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   bokbokbok
   

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   Joined: Sep '09
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   I live in a housing development in a village. I always say I "am one house away from the countryside" as we have farm fields starting at the end of our cul-de-sac.

   Over the past year of so I have felt the next progression after keeping hens is to keep bees, but any established beekeeper I have met at fairs or shows have given me a sympathetic "Oh well" when I mention living in a development.

   And then comes along the Beehaus and Omlet very definitely pushing these to hobbyists with a garden and I am starting to think that perhaps I COULD keep bees in the garden.

   Nik's post about this mentions that you wouldn't really notice many more bees in your own garden as they will fly up to 3 miles away. How true is this and how silly is it of me to even think about starting up with bees? What do I have to think about - extra insurance? Someone jokingly said "They can't prove it was one of your bees that stung a child .. "

   Anyone have any thoughts?

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Nik
   

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   Joined: Jan '08
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   I had the same thought about the fact that nobody would be able to prove it was your bee that stung them. After all, unless they follow it all the way back to the hive they have no way of knowing where it came from. I think the only problem would really come from your bees swarming, so you would need to keep an eye on them.

   As for not being stung any more by having a beehive in the garden, I think that's probably true. They generally like to fly at 5 metres, so if you have a flat roof where you can keep their hive they'll probably fly off straight above your head without ever looking down.

   Posted 2 years ago #

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