Beekeeping playbooks & printable guides
Download step-by-step beekeeping playbooks for your first year, varroa management, splits and more.
Playbooks & PDFs
First-year beekeeping sample checklist
A printable overview for brand-new beekeepers who want a clear starting point.
First-year beekeeping playbook (temperate & cold climates)
Detailed month-by-month guide for your first 12-18 months, aligned to climate and start date.
Coming soon
Varroa strategy playbook for 0-50 hives
Practical strategies and checklists you can keep in the bee shed - no product hype.
Coming soon
Splits & nucs practical guide
Step-by-step examples for planning and executing splits without crashing your donors.
Coming soon
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How these playbooks relate to tools
- Tools generate personalised plans and calculators for your exact situation.
- Playbooks give you deeper context, diagrams and “generic” scenarios that always apply.
Use them together:
- Start with a tool to get moving (for example the First-year beekeeping season planner or Varroa strategy planner).
- Use the corresponding playbook when you want to see the bigger picture, alternative scenarios and printable checklists.
- See related articles in the blog for extra context before you head into the apiary.