Any bee keepers here?

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Looking at starting or trying to start a small bee hive. I have a south facing garden of about 8 meters wide X 5 meters long in a residential area with gardens to the sides and back. In my garden I have an area of approx 1.5m square where I would keep the hive.

What I would like to know is:

Are hives very intrusive e.g to neighbours, my dog, me or friends sitting in the garden?

I would probably put a small picket fence around the area where I will keep the hive to keep the dog and littlen away. Will this hinder the bees at all.

Is it best to try and attract wild bees or to buy a queen for a new hive.

Is it even a good idea to have a hive in a small residential garden. Am I likely to have angry neighbours knocking on my door complaining about too many bees.

Any advice will be great and if you have any pics of your hives please share.

Adam

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Thanks for the reply guys. I will look into it further.

Many thanks