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24 years old (September 12, 1990), mexican citizen, single and the youngest son of a traditional family with two sisters and one brother. Aug 2009 - Jul 2013 Average grade: 8.6/10. Outstanding acheivment in CENEVAL's EXIL and EGEL exams (top 10%). Social Service: Spent 2 months in Chiapas in an Engineering Project for Tsomanotik, a non for profit organization. Participated in the Student Association "Suelta tu Libro" as Treasurer. Jan 2003 - Jan 2009 Jun 2011 - Present Dadoo & Asociados is a Boutique Investment Banking firm, specialized in M&A. Joined as a Summer Intern and stayed ever since. Dec 2010 - Present Seeing the opportunity for organic honey in the domestic and european market, talked a friend into starting our own beekeeping business. With a small investment and our spare time we now produce around 4 ton/year of gourmet honey. Develop myself in the professional world before starting my own business, applying the knowledge acquired as a chemical engineering student and Investment Banking Analyst. Work my way in production or business development, later develop into managing positions adding value to the business strategy, with specific interests in agribusiness, chemical industries, ecological sustainability and viability of new technologies. Finance: CFA Level I French: DELF A2 I am an avid reader with interests in philosophy, politics, history and classic literature. My hobbies usually involve outdoor activities of all sorts (hiking, scuba diving, cycling, etc...).

Summer is in full swing at Wellfield! Now that the big, LONG, holiday weekend is behind us, check your calendar against ours and see what events you would like to attend! Our Groovin’ in the Gardens concert series has gotten off to a fabulous start! Join us tonight, July 6th for the Tumbleweed Jumpers – tickets available by clicking here, or tonight starting at 6pm at the Visitor’s Cottage. Our full schedule can be found here. Meet at the Visitor’s Cottage this Saturday, July 8th at 8am for our 2nd Saturday Bird Walk, led by Mary Kauffmann-Kennel. Registration is available by clicking here, or you can just show up at 8am! Bird Walks are free with your admission to the Gardens, and are always free for members! Our Yoga classes have been super popular and are so relaxing! Join us Tuesdays at 5:45pm, Saturdays at 9:15am or Sundays at 2pm. Register for any class by clicking here and choosing the date you would like to attend. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no Yoga class July 9th. Are you interested in learning about Beekeeping? Here’s a great opportunity! Learn from our very own beekeeper, Steve Pearson, during our Intro to Beekeeping Class. It’s a 3-part series, held Tuesday, July 11, 18 and 25th from 6-8pm. More information can be found here. Register for the class by clicking here. We are happy to be the host venue for Envirofest next Friday, July 14th from 5:00-9:00pm. For more information or tickets, please click here. PLEASE NOTE: Wellfield Botanic Gardens will close early to prepare for this event! Our hours on Friday, July 14th are 9am-12pm. Thanks for your patience. On Tuesday, July 18th, we have two programs for the kids! Lil’ Sprouts will be held at 10am; join us to learn about Worms and Soil Aerators. Registration for Lil’ Sprouts is appreciated so we can plan for supplies. Register by clicking HERE. And at 6pm, join us for Storytime in the Gardens – in conjunction with the Elkhart Public Library. Both programs are FREE! We are really looking forward to “Walk and Awaken“ – New to Wellfield! This will be an 8 week, drop-in series combining Tai Chi and Walking Meditation, led by Marisha Fortner-Schmidt. Classes begin Thursday, July 27 and run until September 14th. Classes will be held from 10-11am. You do NOT need to sign up for the whole series! More info, including registration details, is coming soon! If you aren’t able to register online for any of these programs and events, feel free to call us at 574-266-2006 or stop in to our Visitor’s Cottage! There’s so much to see, and the Gardens are looking beautiful right now! See you at the Gardens! Visitor’s Cottage Manager

For immediate release March 2, 2015 Letter Comes Ahead of Pending Report From White House Pollinator Task Force Washington, DC — More than 125 conservation, beekeeping, food safety, religious, ethnic and farming advocacy groups today urged President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency to take swift and meaningful action to protect honey bees and other pollinators from toxic pesticides. “It’s time to stop pesticides from killing our bees,” said Lori Ann Burd, Environmental Health director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “If bees and other pollinators are going to have a real future in this country, President Obama needs to take concrete steps to protect them from these toxic substances.” The letter urges the president to take action against a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, systemic poisons that are devastating bee populations. They are also threatening the nation's food supply, since one-third of the food consumed in the United States is pollinated by bees. Among other things the letter calls for: - expedited review of the registration process for neonicotinoids; - strengthening of risk-assessment requirements; - closure of loopholes that allow dangerous pesticides to be approved with inadequate review; - improvements in the oversight of neonicotinoid use in seed coating; - upgrades to EPA’s bee- and bird-killing incident reporting system; and - EPA to comply with the Endangered Species Act by ensuring that these toxic pesticides are not killing our nation’s most imperiled species. Neonicotinoids are widely used in U.S. agriculture and are particularly harmful because they are systemic — they poison entire plants, including the nectar and pollen — and persistent, lasting months or even years in the plant, soil and waterways. “Bee populations across the country are declining at an alarming rate,” said Mark Emrich, beekeeper and president of the Washington State Beekeepers Association, a signatory to the letter. “Bees and beekeepers can’t be held responsible for the problems with pesticides. We need protections that ensure the continued health of our food system and agricultural economy; it's time for the president and his task force to step up.” Acute exposure to neonicotinoids can cause massive bee die-offs, such as the incident in which 50,000 bumblebees died in an Oregon parking lot in 2013. Even at low exposures, neonicotinoids impair bee health by affecting cognitive functions that make it possible for bees to forage, communicate and find their way back to their hives. “Humans are called by God in Genesis 2 to care for and keep God's creation. We cannot do that task without the help of bees and other pollinators which help plants reproduce. Many of our churches raise gardens to help feed the poor. Our churches overseas teach farmers sustainable agriculture techniques so they can feed themselves and care for the land. Without bees, neither gardens nor sustainable agriculture are possible,” said Rev. Pat Watkins, executive director of United Methodist Caretakers of God’s Creation. “We need bold action and we need it now,” said Larissa Walker, Pollinator Campaign director at the Center for Food Safety. “As a co-chair of the White House Pollinator Task Force, it is unacceptable for the EPA to continue dragging its feet on this issue. The agency’s plans to merely update pesticide labels and encourage states to adopt their own pollinator protection plans are not nearly enough.” “The upcoming actions coming from the White House and our government agencies must be bold and effective — bees and other pollinators have been increasingly exposed to these toxic pesticides for too long already,” said Paul Towers of the Pesticide Action Network North America. “We need action now to stop the harms of bee-killing pesticides.”

- We give you experiences that most tourists aren’t lucky enough to have. - Taroudant has an excellent climate, being the warmest town in Morocco in the winter More on weather - It is so warm that tortoises don’t need to hibernate here. You too can come to bask in the sun in mid winter! More on sunshine hours Getting There is Easy - very accessible from Agadir airport (50 minutes) or from Marrakech (3 hours on the new motorway). - only 3.5 hours’ flight from the UK with a good choice of cheap flights - award-winning eco guest house in Taroudant old town offering special interest holidays - excellent locally-sourced fresh meat and fish and some of the best vegetarian food in Morocco (including vegan and other special diets) - the expertise of our highly-qualified, friendly staff and guides - opportunities to visit, learn about and contribute to our various projects - wide variety of authentic activities in town and countryside including free time to relax on our roof terrace in the sun or shade or wander into town and browse in the souks - highlights include excursions to stunning mountain locations where few other visitors set foot. Lots to See in the Area A wide variety of contrasting environments are accessible from the town: mountains, valleys, urban, rural and coastal. I had a fabulous time at La Maison Anglaise. The staff could not have done more for us, the food was great and the whole atmosphere was so friendly and homely. Highest praise to the staff for their patience, and their ability to make us feel individually special in a genuinely sincere way. Sue Bullock, February 2015 We specialise in making your holiday really special. Having our own outstanding driver guides and comfy vehicles helps too! Holidays with Heart Travellers often stay on the periphery of societies they visit, but our staff take you straight to the heart of a Moroccan family home. Besides, on one of our group holidays you get the chance to bond with other like-minded people. Our holistic approach to nurturing the whole person means you feed your spirit as well as your body. Your commitment to sustainability puts many of us in England to shame and it was such a pleasure to stay for a few days with people who appear to be living their ecological and spiritual beliefs rather than simply paying lip service to them. Liz Woodford, March 2016 Our menus have been lovingly devised with a strong emphasis on providing some of the best vegetarian food in Morocco. The aid projects we support are on a human scale so that visitors can meet and interact with the beneficiaries and feel positive energy, compassion for people, animals and the planet. Most of all, Holidays with Heart give you a real chance to tread carefully on the Road less Travelled, leaving an imprint only where appropriate and having opportunities to be involved – contributing ideas about products, volunteering, introducing volunteers, bringing donation for the projects… You bring your heart to the heart of Moroccan communities… and go away knowing a lot more and feeling very different. Ethical and Exciting Holidays We have been pioneers in responsible tourism and sustainable tourism in Morocco since we opened La Maison Anglaise in 1996. We have received awards and are accredited for our efforts in this field including Lonely Planet selecting us as one of the Top 10 Ecostays in the World in 2014 and being voted Number One on Trip Advisor. As well as our conservation efforts, we support a number of appropriate projects. These include our own projects: soap-making, beekeeping and embroidery; the orphanage, the School for the Blind, a project to support Street Children and women’s cooperatives including rug-making and argan oil, wildlife conservation, animal welfare and several more. Education, particularly of young people, is important to us in order that good practices become second nature. We provide detailed information both before and during your visit to ensure that the maximum cultural insight and enjoyment is gained from the holiday. Morocco is an open, progressive society, which has an open attitude to the West. Moroccan open-mindedness means, for example, that although our staff don’t drink alcohol, they are happy for you to bring your own alcohol to the dinner table.

Since no one has ever really understood what he hopes to achieve by constantly wandering the streets of San Francisco, sign in hand, they also don't know what his beef with Wellesley is. But any press is good press, right? Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Today I sat in on a meeting with a bunch of Russian cabinet ministers. They seemed nice. Many had iPads. One fell asleep at the table while an engineer was talking, and he didn't really try to hide it. That's about all I have to report. Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Esquire just came out with its picks of the best bars in the country. I was pleased to see so many of my favorites on there. - Zeigeist, Vesuvio, Toronado, and Alembic in SF. (Yes I do like Alembic - they make cocktails with beer!) - The Spotted Cat in New Orleans. - The People's Republik and Charlie's Kitchen (love of my life!) in Cambridge. - The Brooklyn Inn in NYC. ("If they gentrified the old brick section of heaven, the Brooklyn Inn would be the neighborhood bar.") - The Mohawk in Austin. And it looks like there are about a bajillion more awesome bars that I need to visit. Obviously I should quit my job and get cracking. Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Two weeks ago my parents got back from a three week trip to visit my brother in Australia. The next day they drove up to Boston to see me; we spent a night together in Boston, then they drove back to Pennsylvania. In short, they haven't had a ton of time lately to settle into their new house. But they have managed to get a few things done. Here is my aunt with the bees, which were delivered to my parents' property last week. And here is my dad in his super awesome beekeeping outfit. The man really loves honey, so I'm very happy for him. Have I mentioned in previous posts that my parents tapped their trees this winter and got maple syrup? And that neither of them actually likes maple syrup, because it's apparently too sweet? Crazytalk, I say - I'll take maple syrup over honey any day. Not that that means that I will be boycotting my parents' honey, because I will most certainly not. #2. Tractor pull. Apparently the annual tractor parade is the highlight of the social season for the town nearest my parents. It looks like fun. And oh oh oh, this one is just amazing. Revel in it. Monday, June 14, 2010 Last Wednesday, my Groupon addiction brought me and Mike to a trapeze class. I was pumped, Mike was indifferent, and neither of us knew what to expect. It turns out that it is a tough thing to trapeze - tough physically, and tough emotionally. I was terrified every time I had to climb the long wobbly later to the platform - the platform that always has three people on it (the jumper, the next jumper in line, and the dude who tells you when to go) is only a few feet square, and is very high up. 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When we got onto campus on Friday, the first thing we did was get in the lake. After our class dinner, we headed to a dance party on the quad, where we challenged several other classes to dance offs. We won. On Saturday we rectified our hangovers with a flotilla on the lake. Shunning the official dinner, we ordered Thai food and had our own banquet. We ended the night with more dancing, which was to be expected. Sunday was dedicated to the alum parade, where we all wore white like a creepy cult and cried when the old biddies were driven by in antique cars. Along the way we laughed our asses off, sweated in the dorms, got nostalgic and sentimental, and vowed to not let another 5 years pass before we're all together again. Wednesday, June 9, 2010 I knew a girl in high school who drank pickle juice to stay skinny, she said. The fact that pickle juice has any kind of physiological benefit seems to me to be approaching a frustrating validation of her stupidity. Wednesday, June 2, 2010 I am epically overstimulated these days. I am also sleepy. I flew to New York a week and a half ago for BEA, the annual book conference. In addition to building three slide presentations that would endure much scrutiny (and turn out to be as effective as they needed to be, thank god), I also gave a talk to several hundred people. It went fine. Then it was time to celebrate. We hosted a big BBQ for the publishing world at the Google NYC office. It has the benefit of being fun AND impressing the bowties off people. We also had a team dinner, which devolved into a game of Jeopardy about my boss and emo/raucous toasts (including one in honor of me and my PowerPoint labors). We then took over a hookah bar on the Lower East Side and turned it into a huge dance party. The next morning I was at the airport at 5 a.m. for a flight to New Orleans. Pictures of that are yet to come (my camera cable is back in SF), but suffice to say it was absolutely awesome. We went to a cowboy wedding, we ate shellfish, we listened to jazz and wandered the streets all night. We drank grenade-shaped drinks on Bourbon Street (newsflash: they're nasty). We pretty much wrecked ourselves, and had a good time doing it. Yesterday involved an early flight to New York, a full day of work, and a takeout dinner on a roofdeck in Brooklyn with a friend from home, a friend from college, and a friend from San Francisco, all of whom now live in New York and hang out without me. This thing makes me happy. And now I am on the Amtrak, passing the lovely snooty beach towns of Connecticut on my way to Boston. I am going to visit my favorite bars in Cambridge, catch up with amigos, and try not to overexcite myself in anticipation of my five year college reunion. Next Tuesday I fly back to San Francisco, where I plan to have a complete physical collapse in the safety of my own bed.

