[Mephibosheth1]

So, First questions inbound:

1) How much room do I need for keeping 2 hives?? I have a small backyard, and would need to keep my hives on one end (I have about 12' by 12' area that I could try and use in the eastern corner of my backyard). It is shaded in the early morning, and gets full sun for most of the day.

2) the rest of our backyard is taken up by a swimming pool and a Falconry Mews. How much trouble would having 2 beehives 6-10 feet away from the swimming pool be?? We enjoy using our pool every summer, and don't really want to impact that with kamikaze bees. The pool sits in the middle of the backyard.

Thanks for your help, and I look forward to sharing the information with my parents.

Mephi

PS–which books do you recommend for my apiculture library??

 

[Mephibosheth1]

Thanks for the feedback…

Would it be better to place hives in the open area near green grass on the south-east side of the house, or in a narrow spot on the west side of the house?

 

[Mephibosheth1]

My brother is concerned that the bees may be attracted to the meat when the bird gets put out in the weathering yard to get sun?
I think it's a little silly, but he's concerned

Besides, the mews is only 3 feet from the fence on both sides :/

 

[Mephibosheth1]

you don't' think that would be an issue??

 

[Mephibosheth1]

roof is not an option, but I may try on the side of the house if it becomes a problem

I don't want anyone to get stung, and dont want my brother's bird to get hurt either (not anticipating it, but overly cautious lol)

 

[Mephibosheth1]

Thanks for all the response!! This community is amazing already…when I asked for help about my snake on a reptile forum it took me almost a week to get answers

Im thinking that I may back them up against the fence on the east side of the yard to start…that would put them about 12-14 feet from the Swimming Pool. I wouldn't plan on working the bees on days we wanted to swim anyway, and if push came to shove I could always try and move them to the other side of the yard.

Ordering bee books on Amazon now…parents almost convinced and everything Can't wait to get started!!

 

[Mephibosheth1]

So, my folks gave me the green light for bees!!!!!!!!!
I'll post some photos showing the two locations i'm debating on using, just to be on the safe side for where the bees would be best housed.

Very excited…can't wait to start getting supplies!!