Comments on: Chickens and Bees Together?

By: KBB Editor

KBB Editor — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:28:19 +0000

Hello Claudette,

We recommend that you look through the section of the Keeping Backyard Bees website titled “Bees 101”. There’s lots of information there about getting started with bees, and you’ll find article that refer to your geographic region, or temperate zone. For chicken keeping, you can check out http://www.communitychickens.com our sister website where you will find oodles of information about chickens.

In particularly, look at our Community Chickens Podcasts where there’s a series of 12 podcasts that start with chicken eggs and lead you through hatching, raising chicks to housing and health of adult birds.

By: Claudette Poole

Claudette Poole — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:26:44 +0000

How do I start? I am in Riverside County Ca in a mountain community. I would need a smaller hive due to the weight. Who may I contact for starting info?

Thank you!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 14:09:15 +0000

Excellent infomation regarding keeping bees a longside chickens, as i am interested in keepin chickens. Thank you

By: Barbara Adkinson

Barbara Adkinson — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:30:33 +0000

I am interested in keeping bees mostly for pollination. How should I handle the hives since I don’t want the honey?

By: Timothia

Timothia — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:11:25 +0000

We recently picked up our bees, and now rain Is relentless, and so are ants. I’ve tried a couple remedies. I think hive stands will be my next attempt. What would you recommend?

By: Paula

Paula — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 01:52:05 +0000

In reply to Lance. Drone brood is a bigger cell than girl worker bees.

By: Evan Kenison

Evan Kenison — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 22:15:22 +0000

They also will eat the hive beetles and ants that try to get in the beehive.

By: Paulette

Paulette — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 04:12:08 +0000

I would be interested to get an update 2 years from now of what will happen to raising bees inside the chicken coop and on top of the coop as showing on the pictures in this article. After the rain, summer, and winter snow, what I am seeing here are the possible hazards linking to these type of setups. Specifically, safety and sanitary issues.

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 17:18:47 +0000

I have four hens that roam the yard. Only in he beginning did the bees get angry with them a little and chased after the chickens when I was inspecting and they were too close around. Now the chickens avoid them. No other problems so far. They are fine together.

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 17:16:51 +0000

In reply to Lance. Capped Drone brood cells are larger and more bullet shaped (protrude), where as worker bee brood (females) caps are flat to the cells. Drone brood is typically found along the corners of the frame.