JBlank – start up costs vary a lot depending mostly on how you get the bees. Once you have bees, the only thing you really need is a veil. Check out http://www.buzz-honey.com to see some of the stuff I use. It’s easy to get talked into getting a ton more stuff than you need too. Anyhow, email me (see contact page) and we can have a discussion.

YD – Emily is so mean to me!

ETW – she did great…swarms are actually about the most docile that you will find bees (but still don’t mess with them) so she had little to worry about!

Kris – it’s funny…the first time I did it, I drove in my bee suit. That was def more dangerous than just riding plain-clothes!

Loretta – I treat my girl real special!

Ceecee – bees are romantic…what are you getting at?

Caprilis – you can mix bees sometimes. Bees that are on brood comb (baby bees in the making) are docile and don’t give off the “alert”. Honestly, bees don’t even have to be on brood comb but it works better. They tend to stay while non-brood-working bees will go back to the parent hive if it’s close. If you just stacked two hives on top of each other, you would have a battle though…

Dora Renee – allergic folks should def avoid the hobby of course. I don’t get stung a lot when I am being careful but it still can happen for sure…

Caprilis -afternoon cocktails never hurt anyone…

I so wish I could have bee’s (I am allergic.)