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APIARY LOCATION AND ORIENTATION
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WHAT ARE YOUR IDEAS?
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Local Ordinances & Neighbors
Relevant HOA rules
Let your neighbors know your intentions – listen to their concerns
Subject to Frederick County Ordinance
Must register your hive(s) with the state of Maryland
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Things to Consider:
Level, cleared space
Able to walk around it - room to work – several foot radius is suggested
Orient to the east/southeast
At least have morning sun
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Considerations (cont’d) Away from areas of human traffic
Away from buildings
Away from prevailing winds
Create a northern windbreak – use natural windbreaks where possible –
four to six feet behind hive & at least one foot taller than
the hive
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Considerations (cont’d) Near water source – or provide water source
Create a hive stand – so the hive is up off the ground
Provide air flow – air drains away from colonies – good ventilation
Not in a flood plain
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Considerations (cont’d)
Access is available year round – regardless of weather
Access “road” is at an equal or lower level than full supers
Away from pesticide use –
Remember bees can forage within a two mile radius, at least
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More than two hives Within a pair of hives, place hives 4 – 6 inches apart
Each pair should be 5 – 8 feet apart
WHY?
Decrease vibrations and jostling of hives
Increases work efficiency for the beekeeper
AND
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Need to Prevent Drifting What is drifting – tendency of bees to “drift” to the wrong hive
or fly back to the wrong hive
Drifting can:
cause colonies of unequal strength
promote spread of disease
robbing of weaker colonies
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Reduce Drifting by Hive Orientation How the hives are configured in the apiary
Using windbreaks
Short or staggered rows
Alternate entrances between front and back along the row
Paint the hives with different colors or patterns
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Other suggestions Place landmarks – rocks, bushes – with which the bees can
orient themselves
Vertical landmarks help bees in areas of flat horizons
Fences
Bushes, trees
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Pests Ants, snakes, skunks, mice
Bears
Placing hive on stand up off the ground
Fencing or other types of screening
Hive entrance “fencing”
Keep apiary free of weeds, debris, and mowed
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Resources
Sammataro, Diane and Alphonse Avitabile. The Beekeeper’s Handbook. 3rd ed., Cornell University Press, Ithaca 1998.
https://beebuilt.com/pages/beehive/placement. Accessed January 2, 2019.
https://dummies.com/home-garden/hobby-farming/beekeeping/pick-the-perfect-location-for-your-beehive/. Accessed January 2, 2019.
https://www.thewarrestore.com/hive-placement. Accessed December 6, 2018.