Exhibit 32.2


                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with The Beard Company's (the "Company") Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Herb Mee, Jr.,
President and Chief Financial Officer, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that, to the best of my knowledge:

     1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.



Date:  November 19, 2004             By:  /s/ HERB MEE, JR.
                                          Herb Mee, Jr.
                                          President and Chief Financial Officer