Session Three Homework

Homework 2/16/2016: Selecting Beekeeping Equipment, Sources of Bees and Queens

Your Name: ____________________________________________

Please print out this page and return the completed assignment to the instructor.

Using one or more of the catalogs supplied (please indicate which), please make a list of items for purchase, their cost, and any assembly/preparation time each will require. Compare this to your timeline for getting bees/setting up an apiary!

Please include:

1. Woodenware type (10-frame, 8-frame, other), size of boxes if applicable, number of frames required
2. Type of foundation you are selecting, and why
3. Protective gear for yourself (full suit or jacket, assembled yourself, etc.)
4. Tools for working in the hive, including a smoker
5. Other gear that interests you, and why!