From bistros to boutiques Ah Paris, known as the global centre for art, fashion, gastronomy, culture, and of course, wine. If you’re looking for hidden gems and local favourites, we’ve lined up options that will have you too busy to even get to the Eiffel Tower. I was lucky enough to fly back to Paris in September, to check out the X+Q Exhibition at the Maison & Objet trade fair and the Le Meridien Etoile (the art is available at Lane Crawford in Hong Kong). The trip featured museums, art galleries, a day trip to a champagne vineyard, Michelin star dining and lots street food. If there’s one thing Parisians have mastered (other than lush leather loafers), it’s “l’art de vivre”, the art of living. The culture cultivates a traditionally French appreciation for the everyday, which translates into irresistible cafés, quaint little boutiques, and live music on every corner. Whether you’re looking for the best places to eat, drink, shop and stay, or wondering how to ask for a proper Parisian baguette, we’ve got you covered… Quick tip: The postcodes will tell you what “Arrondissement” (district) places are. For example, Le Meridien Etoile, the hotel I stayed at is located 75017, which is the 17th district. Where to Stay: Le Meridien Etoile is a tried and tested favourite for a reason. Located just a few minutes from the legendary Champs Elysées, it offers you easy access to all the prime spots, appealing to business travellers, art-lovers and city-goers alike. The sophisticated 1,025 guest rooms include 22 suites and newly renovated rooms, and the top floors have access to an all day Club Lounge. Yes, this means everything from cinnamon rolls, croissants and Nutella to fresh French butter, hams and cheese. Need I say more? From it’s very own Jazz Club, a fitness centre, an in-room spa, dining spots, a heavenly breakfast buffet spread, and access to the Unlock Art Programme, there’s plenty to keep you entertained. Like many Le Meridien Hotels, all guests get an Unlock Art Programme, giving you immediate access to contemporary cultural centres. Paris’s partner? Picasso, of course. You simply get an Unlock Art pass left in your room, and can use it to check out the Musée Picasso. I’d definitely recommend it. The hotel itself, offers classes like éclair making and cocktail making, and will be happy to suggest nearby spots worth checking out. It may be on the busy side, but it really does mean you have everything right on your doorstep. The concierge are more than ready to help book restaurants, boat rides, tours and day trips. I’d recommend taking the two-hour drive to Champagne. During our stay, the hotel set up a trip to the Veuve Clicquot estate, vineyard and cellar, making sure everything from transportation to English tours were seamlessly organised. In case you need an extra selling point, Le Meridien is minutes away from the train station, and seconds away from a Crêpe stand. We couldn’t ask for much more. Museums, Art Galleries and Sites to See: When you’re not busy strolling through Rue Cremieux (the most colourful street in Paris), soaking in the pastel walls and street art, these museums, art galleries and sites are worth exploring… Located opposite the The Louvre, and under one of Paris’s grand old Beaux-Arts railway stations, the galleries of the Musée d’Orsay contain the world’s largest collection of impressionist masterpieces. You’ll find everything from Monet to Van Gogh. Plus, if the guided tours aren’t your thing, there’s a bookstore, two cafés and an old restaurant to occupy your time. Musée d’Orsay, 1 Rue de la Légion d’Honneur, 75007 Paris, France, www.musee-orsay Musée de l’Orangerie This beautiful, white gallery offers a quaint, intimate take on the art scene. Built as a greenhouse, the structure is now a spectacular small space, showcasing incredible art. The highlight is Monet’s waterlilies, but many other impressionist artworks surround the open area. It’s worth having a drink at the petit cafe on the mezzanine afterwards. Musée de l’Orangerie, Jardin des Tuileries, Cote Seine, 75001 Paris, France, www.musee-orangerie As mentioned, Le Meridien Etoile gives you immediate access to this, so you don’t have to worry about queuing or buying tickets. The architecture of the modest building takes you through paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings and unique archival sketches, which brings a whole new perspective to the life and work of Pablo Picasso. You get insight into the women and men who inspired his work, whilst the rooftop café, shop and bookshop invite you to soak in all the art. Musée Picasso, 5 Rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris, France, www.museepicassoparis Musée de Luxembourg and Luxembourg Gardens After browsing the museum, you’ll want to check out the Luxembourg Gardens. Bordered by Saint-Germain-des-Prés and the Latin Quarter, these gardens are your excuse to bask on a lawn chair over a good book and croissant. Stroll past the orchards and the old apiary, where beekeeping is taught. If you’re there in Autumn, it’s a prime time to stock up on the fresh honey! Musée de Luxembourg and Luxembourg Gardens, 19 Rue de Vaugirard, 75006 Paris, France, www.en.museeduluxembourg.fr This beautiful Roman Catholic church and minor basilica is is the most well known spot in Montmartre. Set at the top of a small hill, within Paris’s 18th arrondissement, spend some time walking up and check out the street artists, views, architecture on the way. Musée de Montmartre is also a short walk away! Sacré-Cœur, 35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France, www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com Shakespeare and Company The library in Midnight in Paris! This independent bookstore was opened in spirit of the original. On a Sunday, when the rest of Paris is “resting”, head over from 6:30 to 8:30pm for a chance to meet likeminded people and share your love for literature. Bring your writing or just come and listen to the discussion. Shakespeare and Company, 37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris, France, www.shakespeareandcompany.com Fondation Louis Vuitton and Musee Rodin are breath-taking art museums to have stored up for a sunny day. And remember to keep an eye on the rotating modern art at Centre Georges-Pompidou. The David Hockney exhibition was an eye-opening look at his life work, and there’s always something new in store. Where to Shop: These boutiques, pharmacies and concept stores are here to get you exactly what you’re looking for… Don’t leave Paris without stocking up at this tax-free pharmacy. Expect crowds of people, but enough French beauty products and skincare to offer decent compensation. Planning on spending over €175? You’re eligible for a VAT refund! The helpful staff will sort you out from there – just don’t forget your passport! Top Tip: Though the upstairs section is mostly medicine, it’s where you can get your hands on some, behind the counter, Homeoplasmine. This multi-purpose homeopathic ointment is a favourite throughout France. City Pharma, 26 Rue du Four, 75006 Paris, France, www.pharmacie-citypharma Women’s wear, men’s wear, homeware and more. This concept store is no longer a well-kept secret but the gorgeous items and the cute bookstore/café attached keeps it firmly on the list. Merci, 111 Boulevard Beaumarchais, 75003 Paris, France, www.merci-merci.com A couple of days in Paris, and you’ll be more than ready to buy a “Paris Champagne Team” tee. This store comes with an outdoor dining section and homeware section that’s hard to beat. Maison Plisson, 93 Boulevard Beaumarchais, 75003 Paris, France, www.shop.lamaisonplisson.com Le Bon Marche This is the oldest department store in Paris, and is often known as the more local version of Galeries Lafayette. Located on the left bank’s Rue de Sevres, the elegant atmosphere and selective array of high-end products and services makes this an upmarket go-to. Le Bon Marche, 24 Rue de Sèvres, 75007 Paris, France, www.lvmh.com/houses/selective-retailing/le-bon-marche Fleux offers a fabulous selection of Scandinavian and French homeware brands, from home decor and prints to kitchenware, garden items and stationery. In other words, save space in your suitcase. Fleux, 39 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris, France, www.en.fleux.com This is one of the few neighbourhoods open on Sundays. Browse quaint little stores and amazing street food. Rumour has it, you can find French favourites (like Claudie Pierlot, Sandro and Les Petites) at 30% off – or more – all year long. Le Marais, spreads across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements in Paris. Where to Eat: Cafés, Bistros and Bakeries: Make sure to get yourself a croque monsieur, a dozen croissants and a baguette. Any small bakery will get the job done. When ordering a baguette, just remember to ask for “une tradition” not just “une baguette.” La Maison Rose This fully pink café offers a modern angle to the beautifully historical neighbourhood, Montmartre. If you’re looking for a quirky take on a traditional bistro, this place ticks the boxes. Opt for an outdoor seat under an umbrella, and order heaven in a small glass dish – it comes in the form of chocolate mousse. La Maison Rose, 2 rue de l’Abreuvoir, 75018 Paris, France, Montmartre. www.parisladouce.com/2016/05/paris-la-maison-rose-montmartre-petite Les Deux Magots Les Deux Magots is a famous café in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris, France – my favourite neighbourhood. As one of the oldest cafes (that used to be frequented by Hemingway, Picasso and Brecht), it’s no surprise that it’s now a popular tourist destination. Sassy Tip: If the outside seating area is full, walk across the road to Café de Flore, which offers the same vibe. These spots are clichés for a reason. Les Deux Magots, 6 Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 75006 Paris, France, www.lesdeuxmagots.fr/en/paris-restaurant Le Petit Moulin This traditional bistro in Montmartre only serves homemade dishes, with ingredients from France. Quiet, cosy and casual, this is a great place to grab an early dinner before sunset. Le Petit Moulin, 17 rue tholoze 75018 Paris, www.lepetitmoulin-montmartre The long queues are just proof that this is the best hot chocolate in Paris. Get the signature pastry Le Mont Blanc (meringue & chestnut cream) and skip your merry way along the Champs-Élysées. No regrets. Cafe Angelina, 226 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France, www.angelina-paris.fr Restaurants, Wineries and Bars: The drinking and dining options in Paris are in a league of their own. Here are some favourites (in no particular order) to add to your list… - Le Perchoir: Dine al fresco with gorgeous views. Book in advance and go before sunset! - Le Carmen: Unique Parisian nightclub set in French composer, Bizet’s, former residence. There’s no cocktail menu, but you’re in for a treat. - Au 35: Loved by locals, this simple spot serves classic, French food. No fuss, no frills. - Le Derriere: This quirky “home away from home” restaurant lets you have dinner and drinks in rooms of an apartment. Plus, the Andy Wahloo bar is right next to it. - Carbón: Where the most ancestral cooking technique in the world, fire, meets modern French flavours. Check out the cocktail bar, LA MINA, in the basement. - Chez Huguette: Seafood bistro in the heart of Saint Germain des Prés, offering everything from oysters to poke bowls. - Hotel Particulier Montmatre: Ideal for a quaint, outdoor brunch. Take a stroll in the streets nearby after. - Miznon Paris: busy, local vibe with fast, freindly staff. Expect a queue, a crowded doorway and loud music. - Le Chardenoux: A famous French restaurant from a famous French chef Cyril Lignac - Daroco: Italian food, Parisian vibes. Located in a former Jean Paul Gaultier design studio, the space is as beautiful as the food. - Noste: casual French restaurant and tapas bar. Opt for an outdoor seat. - Le Refuge Des Fondus: cheese fondue and wine in baby bottles. Need I say more? - Plaza Athénée: Stunning hotel with Michelin Starred restaurant, beautiful courtyard and pastries. On the pricy side. - Allard: Alain Ducasse’s Michelin bistro offers up traditional French dishes. This city’s alternative can be found at Rech by Alain Ducasse, at InterContinental Hong Kong. - Ralph Lauren’s Ralph’s: For a decadent and delicious afternoon tea. - Marlon: Though Californian brunch isn’t typically Parisian, the food is incredible. - Season: Coffee shop, healthy restaurant and juice bar. Great for breakfasts and light brunches. - Les Éditeurs: A tourist attraction, but you’re surrounded by books and the service is great. - L’Entrecote: This place is known for their set menu: beef, fries and it’s famous sauce. - Grand Amour Hotel: This Instagram-able hotel offers outdoor dining all day. - Ciel de Paris: Dining at the top of Montparnasse Tower, 56th Incomparable view and delicious food, with the price tag you’d expect. - Le Meurice: For the ultimate afternoon tea. Think chandeliers and fine dining that would make Hong Kong blush. - Le Baron Rouge: A favourite winery and bar for locals. Bottles of wine go for €3. Better yet, bring your own bottle – they’ll fill it! Sassy Tip: Check out special dining deals on the fork. This is a quick and simple way to book restaurants and bistros – and even get up to 50% off. It’s always worth asking locals (like the helpful hotel staff) for their personal, tourist-free locations. 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Interesting and authoritative view of the prospects for the 2015 Belarusian election from a well informed, longstanding student of Belarusian history and politics. Depressing read though… One evening a few years ago we were having dinner with a friend in a tiny village in northern Belarus, not far from the border with Lithuania. Our visit was in connection with setting up community development projects that we might work on together and our conversation ranged widely. Towards the end of the evening I asked our host, an educated man with liberal values and a practising Catholic if he knew anything about znakhari (healers, though my dictionary translates it as ‘sorcerers’) in the local villages. He then gave me an example from his experience of a znakhar curing a horse that appeared to be sickening and close to death due to some unidentified ailment. I would have liked to find out much more about what they did and actually meet one but, as is often the way, the conversation moved on and the following day we had to leave. I was prompted to ask the question from reading a fascinating book called Solovyovo – the story of memory in a Russian village by an American anthropologist called Margaret Paxson. She lived with a family in a village some 300 miles north of Moscow to study their lives and particularly their attitudes to time, memory, beliefs and rituals. One of the people she writes about is a healer called Mikhail Alekseevich Belov who learnt his skills from his father, who in turn had learnt them from a nun. People came from all around to seek his help with everything from cancer and alcoholism to family problems and hauntings. His method of treatment was to have a conversation with the person seeking a cure to find out what their problem was. He would then fill a bottle with ordinary water and, beneath the icons in the icon corner of the bedroom, whisper prayers over the water and then give it to the person seeking a cure to take away and drink. Ms Paxson explains that Mikhail Alekseevich is an example of what are called in Russian those who know (tye, kto znayet). In other words, people who through a form of sorcery use incantations, prayers and spells to effect cures. This is quite different from a znakhar who uses food, plants and herbs to cure people. It is interesting that these folk beliefs still exist (the book was published only in 2005) alongside, and often in harmony with, more recent Orthodox beliefs and practices. She also records the belief in the evil eye (sglaz) which she puts down to envy of improved social or personal circumstances. Of course, belief in the evil eye is prevalent in Greece too, as you can see from the number and variety of blue eye talismans throughout the country. When I first came across it, in my ignorance I thought it went back to the time of the Frankish occupation after the Fourth Crusade when the country was overrun by fair-haired and blue-eyed northern Europeans. How much more unlucky can you get than to be invaded? But the belief is certainly much older than that and goes back to at least Ancient Greece. In my first Greek class, I remember one of my fellow pupils recalling an incident when she was staying in Greece. She did not feel particularly well, but couldn’t work out what was wrong. The friends she was staying with suggested that they do the test for the evil eye (kako mati) to find out whether she was a victim of it. The test involved putting a drop of olive oil in a glass of water: normally it should float, but if it sinks this indicates that the eye has been cast. In her instance, it sank. So her concerned friends took her off to the Sunday liturgy to see the priest after the service. He asked her some questions, said some prayers over her and suddenly, as she described it she ‘felt something leave her’. She was soon back to her old self. The Orthodox Church recognises the evil eye (which it calls vaskania) as ‘simply a phenomenon that was accepted by primitive people as fact. They believed that certain people have such powerful feelings of jealousy and envy, that when they looked on some beautiful object or individual it brought destruction. Vaskania is recognized by the Church as the jealousy and envy of some people for things they do not possess, such as beauty, youth, courage or any other blessing…The prayers of the Church to avert the evil eye are, however, a silent recognition of this phenomenon as a morbid feeling of envy.’ It even has a specific prayer for its removal: Let us pray to the Lord…Lord have mercy… we pray you and beseech you: Remove, drive away and banish every diabolical activity, every satanic attack and every plot, evil curiosity and injury, and the evil eye of mischievous and wicked men from your servant (Name); and whether it was brought about by beauty, or bravery, or happiness, or jealousy and envy, or evil eye, do you yourself, O Lord who love mankind, stretch out your mighty hand and your powerful and lofty arm, look down on this your creature and watch over him(her), and send him(her) an angel of peace, a mighty guardian of soul and body, who will rebuke and banish from him (her) every wicked intention, every spell and evil eye of destructive and envious men; so that, guarded by your, your supplicant may sing to you with thanksgiving … Yes, Lord, our God, spare your creature and save your servant (Name) from every injury and brought about by the evil eye, and keep him (her) safe above every ill. For your are our King and all things are possible to Thee, O Lord. Therefore, we ascribe glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Living in a Protestant northern European country imbued with Enlightenment ideas of rationalism and the dismissal of the supernatural, it’s easy to look down on such beliefs. But you only need to scratch the surface to find that similar superstitions were part of everyday country life until comparatively recently. My father was brought up in a little village in Shropshire in the 1910s and 1920s and I remember him telling me that there was an old lady in the village who among other things was able to cure warts. The ‘cure’ consisted of rubbing the wart with a piece of raw meat, reciting the Lord’s Prayer backwards three times over it and then burying the meat in the ground. My parents were full of old superstitions and it has taken me years to be able to rid myself of them: don’t walk under ladders; don’t cut your nails on a Friday; if you spill salt throw some over your left shoulder to get rid of the devil; if you break a mirror, it’s 13 years bad luck. I’ve done quite well, but the salt thing I still used to do until about 10 years ago. As for mirrors, I’ve never quite got past my fear of that one… In two earlier posts I talked about how we came to know a young Belarusian man (Our friend Vasily – early contacts) and then how we brought him to England for a week (Adventures of a Belarusian beekeeper in England). Now I would like to bring the story up to date. He transformed the old railway wagon, that we had first seen as a rusting hulk, into a superb beehive transporter, with an almost luxurious interior: This has enabled him to move his bees round the countryside in the short season in Belarus to maximise pollen gathering opportunities. He also invested in a motorised centrifuge which means he can handle more efficiently the honey extraction from his increased number of hives. Wax production from the hives has also increased and he was able to get hold of better quality wax foundation to use in the hive frames: But there was an even bigger spin-off from his involvement in our projects which at the time we hadn’t foreseen. Vasily came with us to buy sapling fruit trees for the community orchard we tried to establish in the nearby village of Golovchitsy. I wrote about that frustrating experience too in a very early post on this blog (see Planting orchards in Belarus). The grower we bought our saplings from was based in the town of Kalinkovichi and Vasily’s visits there with us and subsequent discussions with the owner led him to take an interest in orchards and growing fruit trees. As a result of doing a lot of research on the internet, he taught himself how to do his own grafting and the care and maintenance of fruit trees. Starting small on the land at his dacha, he decided to produce his own saplings from grafts, but quickly realised that if he were to do this on a commercial scale, it would require more land. It was this realisation which determined him to move from his job in a state enterprise to working for himself. It was an enormous step for a young man with family responsibilities and in a country with few models of entrepreneurial activity. Indeed where the very word businessman has negative connotations and implies something between spiv and con man He spent a long time negotiating with the local council to obtain a suitable plot of land that he could use for his fruit tree nursery, as the Belarusian government is not in favour of private ownership of land. Eventually he succeeded in getting the piece of land he wanted and he planned to plant it with saplings in the spring. After a snowy winter (we are now in 2013), the nearby river Pripyat flooded and his dacha was inundated, so everything had to be dug out. After that he started to set up fence posts to enclose his new plot of land with a chain link fence. But spring set in early and suddenly he found that everything was beginning to shoot and he had to stop the fence work in order to plant the saplings. Then back to finishing the fence, and by now the first dry periods were starting so that the saplings need watering. Fortunately there is water nearby, but he still has to use his tractor to fill a big water-trailer. It’s a never-ending job throughout the spring and summer. In total he managed to plant 600 trees: there were more but he had entrusted them to a friend, only to find that sweet-toothed hares had been gnawing their barks and they had died. He told us that he didn’t sleep for three nights after finding out about that. Once it got warmer the bees became active once again. So he moved backwards and forwards between his new plot of land and his dacha, looking after the trees and doing all his beekeeping work as well, checking the hives, catching swarms, centrifuging the honey. Last year was an exceptional one for honey: his bees produced over two and a half tonnes, a record amount. It was so much that he ran out of containers to store it in and had to borrow containers from beekeeping friends. Then there was the plot of land at the dacha to look after, potatoes and vegetables to plant, and his tractor and other equipment to maintain. After long hours of work he was dropping with tiredness at the end of the day. It is a privilege to be his friend and we are really proud to see how he has grown since we first met him. We look forward to seeing how his small business develops in the coming years. His success has been some consolation for some of the other sustainable livelihood projects that we attempted unsuccessfully to get off the ground in Belarus. In an earlier post (Our friend Vasily – early contacts) I wrote about how we got to know a very enterprising young man and his family in Belarus, as part of our sustainable development project. So in this post I will describe what we did next to help him develop his own business. My wife and I thought hard about how best to support him. Eventually, it struck us that because he was so adept at learning new skills and absorbing information, exposure to beekeeping in this country might stimulate new ideas and encourage him in his business venture. He was very receptive to the idea, so we put together a programme of visits and activities to make sure that he got the most out of his trip. Probably the most difficult aspect was persuading the British Embassy in Minsk to give him a visa. However, after the usual bureaucratic nightmare which surrounds anything to do with visas (whatever the country), dates were agreed, the visa obtained and his flight booked. Vasily stayed with us for a week and it was like we were seeing our own country through fresh eyes. I will never forget the look of astonishment on his face when we passed Stonehenge. His curiosity was endless, he never stopped asking questions. Why are the roads so twisty? Why can’t you walk anywhere you like in the countryside? Why don’t we grow vegetables in our garden? One of the big trips we planned involved meeting up with a beekeeper, who was very involved in beekeeping circles at county level. So we visited his apiary one day: Vasily was interested in everything and spent a long time looking at all aspects of his hives, down to how the wooden frames were jointed and the size and structure of the wax foundation sheets. They shared their concerns about the damage done to hives by the Varoa mite which came to Belarus via Russia some years before it hit the UK. Their conversation certainly stretched my Russian technical vocabulary, as Vasily spoke no English. On another day we went with Ken to visit Buckfast Abbey, home of one of Vasily’s beekeeper heroes, the Benedictine monk Brother Adam, a world authority on bees and bee breeding. Unfortunately, the Abbey’s beekeeper was out on the day we went down there, but we saw some of the hives at the Abbey. Then from Ken’s local knowledge we were also able to visit one particular apiary out on Dartmoor which involved a tricky manoeuvre on a gated bridge over a fast flowing stream. On the way back we stopped off at a large beekeeping supplier’s: it was like an Aladdin’s cave for Vasily, containing many things which he had seen on the internet and in magazines, but not been able to get in Belarus. We also visited a honey producer who in his 70s was still singlehandedly looking after over 300 hives. To get the volume of honey he produced he had to manhandle these hives onto a truck which he placed at key places on Dartmoor that were best for heather honey. Vasily was very impressed at his energy and vitality. On another occasion we took Vasily to visit our friends who run a dairy farm and he was fascinated to see the amount of equipment that Paul used and particularly the milking parlour: Vasily was like a sponge taking in everything he saw, including things we just take for granted, such as a bird feeder: and a metal bench next to a favourite beauty spot (which he was very keen to try to make when he got back home): Seeing him holding a piece of Old Man’s Beard in the shot reminds me that he also took an enormous interest in our trees and plants, many of which he had not come across before. I had told him about our friends who make cider the traditional way using an old- fashioned cider press. I had documented the process in photographs from a cider pressing day a month or so earlier and then took him to see what the press looked like: and, finally, the day before he left we went down to Lyme Regis where he told us that this was the first time he had ever seen the sea: Before I go on with my next blog post about our friend, Vasily (see here for the first instalment), I want to share a little story of an unusual encounter that happened when I was with Vasily in Belarus. For some reason which I could never fathom, the local authorities in Narovlya introduced me to Sergey, the broad-shouldered man in the centre of the photograph. He had what sounded to me like a grandiose plan for a development around a natural lake which he wanted to turn into a centre for hunting, shooting and fishing, with houses, a restaurant and a small hotel. His aim was to offer rest and relaxation for visitors from Minsk and Gomel (the regional capital) and possibly for foreigners. The local authorities were not interested in helping him and he felt it was because: “Businesses are looked down on in Belarus. There are a lot of old Communists in the government who are used to living at someone else’s expense and not earning their own living”. He took me to see the lake which was right out in the back of beyond. With no sign of human beings, it was just a wild, reed-fringed lake with birch forests beyond in their brilliant gold Autumn colours against a deep blue sky. The lake had carp and pike in it, as well as swans, ducks and herons; and Sergey claimed there were deer and wild boar in the forest. He wanted to top up the water in the lake from a nearby canal and start clearing out the reeds which were encroaching into the lake by introducing a type of carp (it sounded something like a ‘barb-mouthed carp’) that would keep the vegetation down. It was mind-silencingly beautiful and I could not understand why anyone would want to spoil it by bringing loads of people there and turning it into a tourist centre. Sergey, however, could not seem to grasp that this would spoil the place. Anyway, he seemed to be involved in several businesses, one of which was a saw mill which is where we went next. But it was a saw mill with a difference. It has only been going for a year and employed 10 people, all of whom had lost their jobs, mainly due to drink. Vasily told me later that Sergey had told him that he was an ex-drinker. Alcoholism is a terrible blight on Belarusian society (as it is in Russia too). I had seen it close up when I had stayed in remote Belarusian villages and been treated to amazing feasts punctuated by frequent toasts. With nothing to do, living lives of often hard physical labour through harsh winters and with no hope that things would ever improve, people turned to drink as the fastest way out of town. Even though distilling your own vodka was illegal, many people did it, hiding their gear out in the forests. I can assure you from my experience that their samogon (home-made vodka) was lethal. I wondered how Sergey kept them in order. He had a couple of foremen who made sure they worked and if they came to work drunk they got fined. It was a very dangerous place for people to stagger around having had a drink or two, as there were a couple of vicious looking electric saws with no guards on them. My friend Vasily was horrified at the lack of basic safety precautions. Sergey provided them with accommodation too and was adamant that many of them came right in the end. If they asked him to help them stop drinking, he paid to send them to a doctor and after 1-2 sessions they usually gave up. I was curious as to what sort of doctor this might be that could perform miracle cures of alcoholism in such a short time, but did not get any clear answers. Sergey got the contracts to supply timber, usually for companies in Minsk, and then sourced and bought the timber for finishing at the sawmill. In addition to the saws, he had a couple of tractors, an old lorry and a drying house which he wanted to use to cure the wood and install a lathe to add value to the raw timber by making shaped wood (tongue and groove, etc). The workers got paid c.$100 per month, which is the same as what forestry workers received. Whilst we were there, some of the lads were loading up the lorry to take palleted rough timber up to Minsk which it has taken them about a month to prepare. I was curious about his background. He used to be a tractor driver before working in forestry. Then he started buying spare parts in Minsk, taking them over the border to Ukraine and selling them, which at the time was against the law. He saw that this was not going to lead anywhere and a friend lent him some money to set up his own business in the village. He looked around, rented some land next to his parents home and set up the sawmill there. The sawmill had a good strong wooden fence round it which he said was there ‘to keep out the old Communists’. To my friend Vasily’s huge amusement, Sergey called the sawmill the Pilorama (Saw-o-rama). As we were leaving the sawmill one of the workers came up to Sergey and asked him for a drink, and Sergey gave him a quick shot from a clear plastic bottle in his car. Neither Vasily nor I could really understand what this was all about and why he thought that I might be able to help him. Our projects were all about sustainable livelihoods and using small amounts of money to try to make a big difference in people’s lives, not supporting businesses. But I often wonder whether the lake project ever got off the ground and what happened to the lads at the sawmill. In one of my very first posts on this blog called Planting Orchards in Belarus I mentioned our friend, Vasily, and promised that I would write more about him in a separate post. Well, two years on, I thought it was time to follow through on that promise. In that earlier post, I chronicled our relationship with Belarus and the eventual disillusion that set in for my wife and me when our sustainable livelihoods initiative there foundered. Well, at least our attempts to set up large-scale community orchards. One positive thing that came out of that experience is that we met Vasily. So I want to write about him and how we got to know him, and then in couple of posts I’ll talk about what happened next. In 2005 we were invited by the local authorities to work in the town of Narovlya which is right down in the south of Belarus, near the border with Ukraine. So my wife went there to discuss potential projects. He was introduced to her as someone who put all his efforts into doing something: “If Vasily grows potatoes, they’ll be the tastiest. If he grows plums, they’ll be the biggest.” He was young, bright-eyed and smart. Although he spoke no English, he mercifully spoke Russian slowly so he was easy to understand. Vasily had trained as an electrician and at the time we first met him he worked in a school, in charge of facilities rather than on the teaching staff. Although he lived in a block of flats with his wife and two children, he had been brought up in the countryside and was a country boy at heart. He had decided that he wanted to do something practical outside of his work and similar to what he had done in the village where he had been born. So he bought a little wooden dacha on the edge of town with about 3 hectares of land, grew his own potatoes and cereal, even kept a pig or two. Vasily was 16 when the Chernobyl accident happened in 1986. He was born in a village about 12 kms south of Narovlya, closer to the border with Ukraine and Chernobyl. He told us: “At the time of the accident, people in the village were potato picking. Rumours went around that the Chernobyl nuclear power station had exploded. No one knew what that meant, and whether it was good or bad. A typical reaction was ‘If it’s blown up, then build it again.’ They didn’t know what radiation was.” In the following days children still carried on going to school and then at the end of April the children were evacuated to camps. Over the next few weeks they were moved several times to ‘clean’ areas, but they still were not told what was happening. Two months later, he returned to his village and his parents were still living there. It wasn’t until September/October that they were evacuated from the village and told to take only essentials as they would be coming back in 3 days time. So people just took essential papers, money and some clothes. In fact, they were never allowed back and soon after the village, with its houses and everyone’s possessions, was razed to the ground and buried in a pit. The village is now in part of the Chernobyl exclusion zone and people are still only allowed back one a year to visit family graves and lay flowers. Vasily’s favourite hobby now was beekeeping which he had been doing now for about 10 years. After Chernobyl there had been many wild bees around and he first became interested in bees when he found a wild nest and took honey from it, even though he got stung. He did this a couple of times and when he went back a third time there was none left. From this simple beginning he taught himself beekeeping from books, as there was no one to help him do it. Vasily is absolutely fascinated by bees and their behaviour and I learnt an enormous amount about them just from talking to him. When we first met him he had about 30 hives at his dacha. The queen lives for 5 years, but the first 3 years are best for honey production. Each hive has about 30,000 bees and in Summer a bee lives for c.30 days before it dies of overwork and worn out wings. In its short lifetime a bee collects about one teaspoonful and to produce 1 kg of honey they need to visit 12,000 flowers. The hives have bee guards at the entrance to stop bees from other hives from stealing their honey and they can recognise them by their smell. What surprises him about bees? “They are hardworking, they don’t get tired and they gather so much honey.” Bees don’t sleep. In Winter they slow down and clump together in the hive for warmth – they don’t hibernate – and eat about 10kg of honey. Belarus is very cold in Winter with temperatures going down to -20 degrees C, so Vasily keeps the hive warm with padding inside the top of the hive itself. He has a mixture of types of hive, some factory made, some bought secondhand and some he has made himself. The Belarusian hives are also made of thicker wood to keep the bees warm in the Winter. Vasily hardly needs to look at the hives in Winter, only occasionally tapping on the side of the hives and diagnosing from the resulting noise whether there is a problem with the hive. Normal hives make a buzzing noise which quickly dies down. Hives where there is a problem make a sort of continuous swishing noise. Lots of bees die at this time of year, so he needs to build up their strength after Winter. The bees stay in the hive from October through to the April. At the end of the Winter, the bees need to be cleaned, so if it’s still snowy he sprinkles sand on the ground for them to come out and fly around and do their ablutions. If he didn’t do this they would get snow-blind, fall to the ground and freeze to death. One of his biggest problems is selling the honey. He does not have the time to sell at retail prices, so his only real option is to sell to a pan regional beekeeping association in Soligorsk, but the price they offer him fluctuates and they won’t always buy from him. He also produces wax but it would not be sufficiently profitable to sell it on its own – besides, he doesn’t produce enough of it. One of the key things about Vasily is that he is really enterprising. He works long hours at the dacha in the evenings, even in the Winter, making bits of equipment and tools that he cannot buy or afford. I asked him once whether it doesn’t get too cold to work at the dacha in Winter and he told me: “It’s fine – until it gets down to minus 10 degrees and then I go home.” During one of our early visits he showed us an old railway wagon that he wanted to turn into a mobile apiary, so that he could take hives round to fields flowering at different times of year. It struck me, as I looked at the rusting hulk, that this was a bit of a pipe dream, but then again I didn’t know Vasily. Our friend, Vasily, who lives in a town in southern Belarus near the border with Ukraine, sent us this seasonal photograph. A beekeeper, orchard grower and skilled craftsman, he is a remarkable man and I will do a post on him and how we came across him sometime soon. The picture shows the track leading towards his small plot of land under a couple of feet of snow.

