Beekeeping For Dummies -

Starting a hive generally costs between for basic gear.

: Sterile females that do all the work—cleaning, nursing the young, guarding the hive, and foraging for nectar. Beekeeping for Dummies

A single colony typically consists of 10,000 to 60,000 social bees. Starting a hive generally costs between for basic gear

: The most common style; it consists of stacked boxes (supers), frames for comb, and a stand. nursing the young

: The mother of all bees in the hive; her primary role is laying up to 2,000 eggs per day.