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Basic Beekeeping Gear
All of the following equipment can be bought through reputable suppliers. See the resource page for relevant links. It's always best for a novice beekeeper to have two hives.In a pinch, you can borrow from one hive to give to another.
Personal Equipment
1 bee hat
1 veil
1 pair modified coveralls (white or pastel colour) or a King Bee suit
1 pair bee gloves
1 smoker
1 hive tool
1 bee brush
1 journal
1 allergy kit
Hive Equipment for Two Hives
2 - 2 lb packages of bees
12 boxes/supers
2 metal covers
2 inner covers (with bee-escapes optional)
2 bottom boards
120 F.W. Jones frames
120 permadent foundation
1 gallon paint
2 sugar-syrup feeders
2 queen excluders
24 frame rests
4 Apistan strips
2 Formic treatments
1 package of Fumagillin
Honey House Equipment
1 two-frame extractor
1 scratching fork
1 storage tank
nylon straining cloth