Working Residue Levels in Honey This page is part of the Guidance Document Repository (GDR). Looking for related documents? Search for related documents in the Guidance Document Repository The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) operates a National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program for honey (and other food) as part of its food safety enforcement and compliance responsibilities. With regard to honey, both domestic and imported honey are sampled. Samples submitted under this plan are assessed for compliance with the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations (FDAR). Health Canada has recommended safe Working Residue Levels (WRLs) for a number of veterinary drugs approved for use in other species that may be detected in domestic or imported honey. The emerging resistance to oxytetracycline which is used to treat American Foulbrood infection may lead to "extra label" drug use of other antimicrobials. WRLs do not represent approval of additional drugs for use in beekeeping and must not be interpreted as an encouragement of their use. These WRLs, in addition to Administrative Maximum Residue Limits (AMRLs) and Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs), will now be used by CFIA to assess honey samples. Previously, in the case of veterinary drug residues in honey, the only criteria used for assessment were the MRLs listed in Table III of Division 15 of the FDAR and the AMRLs published on Health Canada's Web site. Except for the AMRL of 0.3 ppm for oxytetracycline, there are no MRLs prescribed for honey. WRLs provide guidance to CFIA to determine the level of compliance and enforcement action that corresponds with the level of risk to human health as it relates to the presence of drug residues in honey. After consulting with representatives from the Canadian Honey Council and the Canadian Honey Packers and Dealers Association the use of WRLs in imported and domestic honey has been agreed to by both Health Canada and CFIA as outlined in the document entitled " Policy on Administrative/Maximum Residue Limits and Working Residue Levels for Veterinary Drugs in Food Products. June 2005." Beekeepers are encouraged to work in conjunction with their provincial apiarist and local veterinarian in the identification, appropriate treatment and management of oxytetracycline- resistant American Foulbrood infection. Provincial governments and the honey industry are encouraged to continue to inform producers to practice hygienic management in beekeeping to prevent disease which will decrease the need for medication Establishing WRLs for honey is a pilot project which provides guidance in an exceptional situation and in the interest of public health. These WRLs will be reviewed periodically to reflect new scientific information and are subject to modification or cancellation. - Policy on Administrative/Maximum Residue Limits and Working Residue Levels for Veterinary Drugs in Food Products - Working Residue Levels (WRLs) in Honey Questions & Answers - Date modified:

Swarms are exciting! It is the birth of a new colony. Before leaving the original colony, honey bees gorge on honey for the journey to move to a new home. They are generally not very defensive but can be enticed to sting. Please, do NOT spray with poisons or try to kill. Swarms are only in a temporary resting place until they rest enough to move on to their final destination. This activity is a very common occurrence in April and May. Many people find them in their yards or around their homes. Swarms can be harmed by high winds, hail, and heavy rains as well as cold, freezing weather. Attendees to the January 2015 Beeswax Soap-making Class held in Lawrence, Kansas Looking for a Beekeeping Class for 2017? Our NEKBA Bee Class (both part I & part II combined) is nearly 10 hours of education for new and those looking for a re-fresher in their early years of beginning beekeeping. Several courses will be presented by our keynote speaker, Keith Delaplane, on the 2nd day or part II of the class. Keith’s book, a field guide, and presenter’s notes are included with each family registration. Additional family members or friends are welcome to attend for a nominal registration fee, which also includes the presentation notebook. We are a non-profit organizations. The fees are calculated to cover the costs of rent, books and materials, as well as shared costs for our keynote speaker. This event is for beginning & 2nd or even 3rd year beekeepers or those looking for a re-fresher. We like to say that you’ll learn more the 2nd time around. The class is held on 2 weekends as there is much to offer and learn. Trying to hit on all topics in 1 day is a lot to try to absorb. We want beekeepers to get the most and learn the best way possible. Continue reading

Eagles at O.W.L.S. meeting, Story County Conservation Center Story County Conservation invites the public to the monthly O.W.L.S. (Older, Wiser, Livelier Seniors) program at the Story County Conservation Center. Nature photographer Ty Smedes will discuss bald eagles at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8. Anyone can attend. An optional luncheon follows the program. Lunch is catered for a $7 fee, and registration is required by 3:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4. To register, call (515) 232-2516 or email Beginning beekeeping class starts, Ankeny The Iowa Honey Producers Association is sponsoring “Introduction to Beekeeping 2013” from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 22 to Feb. 26, at the Iowa Laboratory Facility, 2230 S. Ankeny Blvd., at DMACC in Ankeny. The cost is $30. Contact Andy Joseph at (515) 725-1481 or [email protected]. DNR to restock trout at Ada Hayden The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will stock 1,500 rainbow trout into the north basin of Ada Hayden Heritage Park Lake at noon Saturday, Feb. 2. Anglers age 16 and older who want to fish for and possess trout at Ada Hayden will be required to purchase a 2013 trout stamp in addition to a 2013 Iowa fishing license. Anglers age 15 and younger do not need either a trout stamp or fishing license, unless they intend to take home any trout, in which case they must be accompanied by an adult with a license and a trout stamp. Together they can take the one-person daily limit of five trout. Anglers age 15 and younger also have the option to purchase their own trout stamp, which allows them to keep their own daily limit of five trout. More information about the urban trout program is on the DNR’s website, www.iowadnr.gov. Click on Fishing, then trout fishing. Costa Rica, Canada at O.W.L.S. meeting, Story County Conservation Center Nature photographer Craig Meyer will discuss trips to Costa Rica and Canada at the monthly O.W.L.S., 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 at the Story County Conservation Center. Anyone can attend. An optional luncheon follows the program. Lunch is catered for a $7 fee, and registration is required by 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. To register, call (515) 232-2516 or email conservation@ storycounty.com.

COME GROW WITH US. Literally. With about 80 percent of our land in farms, Pulaski County is a place where agriculture isn’t just part of heritage, but our strong and diversified economy. Pulaski County’s bounty offers countless opportunities for adding value to products nourished by Mother Nature. and though it’s in the early stages, we’re developing a rail-served industrial park focused on adding value to the produce of our rich soil and complementing existing industries. Drop us a line to see how we can help you to add value to our products and your company or to learn about this proposed ag-oriented, rail-served industrial park! We’re the seventh-best milk-producing Indiana county and, home to a Rose Acres plant, also a top county for egg layers. Ranked 18th out of 92 Hoosier counties in grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas, we rank in the top 15 percent of all producing counties nationwide: we have great soil and farmers who know how to tend to it. For more of these statistics, see our profile in the 2012 Census of Agriculture. We especially take pride in being the top-producing popcorn county in Indiana and the second-best in all of the United States; we even have a homegrown popcorn processor, Gutwein Popcorn: It should come as no surprise that, as a top dairy producer, we’re home to Indiana’s first robotic dairy, Jones Dairy Farm. We’re truly a land of milk and honey, playing home to Apple Blossom Honey Farm, which doesn’t just sell bees, honey, and honey products, but a variety of beekeeping supplies, including made-in-house wooden telescoping beehives: We also have mint fields and stills, and although we don’t grow potatoes and onions in the muck in the vast quantities of yesteryear, we are home to Indiana’s largest potato grower, Black Gold Farms’ Winamac facility. The Pulaski County agriculture economy is a diverse as our manufacturing sector. Let Pulaski County Economic Development help you to add to the variety.

