Qustions about chickens & honeybees

[Chick-e-poo]

I hope this post is in the right place. My hubby & I would really like to raise chickens & keep a couple hives of honeybees in our backyard. We have not purchased anything yet. Does anyone here have both on their property? We want to make sure both chickens & honeybees can coexsist safely in a backyard. We have a half acre. How far apart should the chickens be from the bees? Do chickens eat honeybees? Since will live in a neighborhood & there are neighbor dogs & cats we will have to confine the chickens to a large run. We are newbies to both of these hobbies so any advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[Ridgerunner]

There is a thread on the sister forum TheEasyGarden that is discussing honeybees right now. At least one of the experienced beekeepers also has chickens. Sounds like a great way to post your question and hopefully get an answer from someone with experience. Besides we like visitors over there.

http://www.theeasygarden.com/threads/does-this-bee-setup-sound-like-a-good-deal.16518/

 

[Chick-e-poo]

Thank You! I will check that out

 

[CrazyTalk]

I keep saying I'm gonna get bees (and I've got a mostly built top bar hive in the garage right now) - but I've got no practical experience at this point.


That being said, I've been to several farms and seen chickens and bees kept within 100 feet of each other - so it can be done.