Any beekeepers here?

[FLATHEAD]

Thinking about trying my hand at beekeeping. I see a decent amount of used equipment for sale.

 

[aspeck]

My daughter tried, last year, but she was not at school when the bees arrived. A friend was supposed to take care of them and introduce them to their new home, but that didn't work out too well. I believe she is going to try again this year ...

 

[FLATHEAD]

Seems to be pretty hit or miss when starting a hive.

 

[jheydubya]

Seems to be pretty hit or miss when starting a hive.

I keep bees, really enjoy them.

 

[FLATHEAD]

I keep bees, really enjoy them.

Any first hand advice on buying used hives and equipment? I’m not adverse to getting new if it is a drastic increase of success establishing a hive

 

[jheydubya]

Any first hand advice on buying used hives and equipment? I’m not adverse to getting new if it is a drastic increase of success establishing a hive

You know, I am no expert, if it were cheap enough I would be tempted, but I have made my own. The labour of cleaning the used hives properly quickly offsets most savings IMO.