New to Northeast Beekeeping questions (Hammonton New Jersey)

[Billybee]

I have relocated to New Jersey from Florida and want to start beekeeping asap as I am dying without bees to enjoy  :(. I have 2 questions for now

1: Could someone tell me when asap is?

I used to do bee removals to get my bees and now I must order to get started because I am travelling a bit for work.

2: When I get the bees how do I keep them in the new hives I am purchasing? I have my common sense assumption but, I need to hear from people who have done this. I saw partial answers to the questions already. I want to go foundationless like I was doing in Florida. I had really good results there when I started beekeeping even though the old school beeks were frowning upon it.

Thank you

  Bill

[Jim134]

This may help you.


New Jersey



ESSEX COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
Landi Simone
101-B Taylortown Rd
Boonton, NJ 07005
Phone: 973-263-0674
Email: [email protected]
http://www.njbeekeepers.org/LocalBranches.htm

MORRIS COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
Janet A. Klatz
460 Old Route 24
Chester, NJ 07930-2903
Phone: 908-879-4377
Email: [email protected]
http://www.njbeekeepers.org

SOUTH JERSEY BKPRS ASSOC
Tim Schuler
P O Box 228
Richland, NJ 08350
Phone: 856-697-0483
Email: [email protected]

SUSSEX COUNTY BKPRS ASSOC
John Vnenchak
29 Dogwood Trail
Kinnelon, NJ 07405
Phone: 973-492-5632
Email: [email protected]



                    BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)

[Michael Bush]

>1: Could someone tell me when asap is?

As Soon As Possible.  That is usually now.  ;)


>2: When I get the bees how do I keep them in the new hives I am purchasing? I have my common sense assumption but, I need to hear from people who have done this. I saw partial answers to the questions already. I want to go foundationless like I was doing in Florida. I had really good results there when I started beekeeping even though the old school beeks were frowning upon it.

If you buy packages, you just build your hives and foundationless frames (with whatever guides you want) and put them packages in.  If you buy nucs then it's important that the frames at least fit, and you will have to work the large cell combs out of the hive buy moving them to the sides and maybe pulling them in the spring when a lot of combs are empty.

[adamant]

welcome bill.. you are not far from me.. here is a link
http://stewartsapiaries.weebly.com/index.html

contact me if you neeed further help.
ant

[sid8]

awesom info..