Bee Zen
Mornings like this one, I forget about to-do lists and ten year business plans. I forget too about pesticide kills and chemical-coated produce.
The hum of at least one healthy hive up early for their morning munchies is enough for me.
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Another bee kill in Albuquerque
This week, another local (and longtime) beekeeper was devastated by a massive kill in one of his strongest hives. If only bees could form a class action lawsuit…
This is the first of the bee kill from Sept 9th which continued into today the 10th. I have tried to find out who sprayed what where and will hopefully have some leads tomorrow. This hive WAS three stories with a brand new queen.. WAS… Better Living through Chemistry… .
A massive bee kill in Los Ranchos
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Brian Morris
Better Living my foot… have you heard of the No Agenda podcast? They are convinced that CCD is from “our Friends” at Mon$anto.
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Gord
Jeez, that’s heart breaking. I don’t think pesticides are the only cause of CCD, but one of a witches brew of ingredients.
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Tyler, and 
mistress beek
Chemical Kill @ The Polski Hive?
Overnight, the Polski Hive seems to have been poisoned and just like last year’s bee massacre in July, it was sudden and excruciating to witness.
Apparently, pesticide poisoning is a neighborhood tradition.
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Gord
Oh, jeez, that’s terrible! That’s not exactly a tradition that one wants to continue.
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Brian Morris
That is really weird. And you have no idea how it is happening? You may want to send some of those to the state university for testing.
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mistress beek
The Bee Exploiters
Apparently, I’m not the only one.
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Gift from the Frankenhive
We harvested honey from the monster this weekend. And 35 pounds of it too, which stretched our tiny kitchen to its limits. Every ladle, crock and strainer was entirely occupied by the operation.
Here are a few photos from the sticky endeavor.
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Ron
Those are nice looking jars and labels. Where did you get them?
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mistress beek
Howdy! Thanks for the good words. I bought the bottles and labels at
http://www.sunburstbottle.com/glass-jars/cosmetic-salve
http://www.sunburstlabel.com/
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Gord
That colour’s gorgeous!
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Loretta
Wonderful color and I love the jars!
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redforkhippie
I am wildly jealous. I think I’m going to have to send my Carnies to Albuquerque to take some lessons from your girls.
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Maggie
Fantastic… and I love your packaging!
mistress beek
Silence of the Honeybees
As we speak PBS is airing a documentary about colony collapse disorder, “Silence of the Honeybees.”
If you missed it, watch it online at PBS.org.
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Brian
Thanks for posting this link. One word..”Monsanto”!
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redforkhippie
Monsanto: Leading cause of evil in the universe.
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The Pollen Files: Fernbush
Fernbush, Chamaebatiaria millefolium, is hardly a Prom queen knock-out. In fact, its tiny white flowers are barely noticeable.
But when the high heat of summer hits us full force in Albuquerque, it’s the low-water fernbush that nurtures us through. After the lavender bloom but before the aster and solidago flush with late summer goodies, it’s the delicate and sweet-eyed fernbush that quietly offers sustenance for our hungry pollinators.
My girls are all over it like teenagers desperate for a date, oblivious to me the camera-wielding parent oh-so-annoying in my insistence that Prom be fully documented for posterity.
Gathering pollen from the fernbush
Mmm... summertime munchies
mistress beek
Scene @ NM Summer Beekeeping Seminar
A great crowd and plenty of learning at today’s summer seminar “Nectar for Your Noggin” organized by the New Mexico Beekeepers Association. Personally, I’m still assimilating the intellectual goodies and promise to post a recap soon.
Until then, here’s a few photos from the event.
Et aussi, the slides from my newbeek presentation: “Oh Sweet Confusion: What I Learned My First Year Keeping Bees“
Oh Sweet Confusion by Chantal Foster is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at mistressbeek.com.
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Yours truly @ New Mexico Beekeepers Meeting tomorrow
All the drama of a first year beekeeper can be yours at tomorrow’s gathering of the New Mexico Beekeepers Association.
I’m on deck @ 9am to share “Tales of a Beginning Beekeeper” which is really code for Chaos and Utter Confusion. But I promise to share plenty of photos and video from the past year’s dramatic journey into the land of urban beekeeping.
More information
New Mexico State Beekeepers Association — Summer Seminar
- July 11, 2009
- 9a.m. – 4:30pm (registration starts at 8am)
- Visiting guest Serge Labesque- “Chemical Free Bees” from northern California, is keynote speaker. The morning session will include round-robins with local NM beekeepers.
Rio West Community Church
6751 Pasilla Rd, NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144
Gord 8:50 am on September 16, 2009 Permalink |
That early morning light is beautiful. Sitting and watching the traffic is one of the utter joys of beekeeping.