When I finally admitted defeat the other day and wound up having to compost my bees, I vowed to learn all I could
from other beekeepers before getting another hive.
They also source
from other beekeepers around the Bay Area and the country.
Not exact matches
I'm so glad I did so - I learned so much there
from listening to
other beekeepers, and the particulars of this region of beekeeping.
«We know that New York's farmers and producers like our state's
beekeepers provide some of the very best and unique products, setting them apart
from others around the country.»
Writing in PLoS ONE, Paul Cross
from Bangor University and fellow authors conclude that the impact of beekeeping on income could be even larger if more ongoing support would be provided to
beekeepers so that they are able to reap a greater profit or contribution to the household income,
from the honey and
other hive products, and that they should monitor their success rate over a longer time - period.
They pulled out samples
from two commercial
beekeepers in Maryland, collected between 2001 and 2004, plus
others collected in 2003
from California
beekeepers.
In tracing Casati's life backward
from the time he left a factory and became a caretaker and
beekeeper, Brunetti encounters
other people who together weave a story of legacy.
Marr said he found support for his approach online — a
beekeeper in Nebraska who recommends building a strong and diverse gene pool with wild bees instead of commercially bred mail - order shipments; minimizing pesticide exposure by locating the hives far away
from cultivated farm fields; avoiding antibiotic and
other chemical treatments to fight bee parasites and diseases, instead relying on beneficial fungi, bacteria and
other components of a healthy hive system; and then raising queens and new bees
from those bees that survive the first year.
But I don't think it's a must to take a course - most of the information can also be obtained
from listservs, websites,
other beekeepers and books (I highly recommend Beekeeping for Dummies).
This new technology could save bees
from colony collapse disorder by alerting
beekeepers ahead of time whether the hive is thriving or sick — and allowing
beekeepers to share their data and knowledge with
others.
From beekeepers using the internet to fight colony collapse disorder, through crop mob and
other new agrarians organizing online, to wireless soil sensors optimizing farm resources, a return to sustainable farming