Become a beekeeper
- by Debra McDuffee (RSS feed) on Jul 25th 2008 3:00PM
- Filed under backyard science, gardening and plants, nature
It's been all over the news for about six months now: there is a bee shortage. While this probably means catastrophic things for our planet in general terms, more specifically, it leaves us with a lack of honey for cooking and body care products, and less beeswax than we'd like to make lip balms and other lovelies.
What about the long-term effects the dwindling bee population could have on our plants? Without bees to pollinate them, our blooms could fade into just a memory.
Have you thought about becoming a beekeeper?
My husband has, on many occasions, and I wonder if the bee crisis will be the impetus for his actually starting a hive, right here in our own backyard.
The University of Kentucky shares basic beekeeping operations with us, including tips on choosing a hive location, what to look for when examining the hive, how to feed bees, and honey collection.
What do you think? Are you ready to start a hive, repopulate the Earth's bees, and have bountiful honey and beeswax?
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7-25-2008 @ 6:28PM
Red said...
I would probably get stung by the bees that I was keeping..lol
There is a project called "The Great Sunflower" and you count the bees and record the actions and numbers on their website. They will even send you free sunflower seeds!
thegreatsunflower.org
Enjoy!
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