I'm not the kind that likes to jump into something with my eyes closed, so I started by asking my brother what literature was best to read about beekeeping; specifically what I needed to learn before I got started. He recommended a few books:
1. "The Beekeepers Handbook, 4th Edition", by Diana Sammataro and Alphone Avitabile
2. "First Lessons in Beekeeping", by Keith S. Delaplane
I ordered them and started reading. I also started perusing catalogs from as many suppliers as I could get my hands on (Dadant, Mann-Lake, Brushy Mountain, Better Bee, Kelley Beekeeping, etc).
My favorite of the two books was Sammataro & Avitabile's "The Beekeepers Handbook", so if you have to pick one, I'd chose that one. It provided most of the information I felt I needed to know to get started.
I also read blogs (which eventually motivate me to start this one), watched YouTube videos, and read online articles. But honestly, ""The Beekeepers Handbook" and talking to my brother were probably the best and most frequently used resources for information for me.
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