Hint: they're as diverse and interesting as the beautiful bees they care for!
Beekeepers span many age groups, cultures, countries, and experience levels.
With spring in full bloom, now's a perfect time to make your own unique mark on the wonderful world of beekeeping 🌻🐝
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If you’re new to beekeeping, or are setting up a Flow Hive for the first time, our Starter Bundle is a great way to ensure you’ll have everything you need.
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Building a new home for your bees is an exciting part of your beekeeping journey. It’s best to take your time and ensure that you get your assembly right. Check out our assembly videos here.
Top Tip:It’s easiest to paint or stain your hive before you add your windows and latches.
If you’re short on time, you’ll need your base, brood box, brood frames and roof first. It’s often some weeks before you need to add your Flow Super, so leave this for a rainy day.
Experienced beekeeper’s often keep extra brood boxes and brood frames on hand – you’ll be surprised how often they come in handy.
It’s important to treat the timber on your hive to give it the best weather protection possible for your climate, especially the roof as it is the first line of defence against the weather.
Although designed to be a perfect home for bees, it’s not often that a colony will move straight into your beehive – you’ll need to source a colony to call your own.
One of the best ways is from a reputable bee breeder who will help provide you with a healthy colony for your new Flow Hive.
A popular option is to purchase a Nuc – a small colony which includes a laying queen, workers, drones and 4 or 5 frames of brood and honey. This is an easy way to set up your first hive.
Top Tip: As soon as a colony is ready for a new home, they don’t often wait around, so it’s important to have your Flow Hive set up and ready to go.
Now is the perfect time to create a bee-friendly garden. Not only will your plants thrive with the pollination power of your colony, your bees will also have plenty of resources to keep them happy.
Top Tip: Planting a variety of plants which will bloom over the year, ensures your bees have some forage in every season. Plant in bountiful clumps to make foraging easier.
Planting a mix of smaller shrubs and flowering trees provides pollinators a steady supply of food.
Native plants will be more resilient than introduced species, so make sure to include a few species which are endemic to your region.
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