What is a Beekeeper? Table of Contents A beekeeper is someone who keeps honey bees in boxes or hives. Bees produce honey, pollen, royal jelly and beeswax. A beekeeper will also provide services to vegetable and fruit farmers for pollination purposes and raise queen bees to sell to other farmers. If you love the outdoors, nature and animals, and are curious about how creatures contribute to our environment, then you'll probably be very intrigued by honey bees. If you like the idea of harvesting your own honey, and farming on a small scale, then chances are you'll enjoy being a beekeeper. What does a Beekeeper do? A beekeeper is, in essence, a manager of bees. He or she maintains and monitors the hives, and once the honey is ready to be harvested, will remove and process it for human consumption. A beekeeper needs to maintain healthy bees, prepare colonies for production, inspect colonies for any sign of disease and replace the queen bee when necessary. Beekeepers also need to follow food safety guidelines when harvesting and processing the honey. Springtime is when the beekeeper must get the bees ready for the coming honey-producing months, whether it's working with existing colonies, or with new bees that will be going into empty hives. It is during this period that the beekeeper will medicate the bees in order to ensure that they are free of parasites and that the queen is healthy and capable of producing eggs. It is the beekeeper's responsibility to remove the honey as it becomes ready during the summer months, and to add additional boxes that contain combs if the bees need more space to produce. It's important for honey production that the bees have enough space within their hives, in order for them to function at an optimum level. Therefore, as the honey production accelerates, the beekeeper must be aware of when to provide them with more space. When harvesting honey, a beekeeper needs to wear a protective suit, gloves and veil, to prevent from getting stung. A smoker (a device that releases light puffs of smoke) is sometimes used to calm bees that are agitated. After the combs have been removed from the hive, the wax coverings on the combs are removed and the honey is extracted. The beekeeper can do this by hand or with the help of a mechanical extractor. The honey is then purified by straining it and skimming any impurities away. The honey is then ready to be jarred and sold. Find your perfect career Would you make a good beekeeper? Sokanu's free assessment reveals how compatible you are with a career across 5 dimensions! What is the workplace of a Beekeeper like? A beekeeper tends to travel quite a bit, examining honey and pollen flora and moving beehives by truck from site to site as plants start flowering. Much of their time is spent out-of-doors and away from home. When the honey is harvested, a beekeeper will have a space indoors where he or she will extract, purify and bottle the honey. Beekeeping: Extracting Honey By Hand Beekeeping For Beginners Introducing Queen The Sustainable Apiary By Mike Palmer Beekeeping For Beginners - Hive Set Up How It's Made - Honey A Day In The Life Of A Beekeeper - As Told By Ray Sciberras It is about 11 o’clock in the morning when I go to my hives. This is a calmer time of day since most of the bees are out foraging, which means there are less bees to deal with and those are all occupied guarding their hive and feeding the young... A Day In The Life Of A Beekeeper With Bryer Apiary Monday through Thursday, you can find Jeff Bryer dishing psychology advice, but on weekends you’ll most likely find him surrounded by thousands of bees. Jeff has been a “hobby” beekeeper for 12 years and has over 30 beehives in five locations throughout Chester County. Beekeepers, also known as apiarists, manage and maintain colonies of honey bees that produce honey and provide pollination services. Income for a beekeeper can vary widely based on experience, education, and type of employment (i.e., hobbyist or commercial production). Understanding The Role Of The Queen Bee In A Hive The queen bee is the heart and soul of the honey bee colony. She is the reason for nearly everything the rest of the colony does. The queen is the only bee without which the rest of the colony cannot survive. A good quality queen means a strong and productive hive. How Bees Work Over hundreds of years, people have developed many types of manmade hives that provide shelter and living space for bees while making it easier to harvest honey. Getting Started In Bees Like any hobby, some consideration in what will be required is a must. How much time is involved? Am I able to keep bees? How much will it cost? How do I go about getting started? Basic Beekeeping Operations Bees can be kept almost anywhere; they do not have to be in a "perfect" spot. Choosing the best possible location, however, increases the chances for a strong, productive colony. What Does A Beekeeper Do? A beekeeper manages colonies of bees in order to harvest their honey. His job includes caring for the bees and maintaining and monitoring their hives to promote optimal honey production. Collections With This Career - Highest Paying Jobs With Animals - Jobs for people who are interested in Working with Animals - Careers for Retirees - These careers are for people who want to spend their time with animals, and want a high-paying job while they're at it. Read More - Discover careers for people who are interested in Working with Animals. Read More - A significant amount of confirmed retirees are returning to the workforce. Sometimes the motivation to get a job after retirement has less to do with money than simply remaining engaged and productive. 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Welcome and thank you for visiting the Georgia Honey Farm official website. Georgia Honey Farm is committed to supplying our consumers the best raw and natural honey with high-quality and excellence to respond to their health needs and support their overall well-being. Georgia Honey Farm has been in the beekeeping industry for over 27 years. Our team is composed of competent beekeepers who dedicate their time and know-how to create the best conditions for our honey bees to be able to produce the finest honey for you. Our company bottles and distributes only the freshest honey. Our facility is located in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains that lie north of Atlanta and our retail store is located in Alpharetta, Georgia. Baking and cooking with honey has never been sweeter! We’d like to share with you some awesome recipes from our recipe vault on how to add some flair and flavor to your cooking by incorporating honey in your dishes. Chicken is a great meat to work with as it is a lean and healthy meat and absorbs seasonings effectively [...]Read More Snacking on a granola bar when you’re hungry is a great way to fight hunger pangs [...]Read More Wipe the ham with a damp cloth. Put it in a roasting pan with the fatty side up then bake it in the [...]Read More Georgia Honey Farm takes pride in its selection of high-quality raw and natural honey. The honey we [...] Sourwood honey is highly regarded by honeymakers and connoisseurs alike. That’s because sourwood r [...] Honey can be stored in room temperature if it is expected to be consumed in a short period of time. [...]

A review of a $3 million project to boost exports by Maori agricultural businesses concludes there is no evidence of exports. But the review of the Tekau Plus Maori Agribusiness Project, commissioned by Te Puni Kokiri (the Ministry of Maori Development) recommends it be overhauled rather than scrapped. A report on the review has found no evidence of anyone exporting anything as a result of the project, despite it being authorised to spend more than half its money before the ministry suspended it last November. Set up in late 2007, the aim was to get get Maori agribusinesses exporting up to $10 million of export earnings within 10 years. The report mentions businesses such as kiwifruit companies, organic dairy producers, honey, beekeeping, and aquaculture. These companies were promised between $70,000 to $100,000, but the report says they exported very little. Where they did export, there is no evidence that the Tekau Plus payments played any role in that. The review also found Tekau Plus was not governed properly, with its advisory board, its administrative arm and even two companies targeted for assistance being run by the same people. It found the greatest benefit went to a subsidiary of the Federation of Maori Authorities that operated the scheme, rather than potential Maori exporters themselves. Despite these faults the review did not recommend the scheme be abandoned, instead calling for an overhaul of its governance.

Susan Brackney Interview : Page 2 of 2 Author and Beekeeper continued from page 1 Q: How do bees inspire and inform your creative work? A: If I were a worker bee, I think it would be easy to become utterly incapacitated at the thought of all of the work ahead. At one time or other, she will clean and polish waxen honeycomb, tend to larval bees, forage for nectar and pollen, help remove the dead and any other debris from the hive, guard against intruders, and so on. And yet, as far as I can tell, she just keeps her head down and keeps on working. I've been trying to emulate her perseverance. Rather than be overwhelmed by the enormity of whatever creative project I am pursuing, I've learned to see and work like that worker bee. Like her, I must start somewhere, and, so, I do. I start small, and, like a bee, I stick with it, even when things aren't going as well as I think they should. Do that, and, by the time you do raise your head, you'll be amazed at and spurred on by your progress. Q: Aside from getting stung, what are some of the risks and challenges involved in keeping bees? A: Keeping the neighbors and city officials happy is easily number one. It doesn't take much to get shut down as a beekeeper, unfortunately. It's legal in my town, but there are lots of other places where beekeeping is illegal. I make sure to keep my neighbors knee-deep in honey. So far, they all seem pretty happy with the arrangement. Of course, there's also always the possibility that, despite your best efforts, your hive dies. That's just part of beekeeping though. It happens to each of us at least once. Q: What are some of the unexpected rewards of getting to know these unique creatures and spending time with them? A: I am not a very outgoing person, but when friends, acquaintances even strangers ask me about bees, I can't shut up. So, at the very least, getting to know the bees has helped me to be less shy. Also, I'm a little more patient than I used to be. When you work with honey bees, your movements have to be very slow sort of deliberate and gentle at the same time. You definitely can't rush not without getting stung. My bees have helped me to be a little less high-strung, a little more mellow. Q: What have you learned from your time among the hives? What are the life lessons that the bees have to teach us today? A: That even when things in my own life seem chaotic, I can take comfort in that fact that there is order somewhere. Most of the time, there is order in the beehive. There, everyone has her own job and pretty much sticks to it. Things get done. The place looks nice. I like the thought of that. As for those broader life lessons, honey bees demonstrate that there is value in hard work and even the smallest of efforts can add up over time. But there is something really serious to consider here, too. In a way, honey bees are the new canaries in the coal mine. We have to pay closer attention and take care not to spoil their and our only home. After all, if our environment is no longer as healthy for honey bees as it once was, how suitable can it be for us? Q: Any words of advice or encouragement for beginning beekeepers and budding writers? A: Well those two paths may seem kind of disparate, but you have to be fearless to do either one very well. After putting themselves "out there," beekeepers and writers are sort of in harm's way, and they both must suffer their own particular stings. In the case of the beekeeper who is stung, he probably had it coming by being clumsy or careless with the bees. Considering that bees die after deploying their stingers, they really don't want to sting in the first place. As for would-be writers, they've got to face the stings of their critics and nay-sayers. And, at least in the "nay-sayers" category, many of those people do their pooh-poohing because they've been unwilling or unable to pursue their own dreams. What's more, both beekeepers and writers need to have a good plan, stick to the plan, and execute the plan. In other words? A beekeeper must know ahead of time what it is he intends to do when inspecting his hives. He gathers his tools, keeps himself calm, and is not easily distracted from the task at hand even when a bee sneaks into his veil and starts walking back and forth across his eyebrows. (Yes, that happened to me!) Likewise, the writer needs to know ahead of time just what it is he intends to say. You'd be surprised at how many writers start writing without knowing exactly what they want to convey and to whom they will convey it! To do so is disrespectful to one's readers, if you ask me. Finally, neither the new beekeeper nor the new writer should be easily discouraged. There will be disappointments. I have lost entire hives, even though I did all I could to keep my bees happy and healthy. And I have carefully crafted story pitches, articles, and even entire manuscripts only to have them summarily rejected. Yes, it's a bummer, but if you don't keep trying you'll never be a successful beekeeper, writer whatever you want to be. Oh, and when you do achieve a modicum of success, it is as sweet as a good jar of honey. Maybe sweeter. • Connect with Susan Brackney Susan Brackney's book, Plan Bee: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Hardest-Working Creatures on the Planet, is available through planbeebook.com. Visit Susan online at lostsoulcompanion.com. © 2009 Molly J. Anderson-Childers Molly Anderson-Childers is a a highly creative writer and artist from Durango, Colorado. More »

In my neck of the hinterland of Floyd, honeybees are crowding out my birds on their feeder. As I sit for breakfast in the morning the little bees are early to seek pollen-which is not available from the early Quince flowers…yet? Sometimes we get thaws in the winter and the bees are out looking for all the Dandelions and other early flowers to start the feeding of the new brood since the Queen egg-laying bee is starting to move. The honey and pollen stores are low from cold weather and if you are not feeding them, many hives will have died out at considerable cost and time to you. Even if you do not raise bees, but sight bees about, and there are no flowers to provide the necessary nectar and pollen you can have an enjoyable experience at almost no cost to you but great rewards in watching the bee behaviors. Purchase some pure ground, no additive corn meal; take a coffee mill and grind it to dust like proportions. Place a cup or more in a cookie/cake pan and set it out where they are clustering (such as my bird feeders). They will tell their hive mates where the new treasure is and almost swarm to the new pollen dust source. You will enjoy watching them from up close how they are happy bees; tunneling and rolling in the new food source. They are fixated on the new food source and will not bother you. I often let bees crawl on my hands when I am doing this, and that is part of a beekeeper’s joy in communication, since bees- honeybees have been so domesticated that they expect human intervention in their lifestyle. I have been procrastinating for several years now about my bee friends and building them a big Austrian Bee house. This is not cheap by any means but the rewards are far greater in keeping bees that the boxes we commonly see hived bees in. I am going to suggest you start reading about these bee houses with this British web site: www.honeyshop.co.uk. Or write to: BBNO, The Weaven, Little Dewchurch, Hereford, HR2, 6PP UK. Or telephone 01432-840529. Look for “An Introduction to Bee-Houses” by David Bates. To motivate my self I am thinking of modifying my two room chicken house, about 20’ x10’, two rooms into a bee house adjacent to the main garden. I might start with just one room at a time as the bees will increase in time and I can expand. No, I am not giving up my chickens but thinking of pitching my hot tub, and in its place build a Bantam Chicken Palace. One has to be innovative on the Homestead. I am also considering renovating my small strawberry hoop house as a modified cover for my bees. So I am busy considering all my options and rigors of labor before I get started this year. However as I expand my bee population I have only so much feed for my bees in the wild and will eventually have to take my hay field, disc, fertilize it and sow wild flowers and clover to support them. This is much like a growing family- everyone eats more and more. Then again, the next step is moving into commercial selling of the honey and buying more and more bee equipment, which is a real yuppie hobby farmer’s experience. A European bee house concept is not new and has been in existence for over a hundred practiced years. I have discussed the bee house concept in previous articles and with various publishers over the past two or three decades. My last tour in Germany was dedicated to the bee house culture. A beautiful science channel bee story, with a bee house was filmed some years back and is available on the NOVA series: Tales from the Hive. Amazon.com has this in their DVD section for about nineteen dollars and is half the price you will find in the bee catalogs. I recommend it. Beekeeping is a traditional “Old Man’s hobby” which implies you have to be there all day with the bees. Bees are not an employment go to work, and come home and manage task- they want you there, and if you are not there to manage them, they will fly away and most likely just die. Bees need you. The banter about the loss of bees and end of the earth pollination has some merit, however we look at how Agri-big business has taken the backyard beekeeper along with suburban ordinances against bees, citing diseases and mites killing everything off plus the evils of cross African honey bees swarming people. Horse Hockey! Briefly, as I have harped on this for the past ten or so years the problem of the bee decline is that the newscasters are clamoring, spouting off about a subject they know nothing about, along with the Extension Offices (who are tasked to keep commercialism going) is the current system of moving massive bee hives back and forth on the road ways hundreds of miles from one pollination crop to another. These commercial movers have to feed the bees from tanker trucks’; the bees, who are not gaining real honey and substance in this lifestyle of moving die off quickly. China produces pesticide laden, GMO unreal food substance called honey substitute made from high fructose corn syrup for this modern system of crop pollination. With the stress of moving and unreal lifestyle the bees die off. Replacement bees are grown on islands in the Caribbean, as an example, shipped airfreight to buyers. Considering the current market/government manipulation of corn and grain foods as a profit to the investment bankers/wall street powers, with attendant projected world wide hunger, the costs are going to increase and this method of pollination will be forced to give way to permanent hives in the crop areas needing pollination and an increase of beekeepers as an occupation like there was in olden times. The current scheme is to produce smaller bees with the idea that mites are unable to attach well but the underlying factor is that smaller bees eat less, and therefore profits are higher if you have less expenses- rather like laying off workers from your business. Smaller bees do not thrive well and the purchase of small size egg cells wax foundation for the Queen to lay eggs in, dictates bee size. It is better to make your own bee wax foundation press with conventional worker cell size, but not so big as to have all male drones. If you are home bound and want an occupation bee keeping is not difficult, but requires an unrealistic initial investment as most of the trade articles are dedicated to supporting the expensive purchase of unnecessary equipment. You have to be careful of what song and dance you want to believe, in advance, as much of the publications, like gardening books promising great rewards are just pie in the sky. For the home garden/beekeeper with five hives you will enrich your life, learn soon the in and out of beekeeping, then as the situation moves along you can raise Worker bees to sell, Queens to sell, honey to sell, wax to sell, and write books. COPYRIGHT: 2011, Back2theLand.com. Mark Steel

We want to introduce you to Patreon. It is something that you can be a part of without having to do any work as we will do the work for you. By joining the kiwimana buzz through Patreon this will give you the opportunity to actively be part of our work in saving the humble honey bee. We currently actively research, share information and teach in the field of Beekeeping. We are building a community of backyard urban beekeepers. We do this by providing a free newsletter, writing blogs and recording podcasts. We provide training opportunities. We grow bees in our apiary which is used for educational training purposes. Your contribution through Patreon can be as much as a million dollars 🙂 or simply one dollar! This will come to us once a month. You will be helping build a legacy of a library of resources for future generations. Your commitment to us through Patreon will enable us to continue building the library and the contribution you provide is a recognition of the work we do and your support of it. Ultimately kiwimana would like to create jobs, increase our apiary and further develop our education programs and business model – with your participation through Patreon we'll have a strong foundation for these works to build from. We want to grow our business but we need your help. Already we provide free newsletters and content, this is our way of creating awareness of the plight of the honey bee and other pollinators , their plight which affects our environment and eventually us. We want to let you know you can help. Our purpose, to create awareness, our vision, to see Bees flourish to see fresh nutritious food growing from our land. Healthy trees and flowers which contributes to fresh air and a wider variety of foraging foods. We'll use Sustainable practices, build stronger healthy genetics. Bee part of the kiwimana buzz, support us to create a sustainable legacy – through your contributions – you will make these things possible. Need to know more about Patreon, Please watch of this short video:- Latest posts by Gary Fawcett (see all) - Summer Awesomeness in New Zealand Beekeeping – KM118 - December 8, 2017 - Beekeeping in South Carolina with Beekeeper Charlotte – KM117 - November 20, 2017 - Manuka is a Maori Word (so there) – KM116 - October 29, 2017

Books & Music Food & Wine Health & Fitness Hobbies & Crafts Home & Garden News & Politics Religion & Spirituality Travel & Culture TV & Movies Archive by Date | Archive by Article Title Australian Politics Threatens Great Barrier Reef Australia faces the possibility of losing its World Heritage status due to the ongoing political atmosphere that chooses to define international favor as more important than preserving the unique ecological splendor that is the Great Barrier Reef. How Parsley Helps Animals Parsley is one cupboard staple that provides a number of benefits to animals and is cost effective. Fracking Impact on the Planet and Animal Health Reports suggest that Mother Nature is not fracking around with animal, human health, or the planet. At some juncture, we must ask ourselves at what point does evidence of harm produce a definitive need for corrective action. Talking Turkey about Thanksgiving in the USA Have you ever wondered about the origins of Thanksgiving? Here is a look at the native menu, and the plight faced by the wild turkey. Those interested in beekeeping as a hobby or as a business should explore these resources. United States Stronger Stance on Poached Ivory A dramatic shift in the ivory trade policy destroys more than 6 tons of product stateside. Scientists Discover Antibiotic Resistant Wildlife Each year more people die from bacterial infections that were once preventable. Scientists discovered that antibiotic abuse in farm factory livestock is so prevalent that it has broken the agricultural barrier and is now in wildlife populations. Organic Produce and Humane Meats Knowledge is the key to responsible consumerism. Animal Welfare Approved labeling and Natural Resources Defense Council's handy reference guide are two ways to healthier food resources while supporting humanely treated farm animals. Pet Food from China Kills Animals Stateside Scores of sheltered animals and domestic pets die from poisoned pet food from China. Growing Risk for Great Lakes from Tar Sands Spills Enbridge attempts to make a subtle play to push Tar Sands through unstable pipelines at the bottom of the Great Lakes in America. Website copyright © 2016 Minerva WebWorks LLC. All rights reserved.

