Hello - Central Indiana

[apple9]

Hi. My name is Scott. I have long been interested in beekeeping and have been reading about it.

I know there are huge benefits from raw honey...and huge benefits from just having bees around.

I live on 2 acres, not in an incorporated area, and want to begin keeping bees. I need to find out all I can on where to start and what I need to be doing now.

Any help I can get is welcome and appreciated.

My wife and I have 4 children still at home, and we are looking forward to getting into beekeeping. I look forward to meeting others here.

Thank you.

[jalentour]

Welcome Scott.
My apiary is in Lawrenceburg near the Ohio river. 
You can find out a lot on this site and your local bee club.  Now is the time to order.  So the best advise I can give you is to join a bee club, watch some fatbeeman youtube videos and read bee keeping for dummies.
Enjoy your bees.
Joe

[Maggiesdad]

Welcome!

First timer here, too! I'll be starting four colonies this spring.  Lot's of good reading in here.

1) find your local beek association
2) get a line on your bees
     a)package or nuc
     b)type of bee
3) decide what style hive you'll put them in
4) read read read
5) go for it!

[GSF]

Welcome

[indypartridge]

Hi Scott,

As Maggiesdad said - find a local club. Clubs often offer beginner's classes, and are great places to find mentors and get connected to local beekeepers. Here's a list:
http://www.in.gov/dnr/entomolo/files/ep-state-and-local-bee-associations.pdf

The Indiana State Beekeeper's offer a full-day beginner's class in conjunction with their spring meeting, which will be March 21 in Marion. More info here (click on beekeeping school link):
http://www.hoosierbuzz.com/wordpress1/

[Rurification]

Welcome to the forum.   I'm down in Greene County, In [SW of Bloomington].   Enjoy your bees.