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Bee’s – The Beeginning. March 13th, 2008. In the Fall of 07 I purchased enough beekeepng equipment to start a small honey business. Did I plan this? Do I know anything about beekeeping? That would be no, nada zip but being totally ignorant about something shouldn’t keep someone for from trying something right? So here I am, without any knowledge of beekeeping but with two tall stacks of boxes which are full of wax encrusted honeycomb dividers, various screens, a smoker thing, trays of some sort. I was to...
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Seattle Bee Works: Hive Update June 2010
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Sunday, June 6, 2010. Hive Update June 2010. Some possible causes, which I need to assess further/get advice:. New queens I introduced in April Failed- not sure how to discern if this was the failpoint- need to ask mentors. Starvation (there was evidence of bees w/ butts in air in search of food so this is a contributor, no doubt). Pesticides (I put this on the list because of no big cluster of bees in hive- despite big population in April). If you have ideas, feel free to comment. Follow me on Twitter.
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Seattle Bee Works: July 2008
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Thursday, July 3, 2008. My honey at husky deli in west seattle. This past weekend my beekeeping mentor moved his hives to his new residence.but not without assistance, which I truly owed him due to all his help to me. However, since I was recouping from recent surgery, the only assistance I could provide was the help in recruiting two strong and willing participants. Here are the pics of the adventure of getting the hives into his van for the long journey to his new home. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Seattle Bee Works: April 2008
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Sunday, April 13, 2008. I've been getting ramped up for this season of beekeeping. I finally inspected my two hives from last year. Neither made it thru the winter, appeared as if the bees didnt survive the cold as there was no evidence of rampant disease or lack of food. In fact, I found about another 150 lbs of honey in the hive which I purchased last december. Will update once I get news on the arrival of the girls. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow me on Twitter. On the way to the hives.
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Seattle Bee Works: Another season under my beekeeping belt...
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Another season under my beekeeping belt. Not many blog entries this year, but attempted "tweeting" as a way of recording my hive activities and passing along other tidbits of info on beekeeping. (See tweet feed on right side of this screen). Feel free to follow me if you are on twitter, @seattlebeeworks. I suffered only one queen death this year, even before she was released in the hive- thus, I claim no fault, but learned I could get a queen "on warranty"- who wouldda thunk?
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Seattle Bee Works: December 2011
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Saturday, December 3, 2011. Beekeeping in 2011 was an interesting endeavor for new and experienced beekeepers alike. Speaking of swarms, I caught a real bee-utiful swarm in Burien this year. Pic at left. All in all the year turned out great and I was even featured in an urban farming segment on the Seattle Channel. Additionally, Seattle Bee Works upgraded our packaging and labels, and expanded distribution of West Seattle Honey to multiple outlets including both Husky Deli. And West Seattle Produce.
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Seattle Bee Works: What can you do to help bees?
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Sunday, June 6, 2010. What can you do to help bees? Members of PSBA educating on bees at the West Seattle Sustainability Fest, June 5, 2010. I ended up staying for 4 hours without even noticing the time pass. I guess I love talkin' about bees. In the process, I think I unintentionally recruited at least 3 new beekeepers- all women- just by spending a few minutes answering their questions. (while eyes were glued to the observation hive- the bees were working their charm! Quickly followed by, How can I help.
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Seattle Bee Works: March 2008
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Thursday, March 6, 2008. A new adventure in bees. In researching what it requires for my condo bldg to have a certified backyard habitat, I got to thinking about orchard mason bees. I thought it would be cool to install some in our backyard area, or even just have them on my deck. While mason bees don't produce honey, they are pollinators and would satisfy one of the checkboxes of the backyard habitat- providing a place for living creatures to nest/live. Http:/ www.pollinatorparadise.com/Solitary...Oh an...
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Seattle Bee Works: June 2010
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Sunday, June 6, 2010. What can you do to help bees? Members of PSBA educating on bees at the West Seattle Sustainability Fest, June 5, 2010. I ended up staying for 4 hours without even noticing the time pass. I guess I love talkin' about bees. In the process, I think I unintentionally recruited at least 3 new beekeepers- all women- just by spending a few minutes answering their questions. (while eyes were glued to the observation hive- the bees were working their charm! Quickly followed by, How can I help.
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Seattle Bee Works: May 2008
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008. I now have 4 hives, two in the same location as last year (queen ann) and two in west seattle- different properties. This was a time that it would have been good to have one of those bee vacuums my mentor had used for swarm catching. AND, It just so happens that a fellow condo dweller threw away one of the 5 gal watercooler bottles needed for a beevac. I will convert it after some thrift shop scavenging for parts. Dumping the bees out of the cage. Friday, May 2, 2008.
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