by Anita Deeley at BeverlyBees.com

Congratulations on your new beekeeping pursuit! Here is some information to help you out along the way. This page is a work in progress and is updated regularly so check back soon for new information for the beginner beekeeper.

Honey Bee Facts

Click Here to learn facts about bees.

Parts of a Hive Explained

Langstroth Hive Parts — <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/parts-beehive-beginner-beekeeper/">Click Here</a> to learn about the parts that make up a Langstroth hive

How To Stack A Hive

My Rofftop Hives — <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/how-to-set-up-a-beehive-beginner-beekeeper/">Click here for a short video</a> showing how to stack a Langstroth hive

Parts Of The Unassembled Hive

This is how your unassembled hive will look when it arrives from the store. — <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/unassembled-bee-hive-beginner-beekeeper/">Click here </a>to learn about all the parts of an unassembled hive

How to Assemble Hive Box, Hive Body or Super

Installing the clamps. — <span style="color: #333333;">Whether you are handy or tool challenged like me it is simple to assemble your own hive box <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/assemble-bee-hive-box-super/">Click Here to learn </a></span><a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/assemble-bee-hive-box-super/">How to Assemble a Hive Body</a>

How To Paint A Hive

We had a gray colored primer left over and used it to paint the hive boxes. The final paint color will be lighter since dark colors are not a good chocie to paint a hive. — Learning how to paint a hive is easy <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/how-to-paint-a-beehive/">Click here to learn more</a>

How To Assemble A Frame

Pieces for 10 Frames — A step by step guide showing how to assemble a frame <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/assemble-frame-beginner-beekeepers-guide/">Click here to read more</a>

How To Wire A Frame

Wire should be tightly pulled through frame. — Learn how to wire a frame <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/wire-frame-beginner-beekeepers-guide/">Click Here</a>

How To Install Package Bees in a Langstroth Hive

Package of Bees — <a title="How To Install Package Bees in a Langstroth Hive" href="http://www.beverlybees.com/install-package-bees-langstroth-hive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Learn how to install package bees</a> in a Langstroth hive including three different methods to install the queen

How To Install Package Bees in a Top Bar Hive

A 3lb bee package waiting to be installed in a top bar hive. — Learn how to <a title="How To Install Package Bees in a Top Bar Hive" href="http://www.beverlybees.com/how-to-install-package-bees-in-a-top-bar-hive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">install package bees in a top bar hive</a>

Install Package Bees Using The Rubber Band Method

Installing Package Bees Using A Rim Board

A pictorial essay showing hoe to install a package using a rim board to install the queen cage. — A pictorial essay showing how to install a package <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/package-install-dandelion-hive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">using a rim board to install the queen cage</a>

Removing The Queen Cage

The queen has been released. — <span style="color: #333333;">Three to seven days after installing a package of bees its time to check to see if the queen has been released <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/queen-cage-removal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to learn how</a><br /></span>

Planting A Bee Friendly Garden

Honeybee foraging on Borage. Photo by Mary Lou Chase. — <span style="color: #333333;">Attract honeybees into your yard by planting a bee friendly garden Your vegetables will thank you</span> <strong><a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/planting-bee-garden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click Here To Learn How To Plant A Bee Friendly Garden</a></strong>

DIY- How To Make A Candy Board For Winter Feeding

Installing The Candy Board For Winter Feeding

How to install the candy board for winter feeding. — <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/installing-the-candy-board-for-winter-feeding/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to install the candy board </a>for winter feeding

How to Autopsy a Honey Bee Colony

Looking through a hive that died for clues. — <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/how-to-autopsy-a-honey-bee-colony/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Learn how to Autopsy A Dead Bee Colony</a> and look through a hive that died for clues

How to Fix Laying Workers

Learn about laying workers and <a title="Laying Workers" href="http://www.beverlybees.com/laying-workers/">how to fix a hive with laying workers</a>

How To Prepare Samples For Bee Disease Diagnosis / Pesticide Analysis

Learn <a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/prepare-samples-bee-disease-diagnosis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">how to send your bees away for disease testing </a>or pesticide analysis

Learn About Bee Swarms

<a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/bee-swarms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here </a>to learn about the biology of bee swarms

Processing Beeswax From Honeycomb

<a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/cutting-comb-is-a-sticky-gooey-mess/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to get clean usable beeswax</a> from mashed honey comb

Making Sugar Syrup From The Left Over Sugar In The Candy Board

<a href="http://www.beverlybees.com/making-sugar-syrup-candy-board/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to make sugar syrup</a> from the left over candy in the candy board

Beginner Beekeeper’s Guide