Special Show of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture at the International Green Week from 16 to 25 January 2015 At the 80th International Green Week in Berlin, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) will once again be represented by its own Special Show in Hall 23a of the Berlin Fairground. Under the title "A Place for Ideas to Grow", the BMEL will this year be focusing on current developments in the fields of breeding and breeding research. The special show also offers visitors the opportunity to find out more about important links in the value-added chains in the fields of food, agriculture and horticulture. The sustainable use of natural resources is the main instrument for an efficient agricultural sector based on good farming practice. The aim of this year's BMEL special show is to present innovative projects from the fields of breeding and breeding research. Sustainable and resource-conserving production will be demonstrated using the example of ornamental plants that were optimised by a targeted combination of innovative greenhouse technology and agronomic breeding. In the plant sector, breeding and breeding research stand for the development of new crop varieties that are disease-resistant and adapted to changed climatic conditions. In BMEL Hall 23a, the focus is on new resilient ornamental plants, new apple varieties and also conservation varieties as a basis for conserving genetic resources. Bees remain an irreplaceable part of the food-production chain, which means that they are of vital environmental and economic importance. The special show therefore provides information on the opportunities open to the beekeeping sector, on the risks posed to bees by man and the environment and on safeguarding and promoting beekeeping. Soils are another priority area of the 2015 BMEL Special Show: The International Year of Soils 2015 is about raising awareness of the importance and the value of fertile soils for the existence of humans, animals and plants. The show demonstrates the characteristics of soil, the different types of soil and the different uses to which soils are put. The section on soil preservation and improvement by crop rotation provides information on useful crop rotations and the use of a new crop mix using new energy crops. The part of the exhibition devoted to "consumer education" enables visitors to learn about food safety and describes the transparent steps taken during food-inspection and quality-assurance processes. One core aspect is the labelling of food, in particular the new mandatory labelling elements laid down in the Food Information Regulation, which will come into effect at European level as of 2016. Other aspects include quality labels for online purchases of foods and information on health claims in food advertising. The presentation of different logos and quality labels such as the "Bio-Siegel" (a German organic production logo), the Fairtrade label and the GM-free label forms an important part of this section, as does the illustration of the traceability of products along the entire value-added chain. The booth devoted to the BMEL's "Too good for the bin" campaign offers tips on avoiding food waste and provides recipes for preparing tasty dishes from leftovers. The ecological footprint of food losses shows that food losses occur across the globe and have repercussions for the economy, the environment and food security. Visitors can also learn about the potential of rural areas. One of the challenges that rural areas will face in the future is that of demographic change. Providing young people with attractive conditions in rural areas is therefore crucial for developing this potential. Other topical subjects include ensuring that rural areas have local amenities and creating alternative sources of income for family farms. The possibilities these family farms have for economic development, the farms' active involvement and the potential they have for diversifying and developing innovative business strategies are presented using the example of the range of different training options involved in offering Farm-Experience products and services. Other fields in which rural areas have good prospects for the future include the marketing of regional products as an expression of rural identity and tradition, and also the development of novel forms of recreation and tourism. In hall 23 a, 128 promotional "queens" will advertise regionality and culinary delights. The Special Show also contains information on bioenergy villages and bioenergy regions which illustrate the variety and benefits of the use of sustainable resources, particularly biogas and wood. The new three-way communication network, made up of the BMEL information counter, "Spotlight on BMEL" and the stage forum, provides a platform for dialogue on a number of specialist issues. Other sections well worth spending time at include the forum for families and school children and the cookery studio. The bakery offers the best of the German bakery trade. Exciting competitions for the whole family pick up on the topics dealt with in the Special Show in an informative and entertaining way. A stage programme featuring personalities from politics, industry and entertainment, and the Hall Café, round off the fascinating BMEL Special Show 2015 "A Place for Ideas to Grow" in Hall 23a. For further information, please go to: www.bmel.de

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Click this link for an overview of honey fraud in the Philippines. Go into just about any of the large supermarket chains and you will find ‘honey’ for sale on the shelves. There will most usually be many containers of Philippine ‘honey’ from a company called Cem’s Food Products with an address in Manila – with large descriptive labeling including: ‘honey from the forests of Palawan’, ‘rare tropical honey’, ‘extra virgin honey’, ‘raw wild honey’, ‘unfiltered honey’, ‘naturally healthful’, ‘Ultra Heat Treatment’, together with pictures of bees and beehives. Cem ‘honey’ is about a third of the price of the imported honey (from the USA or Australia). Research indicates that the major supplier of ‘honey’ products to the national supermarkets is the Cem brand. Consumers are being given the clear message that the Cem ‘honey’ is wonderful honey made by bees in plentiful supply from the Philippines at a very reasonable price. I expect you will have an opinion if you have ever tasted this ‘honey’! (Offer your opinion in the ‘Leave a Reply’ form below.)Lengthy and detailed enquiries have resulted in the conclusion that the content of the Cem ‘honey’ bottles is not from the Philippines, and that the actual origin and ‘purity’ of the contents are uncertain. The company premises are in an industrial area of Manila and the company has no ‘bee farms’. No Philippine beekeepers appear to supply the Cem’s Food Products company, yet they flood the supermarkets with dubious products clearly labelled and marketed as if it was Philippine honey from Philippine bees! Despite repeated requests the Cem company refuse to state where their ‘honey’ comes from. The Cem Food Products company has no website and does not offer any customer information or enquiry service, despite it being the largest ‘honey’ supplier in the Philippines. If the Cem company truely respected its customers and retailers, it would be eager to provide open and clear information such as an example professional Indian honey company does (Bharat Honey) and as other professional genuine honey companies do, both in the Philippines and in other countries. Genuine beekeepers in the Philippines are increasingly prepared to state publicly that this persistent fraudulent activity is wrong and that it needs to be corrected. Fuller information from these enquiries has been repeatedly sent by the author to the Food & Drugs Administration since this is the government body responsible for public food and health issues, but as yet no response from the FDA has been received. This situation would not be acceptable in many other countries – the Philippine people should be able to trust the food they buy in supermarkets. (The post What is honey? explains the nature of genuine honey.) This also matters because the existance of this honey fraud negatively impacts on the reputation and perception of Philippine honey, and also undermines any developing beekeeping industry. This situation also contributes to a reduced national population of pollinating bees and consequently lower crop yields for millions of farmers. (This link provides actual email evidence of the CEM fraud: http://beephilippines.info/honey-fraud-supermarkets-evidence-2/) Offer your opinion in the ‘Leave a Reply’ form below.

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Stryker – Quadco board members were pleased to learn that the rehabilitation center continues to see a growing number of people using their community employment services. At their regular monthly board meeting on Tuesday, board members at Quadco Rehabilitation Center learned that the number of participants grew primarily in the area of job development. Rachel Lange, manager of Quadco’s employment service department, Northwest Employment Services, told the group that her department is currently serving 44 individuals with a variety of services, including job development, coaching and follow along. Lange was also pleased to share with the members of the board that three individuals were assisted with gaining employment at a Wauseon area business. Bruce Abell, Quadco’s Executive Director, told the board that the center is closely following the changes taking place with the Adult Day Waiver Redesign as directed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Abell stated that the redesign focuses on the transition from the traditional facility based services and programs to more community integrated services and activities. Abell told the board members that, “We’ll be actively involved in the change and certainly support the changes.” He also shared that Quadco staff members have participated in Internet-based webinars to become familiar with the changing requirements and would continue to do so as new information is made available. Shannon Zellers, Program Manager, shared with board members that a number of individuals served by the center have been very active in their local communities. Members of the Garden Club received 1st place ribbons for their entries of cherry tomatoes and chives at the Williams County Fair. Members of the Community Clubs enjoyed trips to the Toledo Botanical Garden, the Williams and Fulton County Fairs and attended a presentation on beekeeping and honey production given by local honey producer, Wayne Dinius. Zellers reported that individuals involved in the Art Club were engaged in autumn pressed leaf art projects and learning the fundamentals of craft sewing. The board also learned that the members of the Senior Activity Center received a 3rd place ribbon for their entries of sea glass art at the Williams County Fair. The next regular meeting of the Non-Profit Board will be October 25 in the Stryker facility conference room.

Back to Applegate, Oregon. This morning I happened upon a website from a family (identified as the Shockey family on their site's about page) who lives in Applegate and, among other things, has a strong dedication to natural beekeeping. In fact, their website is named after the Roman goddess of pollination, Mellonia. They have a nice little page which gives an overview of their beekeeping practices, which include beekeeping with the Warre style of hive, which they like because "because its theory and construction is such that you don't keep disturbing the bees to see what they are doing." I also like that the Shockeys talk about how they "are not in the honey business" and thus wait until spring to harvest any honey that the bees don't need after getting through the winter: they "[believe] that honey, not sugar or high fructose corn syrup, is meant to feed bees." See also this nice post by the mom of the Shockey family, Nadine Levie, about her excitement regarding the construction of her first Warre hive. I'll definitely check back on the beekeeping adventures of the Shockey family in the future.

Honey bees are vegetarians. They eat only nectar (a source of sugars or carbohydrates) and pollen (a source of proteins). The bees manage their nutrition by constantly sharing food. Radio-labelled sugar syrup fed to a single worker bee quickly shows up in the rest of the population. Protein is also managed by a colony. When pollen is in short supply, developing larvae may be eaten in an effort to conserve this proteinaceous resource. Dr. Clarence Collison provides a good summary of nutritional needs in this 20 minute video presented at the Northern Virginia Beekeeping Association (NVBA), published January 17, 2016. Honey bee colonies need water and its management should not be ignored. Even though nectar is mostly water, the colony’s need of moisture is rarely entirely satisfied in this manner. This is an area that requires much more study. Finally, all plants are not necessarily beneficial to honey bees. Several well-known examples of poisonous ones exist. These occur in specific locations. Usually beekeepers in the immediate area are familiar with them. 1 T.S.K. and M.P. Johansson, “Feeding Sugar to Bees,” Some Important Operations in Bee Management, International Bee Research Association, 1978. An enduring fascination with the honey bee concerns how individual worker bees find food sources and then communicate these locations to nest mates. The so-called “dance language,” pioneered by Karl von Frisch, has a great deal going for it. So much so that robots are now being programmed based on this idea at Georgia Tech University documented in this 7-minute video: Actually, honey bees are probably in better shape nutritionally than other bees. Although beset by the many of the same problems as honey bees, there is no human constituency looking after the thousands of species of other bees on the planet.

Story and Photos by Debora Martinez | Communications Coordinator | Heifer Guatemala One year after Heifer Guatemala implemented the Strengthening the Beekeeping Value Chain project, 16 families in Nilla village increased their initial number of hives by 30 percent. "I will continue to increase honey production to pay for the education of our children," project participant Jose Morales said. Nilla village is located among the mountains in Santiago Chimaltenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Here, community agriculture and beekeeping are the economic engines for villagers. In August 2012, each family received 400 queen bees and funds to purchase sugar and household hygiene training. Participants also learned how to produce and use pollen and propolis—a waxy, resinous material that bees collect from the buds of trees to maintain and repair their hives. Participants gained bee breeding skills on a learning tour with Programa Moscamed Guatemala, which is responsible for eradicating the Mediterranean fruit fly. They also received training on processing and packaging products from the Santiago Chimaltenango Development Association (ASODECH), the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, and the Department of Health. Project participants Rolando Morales and Mario Ramirez have already begun Passing on the Gift® (POG) to support their community. They passed on to three young men, Rene Ramirez, Baudilio Ramirez and Juan Isaias, who share in the enthusiasm of the whole project and are committed to continuing the pass-on tradition.

Scott Camazine is a biologist who has been fascinated with the natural world since he was a child. He is the author of The Naturalist's Year and Velvet Mites and Silken Webs, and co-author of Self-Organization in Biological Systems. He was a recipient of a 1987 BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year award. He received his B.S. and M.D degrees from Harvard, and a Ph.D. from Cornell on the topic of social organization of honey bees. In addition to photography, especially computer enhanced medical images, he works as an emergency room doctor. In his spare time, he enjoys being outdoors with his wife and two children, photographing nature and observing the local flora and fauna. 310 West Main St. Boalsburg PA 16827 Phone: 814 466-7052 Extensive closeups of insects, spiders and invertebrates. Some birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, all arranged taxonomically. Insect and animal behavior, habitats and ecology. Wildflowers, orchids, mushrooms, fungi, lichens, slime molds. Computer color-enhanced X rays, CT scans and MRI scans of normal human anatomy and physiological systems. Colorized images of disease processes and pathology. Digitally enhanced SEMS and TEMS of bacteria and viruses. Medical still lifes. Surgery and medical practice in developing countries. Science & Technology: Molecular models, including pharmaceuticals, proteins, DNA helix and other molecules. Crystals, computer color-enhanced snowflakes and diatoms. Mathematically generated images, 3-D modeling. Computer-colorized X rays, MRI scans and CT scans of normal and diseased brains. All body systems, including heart, lungs, reproductive system and brain. Custom work on request. Comprehensive honeybee collection includes Africanized "killer" bees, beekeeping worldwide, honeybee behavior and life cycle. Agricultural pests and damage. Spiders and webs. Parasites and predation. Edible, medicinal and toxic plants and mushrooms. Magazines (including photo/text packages): Animals, Audubon, BBC Wildlife, Discover, Life, Natural History, Newsweek, Omni, Orion, Pacific Discovery, Ranger Rick, Reader's Digest, Scholastic, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Time. Britannica, Harcourt, Heath, Macmillan, National Geographic, New York Times, Prentice-Hall, Random House, Silver Burdett, Wiley, World Book, Worth. Naturalist's Year (Wiley, 1987), Velvet Mites and Silken Webs (Wiley, 1991), 50+ articles. Landmark, Sierra Club. Oxford Scientific Films (England), Photo Researchers (NY), Sunset (Paris). Naturalist and research biologist with Ph.D., M.D., specializing in honeybee and insect behavior. Kodak/BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year, First Prize (composition and form, 1988). Emergency room physician. Available for consulting, assignments, custom computer-generated digital images using PhotoShop, 3-D modeling, other software.

What is Aromatherapy? Aromatherapy is the art and science of using essential oils, aromatic extracts of plants and flowers, for the good health and welfare of the people. Each essential oil has a unique composition consisting of vitamins, hormones, antibiotics. Its emotional and physiological properties are enormous: as relaxants, immune system stimulants, germicides, bactericides, anti-inflammatories, antivirals, antiseptics, antispasmodics and many more. Aromatherapy is not a system whose practice is reserved only to experts. Any of us can discover, in the privacy of our home, the secrets of the essences of plants and thus learn to dissipate pain, tension or fatigue, and also enhance the beauty through its pleasant aromas. How does Aromatherapy work? All this aromatherapeutic process begins in our nose: this organ is the bond of union between the smell of the outside world and the inside of the brain. With the simple action of inhaling, many molecules of the essence are transported to our brain through the multiple nerve fibers that we have in the nose, reaching the control centers of the brain (limbic system), where emotions, Memories, memory and learning. And it is there where an aroma can generate a psychological or physiological reaction, creating changes in behavior. They also penetrate through the skin, through the massage. Remember that the skin is the largest organ of our body. When the massage works on the body and the brain at the same time, the nerves are calmed in tension and the energy flow is stimulated which relieves depression, eliminating toxins and creating healthy tissues. Let's adopt Aromatherapy as part of our daily habits to prevent diseases and maintain our health. The most common and most used oils are: - Nervous tonic, hysteria, intellectual fatigue. - Tea tree. - Antibiotic, fungicide, expectorant. - Antidepressant with a stimulating effect. - Relaxing and stimulating. Excellent expectorant. - Antidepressant and relaxing, with balancing effect. - Sedative and soothing with anti-stress effect. Heart tonic. - Expectorant, antibacterial, digestive and fungicide. - Soothing and revitalizing. Digestive and antiviral. - Digestive, stimulant with energizing effect. Nervous tonic. - Sedative with antidepressant effects. - Invigorating and stimulating. Skin tonic. - Antibiotic. Stimulant with balancing effect. - Antidepressant, diuretic and detoxifying. - Ylang ylang. - Hypotensive, euphoric, aphrodisiac and sedative. (Text taken from the book: Beekeeping for All Dr. Moisés Assís.)

