> I haven't heard of this Bee Farm thing, but I would have expected that sort of thing to be better in a more rural community. Rural areas are often green deserts.

I’m not so sure. Suburbia where I am has a lot of plants, and abandoned sections likely have even more. That’s a shelter from weather and a food source.

My suburban hives averaged way more than industry averages (65kgs each) and they are suburban. Good beekeeping wasn’t why.