Comments on: Beekeeping for Beginners

By: Eric Christensen

Eric Christensen — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:53:44 +0000

I live in Las Vegas, Nevada and want to add a hive to my back yard. My only concern is that the corner I want to put the hive in has full all day sun and is next to a block wall that radiates heat back out, could this be a bad choice of locations for my hive???

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:53:32 +0000

I live in western New Mexico on 60 acres. There are no fields nor many native flowers, except in spring with a few purple flowers. Our area has pinion trees, cedar (juniper) trees. Not much else. I had one hive for about one year they died mites I think. I have planted flowers, fruit trees, herbs and berries. My question is how many plants and trees do honey bees need to survive? No one else close to me plant anything bees can use it is up to me.
Thank you for your response

By: Anton Merken

Anton Merken — Wed, 26 May 2021 15:10:22 +0000

Looking for a club or someone to advise me about beginning bee keeping in the Hollywood Hills (Los Angeles). Please respond if you have some advice about how to start.

By: Mary Childress

Mary Childress — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:46:30 +0000

I live in Kansas. I have lots of white clove in my yard this year. But I don’t see my bees out foraging. I am feeding them sugar water. Should I stop feeding them or just continue to feed them? I am new at bee keeping.

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 22:55:02 +0000

I’ll soon be moving to Johnson Valley, CA which is called “the high desert” and begin back yard bee keeping. Will it be difficult?

By: Jennifer Sartell

Jennifer Sartell — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 15:47:53 +0000

In reply to Jordan Curry. Glad to help! Let us know when you get your hives :)

By: Jennifer Sartell

Jennifer Sartell — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 15:47:23 +0000

In reply to Barb. It might be helpful to get your bees established before you get your berry bushes. That way you will ensure good pollination. But make sure your bees have other wild sources of food. Hope this answers your question. :)

By: Jordan Curry

Jordan Curry — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 03:50:20 +0000

Thank you for helping to understand more about beekeeping and the processes that go into building and maintaining a suitable hive. I live in a highly elevated area that experiences quite a bit of snow and winter weather. So, to know which hardware to use to best suit our area is definitely something to take into consideration. We will use your suggestions when we start our own beekeeping

By: Barb

Barb — Tue, 11 Jul 2017 02:33:53 +0000

We are looking to start a homestead as soon as we can get some property. On terms of planning, I have a basic question. Should I get bees BEFORE starting to plan my berry bushes, etc or get the berry bushes first? Or do it at the same time?

By: Jessica Larson

Jessica Larson — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 03:38:24 +0000

Would love to learn more.