We have been looking for somebody to hire to help us with our garden since all the rain has pretty much produced a ton of weeds. I think these weeds are edible-maybe lambs quarter-but I am not sure. There is another weed that I know is edible but I can’t think of its name. Neither look appealing to me. At any rate, one man responded to our ad. I told him that Garry would call him back that evening. It was hopeful. Garry did that.The man did not answer. Garry left a message.The man did not call back. We found an ad too. “looking for work”. We called. Left a message. Last week. No response. We have had a very hard time finding people to work around here but why respond to an ad and why place one if all you really want to do is sit on your dumb ass doing nothing? I have no respect for this lack of work ethic. And so the garden suffers. I will go out today and do some more weeding. some more planting. The next time somebody calls, I might not answer the phone. They can kiss my dirty worm garden butt. An overstatement. It should be warm and its not. Its should be sunny and its not. After a full week of violent storms, we had two days of sun and then were plummeted once again into rainy weather. Not so violent so far but we shall remain stuck under the dark clouds until Sunday. Yesterday we had a freak thunderstorm. Molly (my dog) got very shook up about that (she barely flinched under tornado level winds) and wouldn’t even touch peanut butter treats afterwards. I think she is sick of this too. So I sit at home with perhaps one project too many started. A Mexican embroidered top (embroidery on yoke finished), a pair of socks knit on size 1 needles (just turned the heal on sock number one and think I will make a sweater with the yarn instead), and a pair of vintage French knickers (SewVeraVenus pattern drafting tutorial here, scroll down a bit ). I am working out the muslin for fitting but found a few mistakes (on my part). I hope to make this test pair presentable enough to wear as shorts if and when the sun actually shines and the far Northern Hemisphere warms up. Thats too many projects for me. I like to focus more than that. Its the lack of Vitamin D. Makes me crazy restless. And you too would be if you started over 50 heirloom tomato plants only to watch them either die for lack of sunshine prior to planting or get washed out because they were planted. Its a lose/lose year in the garden-for tomatos that is. My cold crops are happy as Larry I met an actual permaculture designer not long go and decided to go ahead and hire her. We are bartering but also paying cash at her suggestion. Before she came over to evaluate our property, we had to think about what we wanted both from her work and from our land. The bottom line is that it’s become increasingly hard to manage the property with just the two of us. Actually all of this last year and a half, Garry did most of the work himself. For us to stay here we need to stop banging our heads against the same wall year in and year out. We needed to also know that our hard work was going to pay off with the grand reward…self sufficiency. By this I mean that what we do now will pay us back later with very little input down the line on our part….I.e. more fruit nut trees, more perennial food crops, being able to identify wild foods, continue with beekeeping, adding a trout pond if we wanted to go that route, Etc. Those were our main concerns. In the process we talked about adding an area for privacy, and rest areas with shade. And though we only have three acres, we are considering allowing zone 5’s, not in the outskirts but in key areas that are challenging to maintain throughout the property. Garry had a hard time with that concept altogether but I reminded him we wanted less work, not more. Much more goes on in this walk through but we are starting with plants rather than the more technical aspects such as slopes and other theories. Next meeting will be in May and will be videotaped. We will be identifying edible plants.

|Devon - Linscombe Farm| Telephone: 01363 84291 Linscombe Farm is situated in a quiet valley in the heart of rural Mid Devon. It is 4 miles from the small market town of Crediton. The farm has been registered with the Soil Association since 1996, under symbol no G2047, and Organic Certification is UK5. The fundamental ethos of Linscombe Farm is to supply our own home grown vegetables locally, keeping our environmental impact to a minimum. We aim to supply as much as we can directly to the end consumer. This is achieved through our box scheme and the farmers' markets. We stick to strong "green" principles - keeping packaging to a minimum, reducing waste, using returnable and reusable plastic boxes, delivering to collection points to keep transport movements down, and supporting other local growers and businesses. Almost uniquely for a box scheme, all the vegetables in the box are produced on the farm - nothing is bought in or imported. We also raise almost all our own transplants. Vegetables are also supplied wholesale to other box schemes in Devon, and to shops and pubs in the area. The vegetable production area extends to 45 acres in crop production. We have recently added an additional area of rented land - also of course registered with the Soil Association - at Hollocombe Farm 3 miles from Linscombe. We now have 21 poly tunnels, 3 of which are used in plant raising. We raise over 300 varieties of vegetable, including many heritage varieties, in order to ensure continuity of supply, and preserve the survival of the vegetable genes that would otherwise be lost. The wide diversity of crops supports a multitude of insects which provides food for many bird species. Creation date : 21/03/2007 @ 20:40 Last update : 07/07/2009 @ 17:02 Category : Devon Page read 8219 times Print the page |Other Organic Links| FAQs Job Vacancies Press Releases Acreditation Bodies Animal Feeds Articles - Health Articles - Organic Baby Beekeeping Bespoke Cookies Blogs and Campaigns Brittany Candles Catering Clothing Complementary and Holistic Therapies Conservation Courses Crafts Drinks Eco/Green Ethical Events Farmers Markets Farming Flowers French Food Gardening Gifts and Hampers Green Search Engines Health Health and Beauty Holidays Holidays - Brittany Home Honey and Honey Products Ice Boxes National Nutritional Therapy Organic Farming Software Organic Food and Health Store Organic Toys Outdoor Activities Paints Permaculture Pets Plants and Herbs Portals Producers Belgium Producers Brazil Producers China Producers France Producers Ireland Producers Portugal Producers Spain Producers UK Recipes Recycling Restaurants Self Sufficiency School Teas Vegan Vegan, Diabetic, Paleo & Free From Wholesalers & B2B

Tours of the farm are available to individuals, adult and children’s groups, and school groups of all ages. Various topics can be discussed to fit your needs. Tours typically range from one to two hours. Outreach programs are available on a limited basis on a variety of topics. Please contact us if you are interested in having a program presented for your group. Topics might include organic gardening, maple syrup making, beginner beekeeping, traditional farm trades, prairie and woodland walks, etc. (There are too many to list!) Topics are constantly changing so keep checking the calendar or ask if you have a special interest. Because we hope to be able to continue to provide dynamic educational programs, events, and tours in the future, we do ask a small fee. Program costs are listed on the calendar of events. Please contact us for inquiries as to fees for individual and group tours. At this time, reservations are needed for all programs, tours and visits. Please contact us to schedule a time for you or your group. Restroom facilities are available onsite. We cannot provide overnight camping or overnight stay facilities, however we would be glad to provide a list of places in the local area. Cookout facilities are also not available and a limited number of picnic tables are available for use. - Animals We ask that you do not bring cats or dogs to the farm. The farm does have livestock that lives on the farm and some is free ranging. All animals on the farm are friendly, but we ask visitors to respect them in their home environment. Please let us know if there will be any in your group that are afraid of certain breeds of animals and we will be glad to contain them for the length of your visit. - Other info We ask that visitors refrain from smoking while on the property due to our insurance requirements.

Is it Thursday already?!? This week has gone by fast! This week I’m so, so thankful I’m slowly starting to feel better after a few rough months! It’s been such a blessing to feel good. I think the yucky antibiotic “left overs” from my most previous treatment plan are clearing out, and I’ve been feeling about 80% most days during the past week. I’m hopeful things will stay stable for good. Feeling good allowed me to attend a fun event that I heard about last year called the Silicon Valley Tour De Coop. This FREE, family friendly event is a bike ride throughout various Bay Area neighborhoods. Urban homesteaders open their back yards for the entire day, and share gardening, chicken keeping, beekeeping and other homesteading tips. My husband and I enjoyed the last weekend of summer biking through the Rose Garden neighborhood near downtown San Jose. He went to high school in this neighborhood, so it was fun to tour his old “stomping grounds.” I’m thankful for all the volunteers who organized this cool event, the wonderful homesteaders who warmly invited us into their yards, and all the friendly attendees we met on the tour. Take a look at a few pictures from the ride! Attending this event gave us some good ideas on what to do when we set up our coop in the spring. It was inspiring to see these awesome homesteads in a densely populated, urban neighborhood. It proves you don’t need tons of space to homestead! Do these urban homesteaders inspire you to give it a try?

Wyatt A. Mangum (Ph.D.) is an internationally-known, top-bar hive beekeeper. His long career began at age 10, starting with frame hives. By the time he was in high school, he had 125 frame hives and was producing honey by the ton. In 1986, this life-long beekeeper had switched to top-bar hives long before most other beekeepers knew about them. A monthly columnist for the American Bee Journal on Honey Bee Biology, Dr. Mangum is a highly sought-after speaker for bee meetings across the US, and a world traveler, working with beekeeping systems in India, Bangladesh, Bolivia, South Africa, Thailand, and Brazil. However for his own bees, Dr. Mangum built a 200 top-bar hive operation and saw the bees through the terrible years when varroa and tracheal mites first came to America. For 10 years, he moved by himself 200 top-bar hives (weighing conservatively about 8 tons) to pollinate cucumber fields in North Carolina. As an Apicultural Historian, that perspective helps to avoid repeating past mistakes in designing beekeeping equipment and keeps the top-bar hive equipment practical. His scientific approach, observing how bees use equipment in observation hives (for example syrup feeders), makes sure the new equipment works from the bees’ perspective. Dr. Mangum is also a specialist in the photography of bee behavior under difficult or delicate conditions, a talent brought to his book to produce the many rarely seen pictures. He worked out the technical aspects of using game cameras in apiaries to photograph nocturnal wildlife around the hives. The most stunning pictures are in his book Top-Bar Hive Beekeeping: Wisdom and Pleasure Combined.

“Tear down the walls of society, live outside the bounds of tradition.” My goal is simple; to spread joy and wellness far and wide. I enjoy many things, mostly: physiology, being outdoors, beekeeping, art, reading non-fiction, documentaries, gardening, cooking, hula hooping and sharing the L O V E. I enjoy the company of family, close friends and my extraordinary boyfriend. I am currently studying at the Maryland University if Integrative Health for my Masters Degree in Nutrition. I have my BA in Photography from UMBC and diplomas in Massage Therapy and Personal Training from NPTI. Thank you for reading, and most importantly, thank you for sharing positive vibes with everyone in your life! NCBTMB Certified Massage Therapist NPTI Certified Personal Trainer & Nutritional Consultant

Results 1 to 1 of 1 03-20-2012, 01:44 PM #1 - Join Date - Jan 1995 - East Coast - Blog Entries Homesteading: read this Post First Please! Welcome to our Homesteading Section of the Forums. This is a place to discuss ecologically sound, sustainable living ideas and questions including things like solar cooking, beekeeping, farming, critter rearing, wildlife rehabilitation, etc. Please note that this is not the place to discuss certain topics that have their own forums which include: - Pet Care -(specifically for dogs,cats,fish,ferrets,small rodents)

Keeping bees helps gardeners understand plants better Want to become a better gardener? Then learn something about #beekeeping. Become a matchmaker who ensures that flowering plants and honeybees enjoy a beneficial relationship. Keeping #bees increases one’s interest in botany, says Jim Tunnell, a master beekeeper and owner of Beez Neez Apiary Supply in Snohomish, Washington. “I can’t help but look at the world more from the bees’ perspective,” he said. “Whenever I see them show an interest in a particular plant, I have to know what it is and whether it is a nectar source or a pollen source or both.” Bees gather pollen, nectar and water to make honey, reproduce and survive. Pollen is used primarily to feed new generations of brood. Water cools the hives and dilutes the honey on which the bees feed. The sugary nectar is stockpiled for overwintering when flowering plants are dormant. Pollen and nectar-rich plants, meanwhile, need the kind of cross-#pollination provided by bees and other insects. “Bees tend to confine their attention to one flower species during a single foraging trip, but they move from plant to plant, favoring cross-pollination,” a Missouri Botanical Garden fact sheet says. “Cross-pollination results in greater genetic variation, which can mean stronger, more vigorous plants.” Honeybees seem partial to white, blue, yellow and violet flowers. Flowers with saucer-shaped blooms, like dahlias, cosmos, coneflowers and sunflowers are more open than tube-shaped types, making pollen and syrup easier to collect. Provide flowering plants and the pollinators will come. But it takes more than several suburban yards to support a honeybee colony. “A hive’s foraging area extends several miles in every direction,” Tunnell said. “If you define ‘surrounded by pollinator-friendly perennials’ as a yard filled with such plants, that is woefully inadequate for a single beehive.” Rather than emphasizing planting in quantity then, plant for availability. Practice succession planting with species that bloom from early spring through late autumn. Food supplies for pollinators are particularly scarce early and late in the year. “This is critically important,” said Mace Vaughan, a spokesman for The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation in Portland, Oregon. “We know that honeybee hives that bring in a diversity of pollens are healthier and better able to cope with diseases, pests and even pesticide exposure. “Also, bees are active year-round,” he said. “There are times when the natural supply of nectar or pollen is low during the year. By working to have blooms available consistently throughout the growing season, honeybee hives are better able to thrive.” In many cases, native plants are best because they produce an abundance of pollen and nectar and are easier to maintain, Vaughan said. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a role for non-native plants. “Lawns full of clover or crop fields full of buckwheat or phacelia can be very valuable and inexpensive to establish,” he said. Not every gardener is cut out to be a beekeeper, but all have a vested interest in the long-term health of bees and other pollinators, Tunnell said. “I think it’s always a good thing to keep the pollinators in mind when we plant our gardens,” he said.

Painter, Illustrator, Teacher,Tarot Card Enthusiast & Single Parent Advocate — Kathryn Alma-Nihte I hold a BFA from Emily Carr University(2001) in Vancouver, B.C. and a Degree in Teaching from Simon Fraser University.(2002) I also hold my Beekeeping Certificate from Kwantlen Polytech.(2010) I spent a year living and photographing in Mexico on a Canada Council Grant. I work to incorporate my experiences and observations directly into my works. Every year I participate in the local open studio Culture Crawl in November. I study daily, the Archeytypes and Symbols of Tarot and Mythology, and hope to design a Tarot deck in the future. This interest began with a self published deck of Lenormand cards titled - Almamand. I'm registered with the Tarosophy Association (reg no. 1263). I now have a roster of dedicated clients and am always looking to help people with the wisdom of the Tarot.

I am about to embark on a new adventure! I have long wanted a beehive and my children have been following the development of the Flow Hive since the beginning. So....we have been gearing up for the big purchase. I made contact with a man I know in Buderim who said he could supply a nuc for us once we got the hive and got sorted. In the meantime, bees have shown up at work!!! I work in a retirement village and a swarm of bees have made quite the colony for themselves on the balcony of a lady who was away for several weeks and didn't know anything about it. Both she and the manager are keen to move these bees on. In fact these bees were sprayed 3 times before I heard about their existence but somehow I think most of the colony has survived and I suspect The Queen is still there. I have been to see the bees 3 times now and each time I've lifted up the heavy canvas covering the chair on which they have made their hive without any terribly aggressive response. I'm assuming they're fairly mellow bees. ( probably famous last words haha) SO on Sunday I sat down to the computer and before I went to the Flow Hive site I thought I'd check Gumtree and lo, ten minutes drive away, a lady whose marriage just broke up, was selling her new in box flow hive for $150 less than retail. We hightailed it over to her house and purchased it, constructed it and I spent 5 hours painting it today. I have a friend who is also a fairly new beekeeper -he's been doing it about a year. We both would like to save my work bee's and it would be kind of fun to put them into my new hive. We have looked at numerous YouTube videos and read lots of information about how to cut out the combs put into frames with rubber bands etc. and transport them home. D Day is Sunday so wish me luck! Feeling like I've jumped in the deep end but very happy. Hi all… I have been so busy this week and haven’t updated you on the hive rescue. A friend who is a relatively new beekeeper as well as one of the maintenance men from work helped me smoke the bees, cut off comb and lace it into my frames on Sunday evening. We were so fortunate that the bees were gentle, even though we worked into the dark to get them situated. Each of the men got a couple of stings but I didn’t get a one! Just when I was getting desperate that we hadn’t seen the queen she clambered onto my hand and I put her in the box. The pic below is the first comb we got (upside down!), the others were smaller - two per frame. We left the box in place for 48 hours and then picked them up and brought them home. I confined them for 24 hours and finally set them on the hive stand last night, put a bunch of twigs etc on the landing board so that they were forced to reorient when they left for work this morning and now they are busy, well, as bees! And they look quite settled. The resident whose balcony they were on has contacted me to say that a remnant is hovering around at her place so I am going to pop up and see if I can collect them tonight. Will keep you all informed after I inspect the hive and take the time to adjust the foundationless frames if necessary – we were in such a rush at the end, some are likely to need straightening up. Given that the bees had been sprayed THREE times by people who thought they were wasps they are doing great although numbers may be lower than desired. I may need to buy some extras but I don’t know yet. It could have been very difficult and painful (thanks Roge for your concern and good advice!!) all in all I think I have been well and truly blessed! Thanks everyone for your interest! Well done Cathie and friends! Don't worry about buying more bees, your Queen will soon make up for the losses. Wonderful that you've met her in person. Her way of saying 'thanks'! I'd leave them be while they seem settled and busy. They will fill in the frames if they have a mind to although the comb they have made is their natural inclination. Any new frames you put in the brood chamber or the super can be with foundation. Foundation makes the frames more able to be spun for extraction. that is some comb! That is an exceptional job, especially seeing as you are new at keeping bees. Well done!! Saved the bees and got yourself some friendly workers for your new hive. That's so exciting! So cool, Cathie! Beekeeping is a marvellous hobby. So much to learn and have fun doing it. If you can join a Beekeeping club - if there's one local to you. Otherwise go to a field day or similar. Gatton Ag college used to run them as did Guilfoyle's Beekeeping supplies. Although 'used to' might be the operative phrase ;-) I've lost touch with the honeybee world. See the shape of the comb the bees have constructed? That is their own natural inclination. It is that principal that the various 'natural' hive designs follow: top bar and others related. However much I admire the flow hive people and their dedication, their design is more akin to the Langstroth hive which is more for Beekeeper convenience than the bees own needs. I know we won't agree on this ;-) A bee brush and a smoker will make it more simple to gather all the girls and especially the Queen; nothing happens in a hive without the Queen. Ooooh excitement!! Let us know how it goes Cathie. The moons align for you. My hive was picked up last night by a wonderful fella called Matt and his son. They now live on the south side of Brisbane. Whoa Kathy, you need to be careful with this. The bees have obviously been there for some time. I am not experienced in taking hives like this but the way I would approach it would be to remove (cut) all the comb which will be fixed at the top of the comb and try to remove it as 1 piece, then wedge it into a bee box between several other frames with foundation fixed and leave the bee box on top of the chair for a few days. Hopefully the bees will go to where the queen/comb is and settle into the box so that you can remove it a few days later (at night when the bees are all home). I think these bees will get very angry when you try to remove them. Use loads of smoke and protective gear or you could have a very painful experience. I have a spare bee box you can borrow if you need one. I am up in Rocky at the moment but will be back on Thursday. You have been busy Cathie. So pleased you have your Bees settled in now. It will be so great to watch the graduation from the beginning to the end, Honey for Breakfast. Good Luck in your New Hobby, Enjoy!!!

