Start Your Own Bee Colony to Have a Fresh Supply of Raw Organic Honey

One of the first steps in building your healthy holistic lifestyle and diet is to find the perfect natural alternative for sugar so you can fight the cravings as you gradually wean your body off its lifelong addiction to processed sugar.

This is when raw organic honey needs to come into your life. Trust me, you’ll even begin to wonder how you lived without it.

You might not know that it’s a perfect source of energy, the perfect cough syrup, and despite being a wonderful antibiotic and antibacterial agent; it doesn’t harm the “good” bacteria in your digestive system.

Oh, and it’s also the ideal natural substance to dressing wounds so you can avoid over-relying on antibiotics to treat small infections.

We’re currently on the verge of creating antibiotic resistant bacteria thanks to our rampant use of antibiotics. So trust me, now is the best time to start making honey a staple of both your kitchen and first aid kit.

Raw organic honey is the real deal when it comes to promoting healthy bacteria, fighting free radicals, combating bacteria, and getting rid of infections.

However, buying raw organic might be a costly affair. In that case, I may have a solution for you.

It Also Makes the Perfect Hobby.

I assure you there’s no better way to get honey than going straight to the source. In this case it means starting up your own bee colony.

At first glance, it might seem like an intimidating affair. Fortunately the Internet offers a treasure trove of information.

Get in touch with your local bee farmers association. They’ll be more than happy to help you set up the perfect starter bee colony for your home.

But before you start enjoying a lifetime supply of raw organic honey in your own backyard, you need to discover which bee colony works best for you.

3 Types of Bee Colony Starter Kits

For Those That Simply Can’t Wait: Nucleus Hives

Before you even consider buying this kit, you need to contact your intended supplier to make sure your equipment is compatible with the nucleus hive he or she is offering to sell.

It might be a bit harder to find, but bee farmer communities will help you connect with the right supplier.

Since they come with a queen, all castes of bees, brood, honey, and pollen, nucleus hives will start producing honey in no time at all. Unfortunately they also might come with the diseases already present in the hive they come from.

For The Pros: The Swarm

Think of it like adoption. Swarms are only available when a colony is strong and healthy enough to reproduce.

Best of all, since this is part of the colonies natural cycle, most bee farmers are looking to relocate swarms to new farms at a very low cost.

Basics: The Bee Package

This package comes with a queen and roughly ten thousand bees. It can be used in most equipment combinations and they do not come with any diseases that might be present from the original hive.

Unfortunately since they need to produce their own brood, honey, and pollen, this package will take a while to produce results.

Contact your local bee supplier around mid winter so you can install your bee colony as soon as spring starts.

Or if beekeeping is too much for you, you can also learn how to help save the bees.