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Sailors Beeswax holder
I was in a museum near Monterrey, CA over the holiday break. I saw something odd that I wanted to share. For those of you who don’t live in the US, an albatross is a bird found near oceans. The beek...
View ArticleBerlin Beekeepers Video
A nifty short 3 minute news clip on Berlin beekeeping on rooftops. What a great effort to put hives on famous buildings!
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Winners of T-Shirt contest picked
Finally picked the winners of the T-shirt contest, then realized as soon as I announced the winners I would have people wanting shirts. So I’ve already got the shirts set up on Printfection! Now, I...
View ArticleMigratory beekeeping at least 2000 years old
http://www.honey-health.com/egypts-wandering-beekeepers/ The ancient Egyptians were said to placed the hives on boats, and drifted along the Nile to provide the bees with fresh flowers on the banks....
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Spring Garden
Spring is a busy time for beekeepers, especially if you have a garden as well. I may not be a great gardener, but I do keep a garden, and this year I’m trying to expand and use less water too. I’ve got...
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Garden update May 30
May 30 – Here is how the garden looks. We’ve survived 7 inches of rain and a flood so far. The no-till corn patch is not as high as its raised bed neighbor. Raised bed corn and tomatoes with deep pipe...
View ArticleConcrete poured for new honey house
So I really don’t *need* a honey house. Really just a shed to store beekeeping stuff and other projects I have. Plus, I really want a workshop to be honest. After a few months of on and off excavation,...
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Garden and Orchard update May 1, 2017
Another Spring upon us. The winter was inconsistent with periods of cold and warm, thus most of my fruit trees didn’t get enough chill hours to bloom. In the front yard, I got a Celeste fig planted...
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Back from Middle East and Europe
Spent March and April in Germany, Poland, and cruising the Middle East up the Red Sea and out the Suez canal. Hit up Dubai, Oman, Jordan, Egypt, Israel, then Crete, Croatia, and finished in Venice....
View ArticleAwesome Resource for NGOs in Africa
The most awesome field manual out there for Beekeeping missions on the continent. http://teca.fao.org/resource/basic-beekeeping-manual-pam-gregory-and-gay-marris
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