Re: Bees in Cohousing? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: John Beutler (jabeutlercomcast.net) | |
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 04:57:19 -0700 (PDT) |
We've found that the bees are just too busy to participate fully in
community. They hive their own......seriously though we had a couple of
new hives this year under Ann's direction, but the Small Hive Beetle
overwhelmed them and they flew the coop. In our region, apparently,
there is not enough nectar to give very good production of honey,
according to the local beekeepers, so feeding them sugar is important to
keep a strong hive.
Cheers JAB (Liberty Village Cohousing, Frederick, MD) On 10/18/2013 2:34 PM, Michael Barrett 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/
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