How to Keep Bees - "Beekeeping 101" Review

Reviewed by: Stephen Willis 

I love honey and I have always had a desire to be a beekeeper. But I admit I had absolutely no knowledge of how to keep bees or how to get started and figured my beekeeping desire would stay an unfulfilled dream. So naturally, when I came across the "Beekeeping 101" eBook, I was extremely skeptical. It just didn't seem possible that anyone could learn how to keep bees and get delicious honey by following the instructions in an eBook. Still I figured the ebook was affordable so why not give it a try?

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What immediately impressed me as I read the eBook is the organization. Sections break down everything from types of bees to purchase to how to install the colony, parasites to watch out for and your duties as a beekeeper during each season. The eBook's honesty was also refreshing. Instead of some fluff about learning how to keep bees with no work and effort, the introduction immediately let me know that to succeed I had to be prepared to invest my money and my time and I could not expect overnight results.

I paid careful attention to the section on family and neighbors and was glad I discussed this idea with them before I started. Instead of my neighbors being alarmed at the idea of me starting a beekeeping business in my backyard they were interested to learn more! Several of my neighbors split the start up cost with me and together we were able to share the workload and the profits without getting overwhelmed.

At first, we started out as sideliners, working regular jobs but making extra profit from our business selling honey. Since we weren't sure how profitable the business would be we started out with a small urban lot and followed the book's instruction to only start with 2 hives. However, the instructions made it so easy to know what to do next. After we got comfortable caring for the bees and could safely remove the honey, we eventually added more lots.

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My favorite section in the eBook was the area on what bee equipment would be needed since it provided a detailed list of standard equipment I should invest in and why I would need it.  The equipment plays a vital role in how to keep bees. The free Honey Extraction report also gave great advice that helped us properly equip a honey extraction room and avoid contaminating the honey as we packaged it. 

The section on parasites and diseases made it easy to keep up with health issues that can affect bees. Though the information was good, I would have liked to see pictures of the different diseases and pests and some information on preventing these issues from occurring would have been nice. However, this is a small quibble considering the vast amount of information contained in the Beekeeping 101 eBook.

I can confidently say the small initial investment I made in the eBook has really been worth it. The eBook is written in an engaging and creative style that makes the subject fun and entertaining. I'm sure that as soon as you start reading you will be motivated to read the entire eBook in one sitting!

Today, our little neighborhood bee business is making great profit. Finding out how to keep bees has been financially rewarding as well as highly pleasurable. Our local community continues to buy and we even offer our natural honey in locally owned grocery stores. We also recently started selling beeswax candles and lip balm and though we aren't rich profits keep going up and I no longer have to work full time.

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