Everything on this list should be done before the bees arrive. Preparing afterwards is the usual reason a first colony dies.
One is too few to learn from, and ten is more than a garden or a beginner can carry. Where the sensible number sits.
The first week decides whether the colony stays or leaves. What to do each day, and what never to do.
A single-origin stingless bee honey from our own apiary in Trang Bang, Tay Ninh. Harvested and bottled by batch, traceable to the colony.