There are some inevitable things in life like your neighbors who will not beekeeping in the beginning.
That does not mean you should start off with a wrong foot.
Follow these simple but effective 8 suggestions to make them happy.
A.
The most important starting point is to have just one hive in the city.
Just the look of row of hives in your backyard will trigger unnecessary fear and apprehension to the neighbor because of the buzz and activity of too many bees.
B.
Locate the hive away from general busy traffic on the side of your neighbor like driveway and rooms.
Do not show off your hive and locate it in a place which is not easily visible so that you are not announcing it your neighbors.
C.
The look and color of your hive can be camouflaged like painting the right colors.
Try to repaint if necessary with light green or gray or white to make them merge with your scenery to match your backyard furniture etc.
D.
Water is very important to the busy and thirsty bees so provide a good source of water close to the hives to stop the bees from trying your neighbors for water sources.
E.
You can also try to invite your neighbors and show them the hive and gently introduce to them the world of wonderful bees to explain how harmless the bees are if you know how to handle them well.
F.
Let them also know that bees are most of them away from the hive and are busy foraging for nectar especially not near the home but away.
G.
Honey is something we like, so after your first harvest visit your neighbors and gift them a bottle of this wonderful tasty honey.
Now you must work also with your bee colony to enhance your relationship with your neighbor.
It is always a good experience the first time with anything you do as a beekeeper.
It will thrill you to put on your suit for the first time and get your smoker going and handle the bees.
Find out the right time to visit them.
The right time they are out foraging in the day time or morning.
Secondly when there is a lot of nectar in your surrounding areas.
Keep away when they are not out of the hive during climatic changes like rain or extreme cold, or when they are on attack mode in invaders.
Temperature of the day could determine their mood and if it is ideal like about 90-95 degrees otherwise stay away.
That does not mean you should start off with a wrong foot.
Follow these simple but effective 8 suggestions to make them happy.
A.
The most important starting point is to have just one hive in the city.
Just the look of row of hives in your backyard will trigger unnecessary fear and apprehension to the neighbor because of the buzz and activity of too many bees.
B.
Locate the hive away from general busy traffic on the side of your neighbor like driveway and rooms.
Do not show off your hive and locate it in a place which is not easily visible so that you are not announcing it your neighbors.
C.
The look and color of your hive can be camouflaged like painting the right colors.
Try to repaint if necessary with light green or gray or white to make them merge with your scenery to match your backyard furniture etc.
D.
Water is very important to the busy and thirsty bees so provide a good source of water close to the hives to stop the bees from trying your neighbors for water sources.
E.
You can also try to invite your neighbors and show them the hive and gently introduce to them the world of wonderful bees to explain how harmless the bees are if you know how to handle them well.
F.
Let them also know that bees are most of them away from the hive and are busy foraging for nectar especially not near the home but away.
G.
Honey is something we like, so after your first harvest visit your neighbors and gift them a bottle of this wonderful tasty honey.
Now you must work also with your bee colony to enhance your relationship with your neighbor.
It is always a good experience the first time with anything you do as a beekeeper.
It will thrill you to put on your suit for the first time and get your smoker going and handle the bees.
Find out the right time to visit them.
The right time they are out foraging in the day time or morning.
Secondly when there is a lot of nectar in your surrounding areas.
Keep away when they are not out of the hive during climatic changes like rain or extreme cold, or when they are on attack mode in invaders.
Temperature of the day could determine their mood and if it is ideal like about 90-95 degrees otherwise stay away.
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