Bees Helping Bring Together Families Monday, September 28, 2015 By Steve “Mac” McNair, Director of Development, Salem4youth and recipient of the first Bayer Bee Care Community Leadership Award is a faith-based ministry focused on helping young men who are struggling with family issues. Our students live on our campus in rural Central Illinois and are with us between 9-12 months as they work on familial reconciliation. Part of our vocational program is voluntary participation in our apiary. Most of our young men have had no experience, other than negative, with “bees” (which, a vast majority of the time, end up being wasps that have been intentionally disturbed). Salem’s apiary program allows our students to wear a bee suit, which they love, and work with a staff member to maintain the ministry’s 10 hives. Our Salem4youth students gain hands-on beekeeping experience. The honey that is harvested from the hives is bottled and either sold or given to donors. So when the “gals,” what we call the female worker bees, go out and collect the nectar and pollen they need to make the honey, they are actually helping young men on their journey to restoration with their families. Enhancing Forage = Happy and Healthy Bees When your campus is located in Central Illinois, where you find some of the richest farm ground in the world, growers want to farm every inch of soil they can. One challenge is finding/providing enough forage for the bees in our apiary. Through the kindness of multiple benefactors, we were able to secure wildflower seed to plant on about an acre and a half of our 50-acre campus. We sowed the seed in early June, and today in early September, we have a happy group of pollinators, as suitable forage for the bees from our 10 hives has been greatly enhanced! Bayer CropScience and the Feed a Bee program was one of the major suppliers of our seeds. Our plan each year is to increase the amount of forage on our campus to the point where we can increase the number of hives. Being intentional about providing forage is key to our apiary’s success, and we look forward to continue working with the Feed a Bee campaign to help bees and other pollinators thrive. Thanks to Feed a Bee, we've been able to increase forage and food diversity for our bees!

The American Jewish World Service (AJWS) has hailed NAPE for its work of fighting for environmental justice and human rights of communities affected by the Oil Industry in Bunyoro sub-region of Uganda. On March 2, 2017, NAPE hosted a team of 24 donors for the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) in its community operational areas in Hoima District. The 24 donors were accompanied by staff of AJWS from their New York and Kampala offices. The AJWS President and Chief Executive Director, Robert Bank said the effects of oil developments heavily fall on host communities and that it is important for communities to be mobilized to realise their rights and work together to defend them. He stressed that this can be achieved when the communities have one voice and speak without fear. “Good people speak the truth to power. This is the only thing that can bring change. As AJWS, we stand with you in solidarity” he said while addressing a community gathering at Kaiso-Tonya fishing village on the shores of Lake Albert. Before Bank made his remarks, the NAPE Executive Director Frank Muramuzi and the Sustainability School Manager, Allan Kalangi had made presentations on NAPE’s vision, mission, core values and objectives and its emphasis on working with grassroots communities who are usually marginalized in development processes. Through dance and drama, the Kaiso-Tonya communities ably conveyed a message of how oil activities have impacted on their livelihoods and their human rights and how NAPE has played a very big role in sensitizing and empowering them to speak for themselves. “NAPE has empowered us and we are now able to stand up against human rights violations and conserve the environment as well. With the Community Green Radio initiated by NAPE, our voices have been raised and we have a platform to express our views.” Sylivia Kemigisa, the chairperson of Kaiso Women’s group said. Judy Stern, a Board member of AJWS applauded NAPE for tremendous work they are doing in organizing the communities to speak as one voice. “I want to thank NAPE for advocating for the rights of communities. As AJWS, we are happy to support you. That’s why I leave an appreciation message with a great American saying; ‘Never doubt that small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; it’s the only thing that ever has.” Kaiso-Tonya in Buseruka Sub County Hoima district is one of the areas where some oil wells (Ngasa 1 and Ngasa 2) were discovered and the road was constructed to ease transport. However, the communities say this came with challenges like violation of women’s rights, poor compensation and influx of people in the area leading to lake depletion and frustration of their livelihoods. From Kaiso-Tonya, the team moved to Kigaga village, Buseruka sub-county which shares the same parish (Kabale) with the yet to be constructed oil refinery. Kigaga forms one of the listeners’ clubs of the Community Green Radio. Penina Ruhindi, the Chairperson of Kigaga oil refinery affected women’s group welcomed the team. She said that the communities that neighbor the proposed oil refinery area faced challenges of land grabbing, environmental degradation, food insecurity and displacements. Ruhindi said that the Community Green Radio has helped them in amplifying their voices and sensitizing them on how they can engage in income generating activities that do not degrade the environment. “I want to thank NAPE for organizing and supporting us. With Community Green Radio, we have been able to raise our challenges and we have also sensitized others on the need to conserve the environment,” Ruhindi noted NAPE has been supporting communities who are affected by oil activities to provide alternative sources of economic livelihoods like beekeeping, establishment of indigenous tree nursery beds among others and with support from AJWS they have provided them with funds to support community-led income activities through sub-granting. The Kigaga community mounted a mini exhibition of the organ food crops that they have managed to grow following their being sensitized by the Community Green Radio Muramuzi pledged that NAPE will continue working with the host communities in the oil region in sensitizing them on oil issues and its impacts on environment and livelihoods and their human rights so that they can position themselves better to benefit from the oil developments. He also hailed the communities in Bunyoro for intensifying the campaign to revive and promote the indigenous seeds as well as saving the environment. “I am so happy that you are reviving our indigenous seeds to ensure food security. They are part of our culture and are very important for our health and need to be conserved alongside planting indigenous trees to conserve the environment.” This story was compiled by Precious Natulinda, Assistant News Editor, Community Green Radio NAPE promotes rural women's empowerment as one of its long term transformation goals. NAPE strives to create a society where every woman feels empowered, where every woman is independent, inspired and self-fulfilled. At NAPE we believe that women can make a change that we all desire. HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY! <iframe height="600" width="300" src="https://www.internationalwomansday.com/Widget-2017/12761-30007-7000" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> NAPE and allies have been supporting rural farmers in Bugala who lost their land to the Oil Palm plantation owned by Bidico to get justice since 2010. About 100 famers were evicted from their land to pave way for oil palm growing in Bugala, Kalangala district. Since 2014, the farmers have been battling with the company to be reinstated on their land. NAPE invited the UN Social and Environment Compliance Unit to investigate Bidico’s actions in Bugala. The UN Social and Environment Compliance Unit have finalized the investigation and released a report implicating Bidco following a complaint filed by Bugala farmers Association. In the report, the investigators found that the United Nations’ admission, due diligence, and screening processes for private sectors are flawed in general and were not fully complied with in the case of Bidco. The report found: The U.N. report goes on to suggest that the world body’s vetting procedures be revamped to prevent controversial companies like Bidco from joining U.N. initiatives without more stringent checks. For example, in one policy that assesses private sector partners, only three “exclusionary criteria” are listed: two relating to the manufacture of armaments and one relating to marketing of breast milk substitutes contrary to World Health Organization guidelines. “It omits the human and labor rights-related criteria from exclusionary criteria,” the report says. The report acknowledged the farmers’ complaint that the United Nations, by accepting Bidco as a private sector partner, is providing an endorsement that could “serve to facilitate future harmful activities by Bidco in Uganda and/or impact Ugandan communities.” The report also highlights the investigators’ interviews with farmers during their visit to Uganda, where they found that Bidco’s assertion that there is only one land grievance is disputed by at least 29 families claiming to have been “wrongly displaced.” The investigators met with several Ugandan women who claim to have been resettled from land now used by Bidco. The women say that they were either not compensated or not informed of their options and did not feel able to negotiate or reject the offer made; they are now living in a shantytown, where growing food is not possible, and they have no means of making money to pay for their needs; and they are living without the fathers of their children because there is no way for these men to make a living in the shantytown. To determine whether the United Nations should continue to associate with Bidco, the report recommends that UN staff “provide documentation consistent with UNDP’s full Policy on Due Diligence and Partnerships with the Private Sector, the complete Risk Assessment Tool, and Guidance, to ensure that due diligence with respect to Bidco’s membership in BCtA is adequate and outcomes of the due diligence support Bidco’s continued membership in BCtA.” For further information related to the case, including relevant annexes and the public comments matrix with SECU's responses, you may visit the case file on the SECU Case Registry here: The was Story Compiled by Joan AKIIZA NAPE Legal Officer High court Masindi district in Western Uganda has indefinitely postponed the hearing of the Rwamutonga case where more than 250 families were brutally evicted to pave way for the construction of oil waste treatment plant. Justice Albert Rugadya Atwoki, High Court resident judge Masindi was expected to give a ruling on an application on January 19, 2017 but he informed court that he would make a ruling on notice. According to Bashir Twesigye, Executive Director Civic Response on Environment and Development, the judge’s move to make his ruling on notice shows that the judge is not comfortable with the case hence the hesitation to make a decisive ruling. “Hon. Justice Rugadya should not have any excuse ruling on the case because he has had six months to study the case. The judge making a ruling on notice means that he will make a decision when he feels ready” he argued. Since the first ruling was done last year, this second ruling would give the evictees a mileage and has been pending for long. The families were evicted in August 2014 from the two pieces of land; one titled in the names of Robert Bansigaraho and another in Joshua Tibagwa. The affected families have since been living in Kakopo Internally Displaced Persons camp (IDP) with no stable source of livelihood. Nelson Atich, Bugambe sub county Councilor and representative of the evictees told Community Green Radio, that they were shocked by the judge’s decision to make the ruling on notice. “We are now thinking of petitioning the Principal Judge over this matter,” he stated. “When we went to court on 19th, January, 2017, we were surprised when the clerk to the judge told us that the judge will give us the ruling on notice. We are in a dilemma, but we think we are not getting justice from courts of law,” Atich said. He further added that the evicted families have been living in a camp for close to three years now under inhuman conditions yet the case has not been given priority. According to sources privy to court, the ruling was meant to be given on December 8, 2016 but was postponed to January 19, 2017. Last year, the then resident judge Masindi Justice Simon Byabakama, who has since moved to the country’s Electoral Commission as its head ruled that 53 families out of the 250 families affected were illegally evicted on land owned by Robert Bansigaraho since the eviction court order was issued in error. “The eviction was unlawful and should not have happened in the first place because at the time of the execution of the warrant of vacant possession, there was an ongoing suit to determine true ownership of the land,” ruled Justice Simon Byabakama last year. Justice Byabakama in his ruling also ordered Bansingaraho to compensate the evictees for the unlawful eviction. Following the immense pressure from NAPE and other civil society organizations, Bansigaraho accepted mediation by Justice Centers Uganda and handed over the piece of land to the 53 families. In their application, the evictees, through their lawyers Iam Musinguzi of Musinguzi and Co. Advocates and Jonathan Okiria, an advocate with Justice Centers Uganda in Hoima are seeking a declaration that the families were unlawfully evicted by Tibagwa Joshua and should be awarded compensation. In November 2016, Betty Amongi, Minister of lands visited Rwamutonga camp and appointed a probe committee to investigate and establish the rightful owners of the disputed land. According to Isaac Kawooya, Hoima Resident District Commissioner, the committee finalized its investigations and has submitted a report to the minister. Kawooya says the judiciary should objectively look at the matter in folds to determine whether all evictees are genuine occupants. Meanwhile over 17 children have died and close to 100 others are suffering from severe malnutrition at Kigyayo camp in Kiziranfumbi sub-county, Hoima District following a forceful land eviction two years back. On 28th February 2015, about 5000 people were evicted from 1860 hectare piece of land in Kiziranfumbi after it was leased to an investor Hoima Sugar Limited for sugarcane plantation. Namara Scovia, a 7 year old girl is the latest child to succumb to severe malnutrition while at the camp. Kigyayo camp is located approximately 40 km away from Hoima town and about 7 km away from Kiziranfumbi sub-county headquarters. The 4 acre piece of land where the group is currently residing belongs to Church of Uganda. According to Buryahika Stephen, head of Kigyayo Internally Displaced People’s camp, Namara is not the only child who has lost her life due to malnutrition. Many others between the ages of one to seven years have died due to malnutrition and lack of proper feeding. “At the camp, we depend on charity! We are now living like homeless people because everyone wants to get rich from this oil,” Buryahiko narrates, adding that the discovery has brought more harm than good. He further adds that sadly, the 68 others including the elderly people will suffer the same fate if no urgent attention is rendered to them. Benon Tusingwire, Executive Director Navigators of Development Association, a local community based organization notes that the camp has only two clinics which appear to be slack since the community members cannot afford UGX 30,000 to acquire treatment for their children. According to Buryahika, the land in question is claimed by Kimera Herbert; a local tycoon (now deceased) who is using a different land title to evict them. “Kimera claimed he owned this land but it is not true. He used a land title for some 10 ha piece of land to evict,” Buryahika revealed in a recent interface meeting when NAPE and Community Green Radio staff visited the camp. On 4th July 2014, the High Court of Uganda issued an interim order restraining the respondent (Kimera Herbert) from “erasing, demolishing or destroying the existing gardens and structures of the applicant but is at liberty to carry out his activities on the undeveloped part of the suit land.” The land dispute in Kiziranfumbi started in 2012 when the late Kimera threatened to evict the residents branding them as ‘squatters.’’ Further investigations reveal that the community upon receiving the eviction threats filed a court case at the Masindi Magistrate court to halt any evictions. According to Nkunzi Tanazio, 31 and father to late Namara, the land under dispute is a communal land and has been his home for the last 16 years. According to Buryahika, the community in their file demands UGX 108bn as compensation from the investor. In a recent report launched by Transparency International, oil based investment and its associated benefits have inspired an unprecedented amount of land grabbing in the region with powerful rich elite and District land board officials fraudulently acquiring land titles over communal lands. Such loopholes leave bad precedents in the judicial sectors, especially when the big fish use temples of justice and police to unleash terror against innocent Ugandans. Records in the office the Resident District Commissioner, Hoima so far indicate over 1000 households have been affected by illegal land evictions either directly or indirectly between the year 2012 and 2016.RDC Kawooya says only 30% of these victims have accessed court for justice, while others either have no access or are intimidated by their tormentors. Story compiled by Robert Katemburura Turyomurugyendo, Editor NAPE Community Green Radio, Hoima District

Winter? What winter? It's was sunny and 75 degrees in the shade today! Time to get outside and WORK! (Except for Rex who is passed out in the middle of the donkey pasture!) :) We made a final decision on our beekeeping location and cleared a few small trees. There is a nice little clearing on the other side of the back fence, so we are going to repair the fence there (from deer jumping over, but they don't come around since the donkeys) and install a gate to that area. Today we managed to clear trees. Fence and gate maybe tomorrow??? Meanwhile, while we work up a sweat in our SHORT SLEEVES in February, everyone else is just looking for a shady spot to nap! Big Bear and I weren't the only ones working though, the ladies gave us 9 eggs today! Woohoo!! Extra treats all around! :) Enjoy the 70 degree temps all week!! I even cleaned out both coops today and lowered the winter window coverings. It's all I can do not to get the front porch spring ready...I'm afraid as soon as I do, it will try to snow!

