If you are just starting out as a beekeeper, welcome!  It's a fascinating journey.  

Rusty Burlew is the author of Honey Bee Suite. She is a master beekeeper out of Washington state, and her blog is in-depth and research driven. She write short, concise pieces that are often timely and relatable to the beekeeper. Her Beeginners section is detailed, accessible and well organized.  Her website, linked below has a great beginners page.  Go to contents up top, and you'll see the Bee-ginners section in there.

Honey Bee Suite by Rusty Burlew

American Beekeeping Federation's Beginning Beekeeping Toolkit: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.abfnet.org/resource/resmgr/2020_beg_beekeeperpacket/2020_abf_beginning_beekeepin.pdf

Frame Reading by Dewey Caron: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17oLevHmj1ScSsG6l1Uc3Gl83cKaZbk8y/view

Integrated Pest Management for Colorado Beekeepers: https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/insect/ihm-bee.pdf

Establishing a First Year Bee Colony by Meghan Milbrath: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56818659c21b86470317d96e/t/5900c95f1b631b3a5b23b9c1/1493223777073/Getting+your+first+year+honey+bee+colony+established.pdf











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