So how do you get the bees in the first place? Here we are talking about what you should do to keep them safe and healthy but you don’t even have them quite yet. So where are you going to find them and how are you going to make sure that they are good bees? Well we’ve already talked about some of the important aspects of bees. We’ve explained some of the different types so that you can decide which bees are the right type for you. Make sure that you are considering a number of factors for this:
Consider the likelihood of your bees swarming. Swarming means that the bees are going to split into different factions and some are going to leave. This is not something that you want so you want to make sure that your bees are going to be less likely to do this. You want to make sure that you choose bees that are less likely to swarm. It’s impossible to entirely get rid of this possibility and you’ll have to work with bees swarming and splitting at least a few times but you still want to get rid of the chances at least as much as possible.
Consider also how well your bees survive over the winter and how much honey they produce. These things are going to impact what you get from your bees and whether or not you need to get more bees as well. Make sure that you’re balancing out all of these things to get the most out of your expenses and the most out of your bees as well. You’re going to get some great benefits from these bees but only if you pay attention to what they have to offer and how well they are doing in the weather that you have in your area.
You can find bees in a number of different places but some of the best are from actually beekeepers in your area. You can probably locate beekeepers who are looking to get rid of some extra bees. Make sure that you are getting healthy bees and that there’s a warranty on your bees. You don’t want to get them and find out that they are not healthy. You may have to buy a queen separately but make sure that she is also healthy and that the other bees take to her quickly. There shouldn’t be a problem but you can never be sure.
The closer the bees are already to your area the better it will be for you. Once the queen is established the bees won’t leave unless there is a swarm. They may have trouble with the journey however. After all, a lot of bees could die on a long journey and that’s not something that you want. You want to make sure that the trip is as short as possible. You may even want to go to the beekeeper and transport your bees yourself rather than having someone carry out the transportation for you. Take some time to transport your bees. Don’t push them too much and make sure that they are healthy when they arrive.