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Starting Your First Colony :Sourcing and Installing Bees Successfully

Beekeeping begins in earnest when a colony occupies its new hive. A beekeeper may have the best equipment and perfect site, but without healthy bees, there is no apiary. Establishing a colony successfully requires not only obtaining bees but also introducing them gently, at the right time,