Well, I’m still reading-up a little bit on beekeeping, and am still a bit nervous about it, but I think I will take the plunge and do it!
My plan is to get one hive going and then eventually add a second. My goal is to have fun with it and hopefully harvest some honey now and then.
Trying to figure out which hive to buy has been difficult. So many good options, each with pluses and minuses. I think I’ve settled on this one:
http://www.greenbeehives.com/s... I’m not thrilled about paying to have it shipped all the way from Alabama to Michigan, but it seems to be quality made and has a couple features I don’t see on many other hives. I think it will work well for me.
That company also sells a deep super with a plexiglas side and a hinged wood “door” outside that. You can unhinge the door to reveal the Plexiglas and you can then observe the outermost frame in that super. I love that, especially for family and friends coming over. Won’t have to crack-open the hive to give them an inside look at the hive. I will definitely be getting one of those.
The hive comes with two deeps and a medium super. Not sure if I should get the plexiglas super in addition to that or as a substitute for one of the supers in the kit. I’m not really sure what will be enough to keep things going for a while. Definitely need to get a good bee suit also. Still working on making a list of everything I need to get started!
