Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
I'm in the "fascinated by bees but haven't started beekeeping yet" category too. A colleague started a couple of years ago and is loving it so far. Like plenty of folks, my main concern is proximity to neighbours, but that's something I should really look into to see if I can get them on board.

Looking forward to any info you guys have to share!
The location specifics here are for Cangooner, but I think it applies to anyone. Cangooner, if you are in Bourget the odds are extremely high that there is a farmer near you who would be happy to host your hives on his land, since they play such a key role in pollination. My wife started keeping bees when we were in Barrhaven (crowded suburb for others' info). She had her hives on a big patch of NCC (government) land that they leased out to a farmer, about a 15 minute drive from home. You don't have to visit them all that often. There was a lot of clover and the honey tasted great. When we moved to Almonte (small town) she thought about keeping them in the back yard, but it turned out the neighbour had an anaphylactic allergy to bee stings. It took her one day to find several farmers minutes away to host the hives.