Starting an apiary: what depends on what

A guide for Central Europe, told as a chain of decisions rather than a checklist. Each step fixes something for the steps after it: the goal sets the number of colonies, the site sets the forage, the frame standard sets what you can buy and borrow for years. Every statement leads to its source.

Nothing here is veterinary advice. Bee health rules are set by national law; the articles say where to look, not what to apply.

1. 01Why keep bees, and how many colonies to start withthe first decision
2. 02Learning before the first beeafter: Why keep bees, and how many colonies to start with
3. 03Where to put an apiaryafter: Why keep bees, and how many colonies to start with
4. 04Choosing the hive and the frame: a decision for yearsafter: Why keep bees, and how many colonies to start with; Learning before the first bee
5. 05Where the bees come fromafter: Choosing the hive and the frame: a decision for years; Where to put an apiary
6. 06Equipment and the first budget: what you need and what it costsafter: Choosing the hive and the frame: a decision for years; Why keep bees, and how many colonies to start with
7. 07Registration and the law: what must happen before and after the first beesafter: Where to put an apiary; Where the bees come from
8. 08The first season: what the first year looks likeafter: Where the bees come from; Registration and the law: what must happen before and after the first bees; Equipment and the first budget: what you need and what it costs