Designing With Nature. These are my projects.
Mark: Ah yes, loves goes in hand in hand with those birds and bees does it? When it comes to backyards, though, not everyone loves the idea of birds or bees. yesterday we talked about the possibility of the city approving urban chickens. Today the city comes out with a report that [Read more…]
Catching a swarm of bees is similar to installing a package.
Installing a package of honeybees for the first time is an exhilarating and somewhat nerve-racking experience. Even if you’ve seen it done it’s hard not to hesitate – is this a good idea? Installing a package of bees (and my thought process) go something like this:
Step 1. Hold tube of bees upright and swiftly hit bottom against the ground so that they all fall to one end. What, what? That doesn’t sound right. [Read more…]
Natural Beekeeping Means Allows Bees To Express Their Natural Behaviour
When I was young, my Dad kept a beehive on our acreage in rural Alberta. I loved sitting cross-legged in front of the hive. I enjoyed more than just the honey; I liked having them around (though, the honey is great too). At the time, my Dad was using a traditional langstroth hive that required lots of management. After all, shouldn’t bees know a thing or two about managing bees? Despite some domestication, one might expect that [Read more…]
