Links

This page list some of the websites we have found that are helpful or informative. If I am missing a good site that you feel should be listed please click our Contact link and let me know.

Forums:

• http://beemaster.com
• http://www.beesource.com/forums

DIY / Build it Yourself information and plans for different beehives.

• http://www.beesource.com/build-it-yourself/

Podcasts:

• http://bkcorner.com
• http://kiwimana.co.nz
• http://somdbeekeeper.com (Does not seem to be updating anymore but has a few good shows including some great interviews with Don the FatBeeMan and Michael Bush)

Beekeeping websites:

• Michael Bush at http://www.bushfarms.com/bees.htm There is a vast quantity of information here! Michael, IMO, is one of the most insightful beekeeper alive. (not to offend any of the other great beekeepers)
• http://www.dixiebeesupply.com/Dixiebeesupply/Don_Kuchenmeister,_The_Fat_... This is Don Kuchenmeister, The Fat Bee Man's website.
• Michael Palmer of French Hill Apiaries now has a website!! https://www.frenchhillapiaries.com/ I am going to leave my list of videos I have found of him but please visit his site, he is an excelent beek. Our link: http://twolittleladiesapiary.com/cms/node/30  Hat tip to Reddit user bigryanb for pointing his site out to us. Thanks!

Videos and images:

• I found a fun video over on reddit.com/r/Beekeeping. This was done by a first year beekeeper and his wife. It is their first inspection. They do not get everything right (bee bread is not fed to the larva directly) but it was a fun video and worth the watch. https://youtu.be/SehzgDUuZk4  (Thank you Banemorth for letting me share)

Supplies and Resources:

• Chad Whitworth at Bluebird Honey Company was the supplier of our first 2 packages. He has some wonderful Small Cell Bees. Visit him at https://www.facebook.com/BluebirdHoneyCompany
• Norman Holcomb at http://beesinthe-burbs.com is located just down the road from our apiary. He is a very nice guy with good prices and great service. If you are interested in local honey I would highly suggest dropping by. Check his site for hours and directions.

Associations:

• Washington State Beekeeping Association can be found at http://wasba.org
• Snoqualmie Valley Beekeepers Association is my local club. Please visit and support this organization at http://www.snoqualmievalleybeekeepers.org
• Puget Sound Beekeepers Association is a large club that runs out of Seattle. If you are in the Seattle area and not close enough to North Bend to join that club you should check them out at http://www.pugetsoundbees.org
• Pierce County Beekeeping Association, for our friends further south, can be found at http://www.pcbeekeepers.org

Legal links:

• Washington State requires that all beekeepers register their apiaries yearly. The State Department of Agriculture is reponsible for this registration. Please register your apiary at http://agr.wa.gov/plantsinsects/Apiary and fill out the registration forms and pay the required fees.

Books:

• Books

Other links:

• I owe a big shout out to Malcolm Maclean. You can check his lattest work out at https://leanpub.com/RPiMRE or his site that was most helpful to me at http://www.d3noob.org/  Again thank you for your assistance Malcolm!