Category Archives: education
Brushy Mountain Bee Farm Webinar
I’ve taken several webinars from Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, and they have all been very informative. I received the information below on an upcoming webinar about something that is very topical for me as I’m starting my 2nd year as … Continue reading
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Beekeeping 101 Follow-up
After our Austin Urban Beekeeping Meetup this past weekend, I’ve reserved the meeting room at the Terrazas Library Branch on Saturday, February 12th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm for additional time for Q&A. I’ll recap the basics for about … Continue reading
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Williamson County Beekeeper Association
The Williamson County Beekeeper Association has a great deal with Avoyelles Honey Company this year for a 3 pound package with a Minnesota Hygienic Italian queen. The cost is only $55 which is pretty fantastic. Some members will be driving to pick … Continue reading
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Beekeeping 101 Class
The Austin Urban Beekeeping Meetup group will be presenting a Beekeeping 101 class Saturday, February 5th at 11:00am. The class will be at the Carver Branch Library. Jim Hogg will be leading the class, and I will be helping as … Continue reading
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Hive Considerations
Now is the time to start placing orders for package bees, but I thought a recap on hive placement considerations was in order. First check three things: City Code – For Austin Residents, here is the code. Neighbor HOA and/or … Continue reading
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Calling All Urban Beekeepers!
A fellow blogger and super gardener Pam Penick sent me this link from Garden Rant about a London based beekeeper wanting stories from urban beekeepers in the US for a book he is writing. His name is Luke Dixon, and … Continue reading
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2011 North American Beekeeping Conference and Tradeshow
I just found out that the 2011 North American Beekeeping Conference and Tradeshow is going on right now in Galveston and ends tomorrow January 8th. According to the website, it was in Orlando last year so I’m assuming it alternates … Continue reading
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Human Pollination
There has been a lot of discussion on what would happen to our food supply if the pollinator population (both native bees and imported honey bees) were to decline dramatically or disappear altogether. The overall consensus is that it is … Continue reading
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MythBusters Bug Special
I’m a big fan of MythBusters, and this week they had a special dedicated to bug related myths one of which happened to be about bees. Specifically, bees lifting a laptop. Here is the video in question. For those of … Continue reading
Beekeeping Class in Austin on November 6th
The Travis County Master Gardeners Association is a great resource for classes and seminars around gardening, lawn care, water harvesting, and now beekeeping has been added to the mix.
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