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Bee Yard Location

The ideal location for your apiary would be as follows:

• Away from areas subjected to pesticides, etc.
• Close to a fresh water source or means of providing fresh water (not the neighbors pool or bird bath).
• Easy access for the beekeeper, if possible with easy vehicle access.
• Near food sources throughout the changing season:

  For example, the area should have access for the bees in spring to pussy willows, alder bushes, maples, bilberry bushes and wild cherry trees; early summer dandelions, strawberries, apples, clovers into summer with wildflowers and vetches; then in late summer comes the goldenrod and asters. A good mix of these nectar/pollen yielding blooms should ensure a healthy productive colony of bees.

• On the upper sides of slopes to improve air drainage away from hives.
• Away from heavy tree canopy.
• Away from wet bottomland.
• In open fields with protective cover from the prevailing winds and noontime summer shade.
• With entrances oriented to the south or east-south-east.
• Not overlooking or with main flight lines crossing public thoroughfares or footpaths.
• With entrances clear of weeds and other obstructions.
   

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