Exhibit 32.1


                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")  Report on Form 10-Q for
the period  ended March 31,  2005,  as filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, William M. Beard,  Chairman of
the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company,  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:  April 12, 2005                By:           /s/ William M. Beard
                                                       William M. Beard
                                                  Chairman of the Board and
                                                   Chief Executive Officer