How to Start harvesting honey from honeybees with amateur beekeeping

Love the taste of honey, but hate the price? The solution many people have turned to is amateur beekeeping, where you can have all the honey you want, for minimal startup costs and periodic maintenance. It's a little work, but if you're a honey nut, just as much as the honeybee, then you need to become a recreational beekeeper.

This video serves as an introduction to amateur beekeeping. Mary Reilly walks us through the details of setting up your own beehive, from brood chambers to honey supers to the queen excluder, how to maintain the hive, and what to expect as a result.

To see the honey extraction process, check out the extraction video.