Thank you, those of you who responded to my questions about beginning beekeeping. I now have plenty of info to get me started, and I'm eager to begin! Several of you suggested I send another post explaining where I live, & ask if there are any beekeepers nearby who could give me information for my area. I live in Bismarck, North Dakota, which is in the center of the state and south, aprox an hour from the South Dakota border. Comments like, "The temperature today will reach a high of 10 below.." are common. The fact that bees can survive these harsh winters is incredible to me! I thought I would have to take them inside for the winter, until I read some recent posts about hives buried in snow and doing just fine. Amazing! I was wondering, where do people living in town keep their hives? I hope to move somewhere outside of town, however currently I live within city limits and doubt my neighbors would appreciate it if I put hives in my backyard. I assume I need to find someone with land and ask permission to put my hives on it. Problem is, I just moved to this state a few months ago & don't know many people yet. Is anyone out there from this area? Thank you again for your help! --Rebecca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rebecca Spawn, Aquatic Ecologist BlueStem, Inc., 1501 N. 12th Street, Bismarck, ND 58501 Work Phone: 701-223-1844 Home Phone: 701-223-3846 Fax#: 701-223-4645 Internet: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~