Tag Archives: beekeeping
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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Buyer Beware
This article from Food Safety News have been making the rounds over the past few days, and has some concerning information for folks buying honey. Nearly 75% of honey sold in stores have been heated and filtered to a point … Continue reading
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Fall Blooms
Knives’ hive has really been packing it away for winter. She now has two 8-frame supers full of the stuff and has started working on the third. I had a really hard time getting the top most super off during … Continue reading
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Just Add Water
A mere one week after the 2-3 inches of rain in the Austin area, we are experiencing a fall nectar flow that the girls are loving. Both of my hives have completely drawn out an 8 frame super each and … Continue reading
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