bees and chickens

1. LIVESTOCK
NEEDS AND
YIELDS
BEES AND CHICKENS!

2. NEEDS AND YIELDS
Bees Chickens
Needs East-facing hive, 20 ft
of no-conflict space,
access to water (Bane,
pg 266).
Stones to fill their crop
(Bane pg 269), clean
water, shelter, dust
bath, protection form
predators
Yields Honey, beeswax,
pollination of other
plants on-site
Eggs, meat, fertilizer,
insect control, weed
control

3. NICHE AND BEHAVIOR
Bees Chickens
Niche Will fill any space
available with honey to
support the hive.
Naturally like woodland
areas with canopy
cover (Bane pg 269).
Seek shade and
shelter.
Behavior Forage for several
miles from the hive.
Bring back pollen. Will
not generally sting. Will
swarm when the hive
fills up.
Forage most in the
morning, less at night.
Seek shade in hot
weather. Roosters:
males will often not
coexist well. Hens: will
lay rapidly in first year
(Bane pg 270).

4. WHICH IS THE
BETTER FIT?
Chickens! I’d love to keep bees as they are such a
fascinating species, and because I love honey, but I fear I
may not have adequate space for them. However, there is an
old chicken coop – unused for nearly a decade now but still
sturdy – in my neighbor’s yard. Maybe I could pay them coop
rent in the form of eggs.