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When you look for a hive location keep in mind the incessent ND winter
wind,accessability in muddy spring conditions,and drifting winter snows.  It
is a good time to study  the prevailing winter winds and their effects
around sheltebelts, farm structures which can accelerate wind.
One of the best places to look is a small wood lot or thick shelterbelt that
has enough depth to break the wind with out dumping all the snow on the
hives.. A snow fence or permeable tree line will slow the wind causing snow
to be deposited 2 1/2 times the structures height downwind (assuming 40%)
Wind resistance.
I'm sure some of our Canadian -Alberta- or Montana keepers can give you some
pointers on Prairie beekeeping. You may also try your local county extension
office  and State bee inspector ( probably located in the Dept of
Agriculture in Biamark) to see what information and help is available in ND
GOOD LUCK
DAN VEILLEUX  COLUMBUS OHIO, USA
 
 
 
 
At 08:58 PM 1/18/97 -0600, you wrote:
>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
>
>
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>Rebecca Spawn, Aquatic Ecologist
>BlueStem, Inc., 1501 N. 12th Street, Bismarck, ND 58501
>Work Phone: 701-223-1844   Home Phone: 701-223-3846
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