Tag Archives: beekeeping
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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Saturday Beekeeping Meetup
This Saturday the Austin Urban Beekeeping Group will be meeting at the North Village Branch of the Austin Public Library from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. We will be discussing fall tasks for the Central Texas Area as well as preparing for … Continue reading
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Tale of Two Honeys
My wife and I spent a lovely few days in Albuquerque, NM last week where we had the pleasure of meeting Chantal Foster and her husband Alex for dinner. Chantal is a local beekeeper in the Duke City, and her … Continue reading
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Brooklyn people are crazy!
You can read the entire article here, but this is my favorite excerpt from a recent Slate article about a beehive exposed during Hurricane Irene. But the vibe among these amateur beekeepers was bordering on hostile. As a city contractor … Continue reading
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Upcoming Austin Meetings
Austin area beekeepers have two upcoming meetings. These gatherings are a great way to meet local beekeepers, exchange ideas, and get your questions answered. September 10th from 10:00am to 12:00pm Goodwill Resource Center 6505 Burleson Road, Austin, TX October 15th … Continue reading
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Birds and the Bees
Marge and Knives have a bunch of new neighbors right next door to the their respective hives. Baab-Brock farms just added a new luxury chicken coop to encourage high density urban development in their downtown Austin area.
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Santa Monica is covered in bees!
I just spend 5 days in Santa Monica visiting my brother and celebrating my birthday. After months of 100 plus degree weather in Austin, Santa Monica was a welcome respite, and it was amazing to see so many plants that … Continue reading
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Awesome Bee Exam Answer
Here is a great link from a beekeeping exam about the bee waggle dance. I personally think the student should get full points for creativity. http://myrmecos.net/2011/08/09/the-bee-dance-language-explained-at-last/
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