How to start beekeeping, create good habitat and tell bees and wasps apart

This article from UC Health has extensive information on beekeeping.  The section on how to tell bees and wasps apart is excellent, as is the information on invasive and native wasps in Colorado. (Photo above is a wasp, not a bee).

Read the article here.

One of the most significant differences between a bee and a wasp is that honey bees can only sting once. But how do you tell them apart? A bee looks hairy and has a shorter, slightly rounder body. In contrast, a wasp has a skinny body with a narrow waist and is mostly hairless.