Additional Resources
We are proud of the community we have built in Northeast Indiana, and are happy to share information that we have learned from our friends and neighbors. Check back often, we will continue to update this page with links to helpful resources. You can find one of our Bee Mentors here.
Local Suppliers
Juergens Hardware, Do it Best
2850 N Jefferson Street
Huntington, IN
(260) 356-5214
Mon-Fri 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Milan Center Feed and Grain
15402 Doty Rd
New Haven, IN
(260) 657-5461
Paterson Do it Best
880 S.R. 930 East
New Haven, IN
(260) 493-2111
Buskirk Engineering (Ossian)
7224 E 900 N
Ossian, IN 46777
260-223-7354
Call for an appointment or stop in at any of these times.
Store hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (M through F)
8:00 AM – Noon (Saturday)
Directions to location: St Rd 1 to 900 N
head East 4.25 miles on south side of the road
Apis Enterprises
Bees, Equipment, Bottles, Labels, Honey Processing
(260) 668-0950 - Chet Gilbert
Online Suppliers
- Glorybee
- Dadant
- Heartwood (Cypress hive components)
Recipes
Information Links
- Keith Delaplane on YouTube "A Year in the Life of an Apiary"
Can I Have Bees in the City?
Fort Wayne City Ordinance -
§ 95.02 BEEHIVES.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep within the limits of the city more than two hives of bees upon any one lot at any time and the hives must not be nearer than 50 feet to any street or 20 feet to any alley or division line between lots or parts of lots of another. ('74 Code, § 18-3)