[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by heth

Thank You all, will let him know and see what he says, spotted one on a website that was £22.99 just for the basic starter set

That basic starter kit is just for a queen and a few bees, you will need a hive to put them in and you won't get that in with your 22.99.

You will need a bee suit & gloves, a smoker to calm the bees etc etc.
Either join a Apiarist society or get some books from the library, you just don't get some bees and away you go. The bees will arrive in a special container with enough food for 4 days.
Any way its the wrong time of year to start a new colony, they won't have enough stores to over winter. Honey Bees are a protected species and only bee keepers are allowed to handle them.
There is a goverment body that inspects bee hives every 3 years, and you need to comply or lose your bees. Mine were inspected regularly when I kept bees
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