Supplies!

After deciding that I would like to have a couple hives, the next step was to figure out what equipment I would need. I spent many hours pouring over the bee blogs and forums to see what others recommended. After much consideration, I decided to take Michael Bush's advice to go with all medium hive bodies. I ordered almost everything from Mann Lake and saved a bundle on shipping by driving up to their CA location to pick it up. Here is what I bought: