Comments | fabricdragon: random beekeeping stuff

fabricdragon

random beekeeping stuff

Mar 16, 2009 14:00

you know, i really, REALLY, want to keep bees..... sigh
( blah blah, sca, blah, bees, blah history, blah Greece, blah, blah, honey )

beekeeping, gardening, sca

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cvirtue March 16 2009, 18:24:07 UTC

Y'know, you could run a tiny observation hive out a window....

And there are a fair number of "urban beekeepers" ... at least maybe you could visit some.

keastree March 16 2009, 18:24:41 UTC

You do have the option of attracting and encouraging alternative pollinators like Mason Bees, and Bumblebees. Their nests are small, they are harmless, and they do a lot of good.

http://beesource.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=265 is but one source. http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/board,96.0.html is another. Note that Michael Bush plays with just about -everything- that pollinates. I was going to set up some Mason Bee boxes in the next few weeks using logs with many many holes of the correct size, cut with a bit and brace.

There -is- stuff you can do!

Kirsten needs some cut comb once I have some to send along.

fabricdragon March 16 2009, 20:33:45 UTC

thanks for the links.. i HAVE a cherry tree. maybe i could do something with these native pollinators things

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fabricdragon March 16 2009, 19:10:16 UTC

and you live no where near me, right?

fabricdragon March 16 2009, 19:11:21 UTC

i have the original book.....
it still depends on SUN dammit.

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fabricdragon March 16 2009, 19:10:33 UTC

owwwwwwww

miri_me March 16 2009, 19:13:13 UTC

Do people have allotments in America? Coz if so, you should so look into getting one :-) *asks Wikipedia*

Aah - do you have any community gardens around-ish you, and if so, can you get a plot?

fabricdragon March 16 2009, 20:26:45 UTC

i suspect i would have the same issue. that is, the neighbors (in the plots) would be afraid of them....

miri_me March 16 2009, 22:32:02 UTC

It would be somewhere to get the other "need to get in touch with the earth" bits out of your system, with vegetables and sunflowers, etc.

I think in the UK some allotments do allow it:
http://www.allotments.net/general/bees.htm

So it might be worth enquiring about?

fabricdragon March 16 2009, 23:44:00 UTC

i am actually hoping to sort of take over the empty lot next door for "plants" although i wouldnt be able to do anything with bees.

sadly i have to assume they will be destroyed by evil neighborhood kids and drug dealers, so nothing expensive.. but maybe i can get some marigolds and tomatos.