Tag Archives: beekeeping
Sunshine Community Garden Site Prep
In a few short weeks, I’ll be starting a hive at the Sunshine Community Garden in central Austin. The hive is going to be behind the garden’s offices and away from the main planting areas. The first step was to … Continue reading
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Swarm Season in Central Texas
With the mild winter Austin had this year, swarm season is already upon us. I decided to create a page on my blog to consolidate information on who to call to report a swarm as well as some general information … Continue reading
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Spring Time = Sting Time
In my defense, we’ve had an abundance of rainy weekends this winter which has prevented me from getting out to check the hives as often as I would like. This early spring has also thrown off my timing, and when … Continue reading
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Florida Bees
I spent the past few days visiting my folks in Jupiter, FL which is just north of West Palm Beach. One of their neighbors are hosting some hives on their land for a Florida beekeeping during the “winter” months. This … Continue reading
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Austin City Ordinance Meeting
Last evening, I got to participate in a review of a section of the City of Austin’s Beekeeping Ordinance. A resolution was passed last November basically stating Austin wanted to be more bee-friendly and prioritize removal and relocation of bees … Continue reading
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Final Check of the Season (one month later than I planned)
Austin had an unseasonably warm weekend to ring in 2012 so I took the opportunity to get in one last inspection of the hives. Between rainy weekends, Thanksgiving, our trip to Kauai and the holidays, it was later in the … Continue reading
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Kauai Honey and Mead
After our visit with Matt Moore earlier in the week, we stopped by Nani Moon Mead today and met with owner Stephanie Krieger for a 5 flight mead tasting. Stephanie produces small batches of mead using honey and fruit produced … Continue reading
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Beekeeping in Kauai Part II
After Matt Moore took us on a tour of the gardens, we suited up to go visit the apiary. Before I get into that, here are some facts I learned about beekeeping in Hawaii: Kauai is one of the few … Continue reading
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Beekeeping in Kauai Part I
Aloha from the beautiful island of Kauai. Gitanjali and I will be spending the next week visiting our 50th State along with our friends Matt and Brenna. I was very curious about beekeeping practices in Hawaii so I arranged to … Continue reading
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Winter is Coming
Sunday night saw our first dip near freezing since last winter. While Central Texas temperatures can fluctuate greatly in December from freezing to high in the 70′s, Austin beekeepers should be making their final preparations for the upcoming winter months. … Continue reading
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