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At the Bee Farm: May 2010
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Saturday, May 22, 2010. Every year around this time we start to get emails from people who have a swarm of honey bees in their yard or on their fence or in a tree. In the past they may have just called an exterminator. Now, because of the publicity about Colony Collapse Disorder, they want to avoid killing the bees and just want to find them a new home. Admittedly, a swarm of flying bees is pretty scary looking but you could stand in the middle of one as I have and not get stung unless you started swatti...
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At the Bee Farm: Essential Equipment for Starting a Beehive Part One
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Sunday, February 6, 2011. Essential Equipment for Starting a Beehive Part One. Hives with all medium boxes. Top cover is raised for extra ventilation. This is the time of year when beekeepers order new equipment and supplies for the coming beekeeping season. If you are just starting beekeeping this year the numbers and variety of equipment available can get pretty confusing. So here is a list of basics and why you will need them. Hive boxes (also called supers):. Top Cover and Inner Cover:. We are an urb...
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At the Bee Farm: Live Bees Rush!
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Thursday, May 19, 2011. 5 Queens delivered from Southern Illinois today. Priority small flat rate boxes are perfect for this. The black cap on the end of the queen cage holds sugar candy for the bees to eat. The Queen is on the right. She is marked with a white dot and shipped with four attendants who take care of her during the trip. The dot will make it a little easier to find her inside the hive. Live bees attract attention. June 3, 2011 at 12:12 PM. You have the BEST honey! View my complete profile.
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At the Bee Farm: December 2011
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Monday, December 5, 2011. Goodbye to Fillmore Apiary. In 2004 when we started our co-op, we had no idea how long we might be allowed to keep bees on the property along West Fillmore St in Chicago, perhaps 2 or 3 years at best. It has been our great pleasure to have had an apiary and community farm there for 8 full years. When we started, we couldn’t have have imagined what a rich experience it would be. Beekeeping Class June 2011. Sadly, our time there is almost up. The property has been sold and we ...
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At the Bee Farm: January 2012
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Sunday, January 15, 2012. Chicago Honey Co-op - Homeless. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Chicago, Illinois, United States. We are an urban beekeeping co-op on Chicago's West Side. Visit our website to find out more. View my complete profile. Where to Find Us. Widgets for Etsy Sellers. Chicago Honey Co-op - Homeless. Advocates for Urban Agriculture Chicago. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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At the Bee Farm: November 2010
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Saturday, November 20, 2010. Birds Eye View of Chicago Honey Co-op. Apiary 2010 overhead shot. Originally uploaded by chicagohoneycoop. Courtesy of Google, a satellite shot of our apiary. Notice the extent of the community farm to the left of the concrete. We opened the space up to neighbors and friends for growing food. Our Friends at the North Lawndale Greening Committee help to manage the growing space . Click on the picture to see a larger version. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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At the Bee Farm: Record Keeping at the Bee Farm
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Monday, September 5, 2011. Record Keeping at the Bee Farm. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Chicago, Illinois, United States. We are an urban beekeeping co-op on Chicago's West Side. Visit our website to find out more. View my complete profile. Where to Find Us. Widgets for Etsy Sellers. Record Keeping at the Bee Farm. Advocates for Urban Agriculture Chicago. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
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At the Bee Farm: August 2010
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Sunday, August 8, 2010. The Queen is Dead, Long Live the Queen. Courtesy of University of Illinois Extension. Every beekeeper runs into a testy hive once in awhile. Bees can get defensive for a lot of reasons. Most often, it is the beekeepers fault, dropping something, bumping the hive, moving too quickly, disturbing a frame of bees. In a case like this, the queen has passed down a trait of excessive defensiveness to her young and since all the bees in the hive have hatched from her eggs, they all are de...
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At the Bee Farm: March 2010
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Sunday, March 21, 2010. Why We are starting a CSA. We think this approach will work much better for both us and our customers. A share will cost $48.00 and can be used at either the 2 farmers markets we will be selling at this year. In addition CSA members will be able to choose from other products from the bee farm that we usually don't sell at the markets and will get discounted admission to events and tours we have at the apiary. So, here we go! Hope to see you all at market! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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At the Bee Farm: Goodbye to Fillmore Apiary
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Monday, December 5, 2011. Goodbye to Fillmore Apiary. In 2004 when we started our co-op, we had no idea how long we might be allowed to keep bees on the property along West Fillmore St in Chicago, perhaps 2 or 3 years at best. It has been our great pleasure to have had an apiary and community farm there for 8 full years. When we started, we couldn’t have have imagined what a rich experience it would be. Beekeeping Class June 2011. Sadly, our time there is almost up. The property has been sold and we ...
