andybukbuk Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Hi, I've been thinking about going into bee keeping for a little while now and have signed up for a course. There's just one problem - where to put the hive? I can't really put it in our garden. What other options should I look at? What do other people do? Thanks in advance. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Lots of people do keep bees in their gardens - is yours really not suitable? Failing that, do you know anyone else who's got a suitable garden, who might like to have a beehive at the end of it? Bees don't generally cause a problem, in fact if they are tucked out of sight you'd hardly know they were there most of the time - they don't hang around picnics trying to eat the jam sandwiches, like wasps do. Your local beekeeping group might have some suggestions, they may have a divisional apiary where you can keep a hive, although naturally there are usually more people wanting this than there are spaces. A piece of land that isn't much use for gardening can often be ideal for bees - are there any local farms that you could ask? You only need a fairly small area, just enough to stand the hives on and work around. It's probably worth asking around at the course, the tutors might have some ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
