the MSU Apiculture Team here: https://pollinators.msu.edu/questions/