Tag Archive for ‘urban bees’
POLLEN NATION
It is estimated that the work of bees provides $16 billion dollars of value annually in the U.S. alone. Pretty scary fact don’t you think that these little guys play such a big role in our food chain.
RE-QUEENING
In the apiary, queens rule. The queen bee determines the whole chemistry, demeanor and health of the hive.
ANOTHER HIVE!
Upon her return from a goat walk this weekend, my sister informed me that one of my bait hives was FULL of bees. Sweet!
DOWNSIZING THE HONEY COMB
Natural (smaller) cells are better especially those of us who are choosing chemical and antibiotic free hives.
MORE “FREE-BEES”
“No bees, no honey; no work, no money” – A “Proverbs” quote Capturing another swarm in the city with bait hives.
BEES & TAXES
Busy bee week for me! Three small hives are now happily housed here on the urban homestead.
NEW BEES IN THE HOUSE!
For those of you who’ve been following our urban bee saga (Checking Bee Traps), late last night a friend of ours (thanks, Janice for the tip and David for picking them up) dropped off a feral colony he had caught.
SILENT SPRING
We’ve been keeping bees in the city on and off over the last 18 years (Farmer D started keeping bees back in 1972 on the first homestead in New Zealand.) For me, the honeybee has always been part of my childhood. Growing up, helped harvest honey and remember folks coming from all over to buy the gooey raw nectar.
CHECKING THE BEE TRAP
You know that California Dreaming song? This winter day, we’ve been enjoying such gorgeously warm weather
TREE BEE TRAP
A nice brisk evening walk in the lower Arroyo Seco. Jordanne hangs a bee trap that Justin made to trap a few wild bees that are living in a sycamore trunk
