{"title":"Beginner Kits","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"beginner-kit-standard-1","title":"Beginner Kit - Standard","description":"\u003cp\u003eReady to get started with bees? Congratulations, you're about to embark on an exciting adventure! Our beginner kits will help you get started and cover your basic needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome key features set our beginner kit apart from our competitors. Most competitors kits offer you the bare minimum for a low-priced option. They put in things like a cheap entrance feeder, single wax coated foundation, and a $5 book that was written 50 years ago. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur beginner kits come with the components that we feel you actually \"need\" to get a good start, and the stuff that we use in our own beekeeping. 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