Re: Bees in Cohousing? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Alison Etter (alison.s.ettergmail.com) | |
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:29:11 -0700 (PDT) |
We have 3 hives here in Roberts Creek Cohousing. This was a recent initiative of a member, supported by the community. He installed them and cares for them and reaps the honey. They are near our garden and help with fertilization. And we all are given a small jar of honey as well upon request. Great idea! Alison Etter - Roberts Creek Cohousing, BC On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Michael Barrett <mbarrett [at] toast.net>wrote: > > In that many cohousing communities have words in their founding documents > aligned to a " protect nature, tread lightly, save the planet" axis, I'm > wondering how many communities keep managed honey bee colonies (hives) as a > community or private enterprise. > > At Shadowlake Village at present we have 8 hives (and 3 beekeepers) and are > approaching our third winter with bees. Before starting, with two bee > keepers and three hives in 2011, some of us were dismayed to face > significant opposition from a few concerned community members. However this > was peacefully resolved, and since then everyone has come to appreciate, or > at least tolerate, our tiny furry workers as they go about their business. > And the "very local" honey seems to be hugely appreciated. > > Michael Barrett - at Shadowlake village, Blacksburg, Virginia, where the > bees are almost done packing away their winter larders. > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > > -- Alison Etter 604-740-0321 Roberts Creek, BC Canada *If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.* Wayne Dyer
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