# Hello from Bowie, Maryland

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/hello-from-bowie-maryland/35534>\
**Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\
**Created:** [September 4, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/hello-from-bowie-maryland/35534 "2023-09-04T11:14:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Juan\_Rafael\_Delgado](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/juan_rafael_delgado/32/29484_2.png) [@Juan\_Rafael\_Delgado](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Juan_Rafael_Delgado)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/hello-from-bowie-maryland/35534/1 "2023-09-04T11:14:22Z")

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Hi everybody, new beekeeper from Bowie, Maryland. Hoping to connect with the community and ready to learn from and with you! If someone could please recommend where to buy bees it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![chau06](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/chau06/32/25515_2.png) [@chau06](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/chau06)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/hello-from-bowie-maryland/35534/2 "2023-09-04T22:36:16Z")

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Hello and welcome to the forum!

Good news is you have the fall and winter to learn about beekeeping and where to source your bees.

Mostly I would say that it is easiest to start with a nucleus colony or a split - maybe you can find a local beekeeper who can help you locate one.