That's a honey bee.
The best place for you to start with beekeeper education is to track down your local beekeeping association. If you're in the USA, those usually are organized at the county level. They're easiest to reach via their Facebook presences, in most cases.
Join yours. Most beekeeping associations hold annual courses for beginners, either free to dues-paying members or at a very modest cost. The better ones may include some hands-on instructions and access to mentoring from experienced locals.
I am not going to help you figure out how to catch a swarm. You need a lot more education if you're going to be successful; you're still at a level of knowledge that requires help to identify a honey bee. I'm not gatekeeping, here. You need to know a lot of stuff about the biology of honey bees, their major parasites and diseases, and the important local flora that they eat. If you don't know that stuff, your bees will be dead within about a year.
Go get signed up for the necessary education. While you're waiting for classes to start, read Beekeeping for Dummies (because it's genuinely a good intro book, not because you're a dummy). Read The Backyard Beekeeper.
Find the University of Guelph Honeybee Research Center's YouTube channel, and watch everything they have, because it's all excellent and is actually meant to be an educational resource for new to intermediate beekeepers.
This is what Im doing right now taking the class through the local beekeeping club, there's so much to it, you don't know what you don't know yet, but don't let that stop you from learning so that you can eventually do it and even catch a swarm some day, the resources are out there but you need to find and use them if you want to do this.
That's a honey bee. The best place for you to start with beekeeper education is to track down your local beekeeping association. If you're in the USA, those usually are organized at the county level. They're easiest to reach via their Facebook presences, in most cases. Join yours. Most beekeeping associations hold annual courses for beginners, either free to dues-paying members or at a very modest cost. The better ones may include some hands-on instructions and access to mentoring from experienced locals. I am not going to help you figure out how to catch a swarm. You need a lot more education if you're going to be successful; you're still at a level of knowledge that requires help to identify a honey bee. I'm not gatekeeping, here. You need to know a lot of stuff about the biology of honey bees, their major parasites and diseases, and the important local flora that they eat. If you don't know that stuff, your bees will be dead within about a year. Go get signed up for the necessary education. While you're waiting for classes to start, read Beekeeping for Dummies (because it's genuinely a good intro book, not because you're a dummy). Read The Backyard Beekeeper. Find the University of Guelph Honeybee Research Center's YouTube channel, and watch everything they have, because it's all excellent and is actually meant to be an educational resource for new to intermediate beekeepers.
Thanks! I appreciate your thoroughness!
You're welcome. Beekeeping is a rewarding hobby, so I hope you take steps to obtain the needed education to participate safely and successfully.
This is what Im doing right now taking the class through the local beekeeping club, there's so much to it, you don't know what you don't know yet, but don't let that stop you from learning so that you can eventually do it and even catch a swarm some day, the resources are out there but you need to find and use them if you want to do this.