In this workshop we will examine ways of entering the flowering world of the honeybee: by practicing silence; by watching the rhythm of bees coming and going from their hives; listening to the sonorous sounds they make in their late winter cluster; the smell of honeycomb which forms the architecture of their home; the flowering plants they visit for food and medicine; the taste of honey and pollen.
We will begin by examining our intention to keep honeybees and explore the challenges and benefits in working with stinging insects. We will explore the natural methods that are used to keep honeybees healthy at Green Gulch and tour the bee yards, garden, and farm.
Part 2 will be on Saturdays, April 10 or 17 (two opportunities to participate)
Part 3 will be on Saturday, June 12 or Sunday, June 13 (two opportunities to participate)
Part 4 will be on Sunday, July 25
During the second workshop in this series, we will design a bee plan for the year; learn how to regularly examine a hive; anticipate bee behaviours through the seasons and how to react to these behavours; and participate in a demonstration in which bees are installed into a hive.
Part 3 will be on Saturday, June 12 or Sunday, June 13 (two opportunities to participate)
Part 4 will be on Sunday, July 25
Workshop participants will get hands-on experience harvesting the Green Gulch honey crop. Learn how to identify honey in the hive, the appropriate time to harvest honey, how to remove honey from the bee colonies, using equipment to crush and strain the honey, and bottling honey.
Part 4 of the series will be on Sunday, July 25
This workshop is for beekeepers with at least one year of experience. The honeybees are saying that spring is near. Blooms are appearing and the queens are laying lots of eggs. We will meet together and explore the challenges that lie ahead for us this bee season.
In this workshop we will examine ways of entering the flowering world of the honeybee: by practicing silence; by watching the rhythm of bees coming and going from their hives; listening to the sonorous sounds they make in their late winter cluster; the smell of honeycomb which forms the architecture of their home; the flowering plants they visit for food and medicine; the taste of honey and pollen.
We will begin by examining our intention to keep honeybees and explore the challenges and benefits in working with stinging insects. We will explore the natural methods that are used to keep honeybees healthy at Green Gulch and tour the bee yards, garden, and farm.
Part 2 will be on Saturdays, April 10 or 17 (two opportunities to participate)
Part 3 will be on Saturday, June 12 or Sunday, June 13 (two opportunities to participate)
Part 4 will be on Sunday, July 25
During the second workshop in this series, we will design a bee plan for the year; learn how to regularly examine a hive; anticipate bee behaviours through the seasons and how to react to these behavours; and participate in a demonstration in which bees are installed into a hive.
Part 3 will be on Saturday, June 12 or Sunday, June 13 (two opportunities to participate)
Part 4 will be on Sunday, July 25
Workshop participants will get hands-on experience harvesting the Green Gulch honey crop. Learn how to identify honey in the hive, the appropriate time to harvest honey, how to remove honey from the bee colonies, using equipment to crush and strain the honey, and bottling honey.
Part 4 of the series will be on Sunday, July 25