Despite his recent capitulation to public protests, Farmer Ed Stelmach still has not heard the buzzing of Alberta apiarists. Canada's largest commercial apiary industry, gets no attention from the farmers in the Stelmach government, cause they all raise beef. Bee Keepers across North America are facing a crisis no different from BSE yet the response in oil rich Alberta to the case of the disappearing Bee's is indifference. Billions were given to the commercial agribusiness interests and large scale processing houses, the secondary and tertiary business, and spare change given to beef farmers after the discovery of one dead BSE infected cow. During this crisis of Alberta's disappearing bee's nary a word from agribusiness interests or the government. Drops in honey production, combined with low prices, could financially sting beekeepers. "It's going to be a real struggle for some operations across the province," Kevin Nixon, central director of the Alberta Beekeepers Association. "Another year of low production combined with lower prices ... could really damage things within the industry." Lee Townsend of Stony Plain said he thinks he will get about 81 kilograms of honey for each of his 1,600 hives compared with his normal yearly harvest of 122 kilograms per hive. About 30 per cent of his bees died this year. "It was just one of those years when everybody was hit with high losses ... . You could talk to anyone in the province right now and they would say the same thing," Townsend said. A mysterious bee epidemic in the United States is alarming commercial beekeepers in Canada, but the government isn’t moving fast enough to provide money and support for research and surveillance programs, says the Alberta Beekeepers Association. Although the border was closed between the US and Canadian bee industries in 1987, it is impossible to halt all bee migration between the countries. According to Kevin Nixon, Central Director of the Alberta Beekeepers Association, “any pest or disease that affects bees in the U.S. is usually seen here four or five years later.” Nixon is worried that colony collapse disorder, or CCD, could prove devastating for Alberta’s $350 pollination industry if it moves north. CCD is a disorder which has killed between 50-90% of some bee colonies in 24 US states. The Alberta Beekeepers Association has given Alberta Agriculture and Food a list of demands that includes the hiring of an additional provincial apiculturist and numerous full-time bee inspectors. Nixon would also like to see more funding for research programs. “The cattle and grain farmers are getting allotted large amounts of money here in the province. It’s extremely frustrating to see this money being given to other commodities. The government doesn’t seem to understand the importance of what’s going on in the US.” In Ontario the government has already addressed this issue, with compensation. The federal government gave a stingy supplement to Ontario Bee Keepers and once again nothing for Alberta beekeepers. Consider how many billions were given for BSE. Beekeepers Eligible for Compensation Ontario Beekeepers can now apply for compensation for lost hives over the winter. As many as 22 thousand hives are thought to have been wiped out over the winter -- but no one really knows why. The province has earmarked 2.4 million dollars for direct compensation. The Ontario Beekeepers Association is also getting some money. They'll get 600 thousand dollars that will go toward research and Ontario honey promotions. Danny Walker, president of the Ontario Beekeepers Association, also applauded Dombrowsky's response. "They're the first government I know of that stepped up and put up money for farmers," Walker said. But beekeepers were asking for $6 million to help them recover, he said. They're now waiting on Ottawa to ante up the difference. The federal government chipped in nearly $137,000 this spring for research to determine what has been killing bees. Stephen Page, spokesman for Agriculture Canada, replied in an e-mail bees and beekeeping are a provincial responsibility, but the federal government is working closely with the Canadian Honey Council and provincial apiarists to monitor threats to the health of Canada's managed bee colonies. Added to the low price of honey and the imports of Chinese and Argentinian honey marketed as Canadian honey, the return for the producer is less than the cost of production. "The price of honey is the biggest problem we face," Vichos states. If the current situation continues, Vichos sees "a real demise in the industry. We’ve been able to struggle through and get our numbers up, but you can’t go on like this year after year. You can only do this for so long and then you have to walk away. "Had this been the poultry or dairy or any other agricultural industry, all hell would have broken loose," says Vichos. "People don’t understand the importance of the industry, which isn’t due to honey or wax, but pollination. This problem has brought a bit of light and people have started to see. For every dollar that honey produces, there’s hundreds of dollars in pollination that the bees have accomplished.""It’s not enough money and it’s not a small problem," says Jeff Benson, a beekeeper supplier in Metcalfe. "The government has to realize that pollination is the most important aspect of this, and that without pollination, there’s not going to be any crops." And its not like this was not known about for years though it became news months ago alarms were raised two years ago. Why it is happening is another question. DISAPPEARING DISEASE 1. EFFECTS OF CERTAIN PROTEIN SOURCES GIVEN TO HONEY BEE COLONIES IN FLORIDA USA. Source: American-Bee-Journal. 1982; 122 (3): 189-191. Publication Year: 1982 Abstract: A commercial beekeeper's report of disappearing disease stimulated an investigation utilizing the diseased colonies. The effects on population growth and honey storage, of giving 1 comb of pollen, of feeding Fumidil-B and of feeding soybean flour with yeast and soybean flour alone were observed in an experiment involving 36 colonies of bees. Addition of 1 comb of pollen led to a significant gain in bees and the production of more honey. Fumidil-B had no effect. Feeding of expeller processed soybean flour, from a supply 3 or 4 yr old, especially without yeast, hindered population growth. Inadequate amounts of natural pollen along with feeding an inferior pollen substitute were 2 causes of this beekeeper's losses. Update Code: 1983 DISAPPEARING DISEASE 1. EFFECTS OF CERTAIN PROTEIN SOURCES GIVEN TO HONEY BEE COLONIES IN FLORIDA USA", the next study, demonstrates: That shortage of pollen can cause dwindling. Fumigillan did not help, so we can assume that nosema was not a prime contributor to decline. Old soy flour, fed alone, made matters worse. Bad pollen supplement was worse than nothing Adding yeast helped Feeding combs of pollen had a good effect This study raises questions that are not answered, but seems to indicate that old soy flour can be worse than nothing. Nothing is learned here about fresh soy flour, and we are not told the age of the yeast or pollen. Agriculture Department scientists are mobilizing to fight the puzzling and potentially catastrophic collapse of the nation’s honey bee colonies. Citing a “perfect storm for beekeepers,” alarmed officials admitted Friday that they don’t know why bees are dying in large numbers in more than 22 states. But pushed by Congress and farmers alike, the scientists will be devoting new resources to protecting the diligent pollinators The issue is the of the impact of industrialization on this ancient form of farming. Huge monocrop farming systems and specialisations, and the spread of suburbia across natural habitat, are removing natural diversity. Bees have been lumped together in the millions, in a factory farm type environment not so unlike that of our chickens and other livestock animals. Many of these bees are transported across several states to perform pollinations in orchards and farms around the country. Today they are in contact with substances they shouldn’t have to deal with - pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, and pollen from genetically modified crops. Researchers are scrambling to find answers, and as the spring season is upon us, time is running out.But we do know that the honey bee population in Alberta, and across Canada, is integrated with the U.S. where it became apparent last fall that there was a problem. And they too are addressing it, unlike Alberta's farmers government. By 1994, an estimated 98 percent of the wild, free-range honeybees in the United States were gone. The number of managed colonies—those maintained by beekeepers—dropped by half. The honeybees may have been especially vulnerable to the varroa epidemic. When the honeybee genome was sequenced a few years ago, researchers discovered fewer immune-system genes than you'd find in other insects. This despite the fact that the honeybee lives in tenementlike conditions, anywhere between 15,000 and 30,000 of them crammed into a hive the size of a filing cabinet. To make matters worse, a weakened hive often becomes the target of honey-raiders from healthier colonies, which only helps the parasites to spread. It's possible that if the American honeybees had been left to their own devices, they would have died off in epic numbers and then evolved natural defenses against varroa (like more effective grooming), as they did in Asia. But crops had to be pollinated and no one had the time to sit around and wait. Beekeepers opted to keep their colonies on life support with selective breeding, and by sprinkling them with medicine and insecticides aimed at the invading mites. This was no longer a hobby for amateurs. The only honeybees left—i.e., the ones that started disappearing in October—had become the cows of the insect world: virtually extinct in the wild, hopped up on antibiotics, and more likely to reproduce via artificial insemination than by their own recognizance. The cause of colony collapse disorder is unknown, although poor nutrition, mites, diseases and pesticides have all been suspect. There is also concern that some genetically modified crops may be producing pollen or nectar that is problematic for the bees, says Mr. Brandi. "Lesser known is the fact that some pesticides can also kill or deform immature bees, adversely affect queen and drone viability or may cause bees to lose their memory, which prevents them from flying back to their hive," he says. It’s frightening to note as well that research in Britain indicates that birds near mobile phone base stations or towers don’t breed well. The sparrows have disappeared completely from cities at least four years ago in England as mobile phones grew in popularity. A recent article in The Independent suggests that both birds and bees are impacted negatively by phone waves. Bees are important pollinators for agroecosystems. Due to a decline in the availability of honey bees, many growers are now looking to wild bees to pollinate their crops. However due to land clearance and intense agricultural practices, potential wild bee habitat is disappearing. To quantify these effects, we assessed wild bee abundance and diversity in canola fields adjacent to either tilled fields or semi-natural pastureland in southern Alberta, Canada. Habitats were assessed within 800m immediately surrounding fields and their impact on bee diversity and abundance was determined. How Honey Bee Genomics explains the Demise of the Bees. And while commercial Apiaries are suffering so will secondary and tertiary industries, since Alberta produces high quality commercial and export grade honey, and byproducts. The intoxicating nectar is mead, an archaic drink made by fermenting honey with yeast and water. The elixir was reputedly the booze of choice for Zeus and other Olympians. The drink fell out of favour in most of Europe more than 500 years ago. But today in North America, mead is enjoying a renaissance. In Canada, almost two dozen meaderies have opened in the past decade, and connoisseurs are quaffing the ancient libation. Not all mead makers have their own beehives, though. Alley Kat Brewing in Edmonton became Alberta's first commercial mead maker when it introduced a spiced variety last Christmas, using honey supplied by local beekeepers. The sparkling mead sold out in liquor stores within days, says Alley Kat owner Neil Herbst. Honeybees play a role in pollinating a number of Canadian fruits, vegetables and crops, particularly cucumbers, melons, blueberries and cranberries and canola, according to the Canadian Honey Council. A 1998 study by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada estimated the value of the bees to pollination at $732 million, a value the council now says has climbed to more than $1 billion. There are about 10,000 beekeepers in Canada, operating a total of 600,000 honeybee colonies, according to the CHC. Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba produce about 80 per cent of Canada's 154 million kilograms of honey annually.Besides honey, they play key role in food production Find blog posts, photos, events and more off-site about: bee, honey bee, honey bee, African bee, bee disease, politics, Alberta, disappearing bee's, apiary

“Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers invented flying as a relief from the monotony of their normal business of selling and repairing bicycles.” Freeman Dyson In a previous article – “CV Writing” – I was mentioning that hobbies & interests are not a must in your CV, unless they convey an interesting message about yourself and thus give additional flavor and some personality features to your resume. Your hobbies and interests may describe you as: Team-player, sharing information, coordinating efforts with other members of a group, striving towards a common goal: team sports – e.g. football, basketball, handball, paintball, rafting Intelligence, strategic thinking, problem-solving skills, patience, curiosity, stamina: chess, puzzles, strategy board games, Go, cryptography, Sudoku, bridge Highly competitive, motivation, determination: running, cycling, climbing, hiking, jogging, motor sports, mountain biking Cross-cultural skills, diversity, keenness for culture, international awareness: travelling, foreign language learning, geographic quiz taking Technology-driven: programming, radio amateur, robotics Communication skills, interpersonal aptitudes, urge to communicate: acting, blogging, socializing Handiness, dexterity, craft, patience: do-it-yourself, crocheting, embroidery, knitting, lace making, Lego building, origami, pottery, quilting, sculpting, sewing, beadwork, building doll houses Striving for perfection: calligraphy, archery, sand art, golfing, body building Sensitivity, tenderness, delicacy, responsiveness: painting, poetry, playing musical instruments, gardening, animals/pets/dogs, composing music Observation, attention to details, awareness of surroundings: photography, flower arranging, astronomy, beekeeping, bird watching, orienteering, scuba diving, microscopy, aquarium Joy, liveliness, optimism: dancing, singing, backpacking Research skills, preservation skills, curiosity: genealogy, history, scrapbooking, sketching, taxidermy, vehicle restoration, collection hobbies, butterfly watching, cloud watching Patience: fishing, model building, bookbinding, martial arts Need to break free, imagination: graffiti, kite flying, break dancing, street dancing, creative writing Taking (calculated) risks, need for adrenalin: bungee jumping, base jumping, parachuting, fast cars, hunting, paragliding, storm chasing General advice related to inserting hobbies & interests in your CV: - if you decide to insert hobbies and interests in your CVs, then make sure that you keep to the truth and don’t lie about your hobbies, don’t try to impress! - hobbies in the CV are more useful for fresh graduates and people lacking working experience (some of your hobbies might attract the interest of the recruiter, despite your lack of relevant working background) - mentioning hobbies is useful when you apply for roles which are directly related to your hobbies - avoid including too many hobbies in your CV - ward off stereotypes - be cautious with risky or time-consuming hobbies - try to translate your hobbies to a job skill - don’t forget that recruiters are human beings and therefore subjective (one recruiter might find your hobby very attractive, while another recruiter might dislike it) - your hobbies can make you memorable for the recruiter - abstain writing about weird or very unusual hobbies Speaking about rare hobbies, I selected some of these out of the CVs received over the past years: I was of course curious to understand what they mean and how to assess the applicants against the hobbies they stated in their resumes. Cosplay is a Japanese blend of the words “costume” and “role-play”. Cosplay is a performance art in which participants (cosplayers) wear costumes, accessories, tattoos, body paint and other means of body modification to represent a specific character and idea. My candidate was a science fiction fan and he was part of a Star Trek cosplaying group, a devoted “trekker” by his own definition (he even drew my attention that “trekker” is very different from the more used but rather depreciative “trekkie”). Professionally he was not bad at all … a quite valuable IT Manager in a multinational company … I subsequently read quite a bit about Cosplaying and I have to admit that I was even attracted by a group cosplaying their own original steampunk character. Hard to say if this candidate should rather have retained himself from displaying his hobby in the CV… What I know for sure as an interviewer is the fact that his hobby drew my attention and that, of course, this has led me to further question him about his hobby. I detected pride, joy to be part of a group with similar interests, passion. I could unfortunately not link his hobby to a specific job-related skill. And, as mentioned somewhere above, he became a memorable person: I cannot remember all candidates I have interviewed over the past more than two decades, but I certainly remember a “Trekker”:). There is a lot of work behind building an imaginary world. My candidate was telling me about years of work with his friends, each of them was responsible for a specific task: creating a history for the new world, geographic features (landscapes, meteorological factors, urbanism, etc.), maps, flora & fauna, inhabitants for the imaginary world – their outlook, philosophy, traditions, culture & civilization -, even government, politics and commerce. I was truly impressed by the outcomes of this group … SF as it might sound, their world was functional and no detail had been ignored! About him: our interview slipped into a long discussion around his hobby. I have never seen a person with such ability to see all details without losing sight from the big picture! ‘Helicopter-view’, detail-oriented, analytic, connecting dots amazingly fast, interdisciplinary approach. I think that his hobby has helped him developing several of these skills. Do you remember Narnia (C.S. Lewis created world), Avatar (James Cameron), Discworld (Terry Pratchett), Hyborian Age (Conan series), Arrakis (Frank Herbert’s Dune), etc.? Imaginary worlds that fascinated you and me … Geocaching is a treasure hunting with the aid of a GPS. Participants use a GPS receiver, a mobile device or any other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (“geocaches”) anywhere in the world. The geocache is a waterproof container containing a logbook with a pencil. The finder signs the logbook with her/his code name and places the cache back where s/he found it. My candidate was part of a European group of geocaching players. They were using plastic containers, also adding to the logbook different ‘trading’ items, usually country-specific (he told me that he placed in his container an English-Romanian bilingual book of Eminescu’s poetry, a postcard signed by football player Gica Hagi, a calendar page with Nadia Comaneci from 1976, a red-yellow-blue ice-cream flag-holder of Romania and a Romanian coin). The cache was hidden and its coordinates posted on the listing site. Each finder of the geocache writes its name in the logbook, along with an enumeration of the findings. The finder can keep the items in the cache (except for the logbook and the pen), provided that he replaces them with other items of similar or higher value. Then he hides the cache in the same spot for other players to find it. The one who dares vandalizing or steeling the items of the cache is a ‘muggle’ (muggles is a term borrowed from the Harry Potter series). Geocaching is not completely harmless. Cachers have been approached by police and questioned when they were seen acting suspiciously. Cache sites have been registered and investigated as suspected bomb locations and locked down. Some geocaching locations have been lawfully interdicted: cemeteries, historic & archeological sites, some private properties. Even deaths have occurred while geocaching! My candidate told me about the variety of geocaching websites. He himself is a registered terracaching.com active member. What did I learn about him … technology-driven & addicted, flexible and adaptable, orientation abilities, an above average knowledge of European countries (geography, traditions, landmarks, etc.), highly competitive, genuine desire to compete & win, solutions-driven, results-oriented. Crowd watching is the act of observing people and their interactions, usually without their knowledge. A puzzle to solve is the addictive part of people watching: guessing the story of each person by observing speech in action, relationship interactions, expressions, body language, clothing and activities. While crowd watching is often a research must for book authors, performing actors, photographers and other artists as inspiration sources for their characters, for others, people watching is a fun and relaxing activity. My candidate admitted her hobby for people watching. She told me that she goes every Saturday to the Bucharest North Railway Station, picks a platform for incoming or outgoing trains and studies the people on the platform: their gestures while waiting, their mimics at train arrival, the meeting with loved ones (she even imagines their conversation, trying to read lips), hopes, happiness, sadness, disappointment …. I asked her if her hobby helps her personal or professional life. She told me that – on a personal level – she tends to live other people’s lives. Professionally, she seeks to translate a variety of positive feelings into her team. Discussing more and more, I had the feeling that her hobby was more an addiction. Unable to express her own feelings, but living, nourishing herself from and cherishing the feelings of people in the crowds :(. My candidate came across as an indeed ‘balanced’ man! He was calm, patient, a man of few words, a good listener, composed, somewhat too ‘Zen’. In his professional life he was aiming for a career in human resources. I struggled around his personality and eventually felt unable to further recommend him for the job. My client-company was an aggressively sales-driven consumer goods organization. Balancing rocks takes time, endurance, setbacks, patience and calm. He would have been unhappy. You may have other hobbies to speak about. You may have met people with unusual hobbies. I would very much like to hear about them and about the connection between hobbies and everyday life! “One of my lifelong hobbies has been to collect ‘aptronyms’ – the newspaper columnist Franklin P. Adams’s term for people whose names were curiously appropriate to, or provided ironic comment on, their occupations.” Timothy Noah What hobbies do you have? Willing to share? I am! Featured photography: Personal Collection & Flavia Dobraca Photography

Reviewing the Copernicus Primordial Pop Ginger Ale kit. After reviewing the traffic for this old post, it’s become very clear that there are people out there who are looking for information regarding this Ginger Ale homebrewing adventure kit. I know it isn’t about my writing or one of my stories, but making this ginger ale was a lot of fun. It’s also a post about one of my other hobbies, and just like beekeeping, it tells a story about who I am. So, with that in mind, I’ve decided to bring it back. This is a doozy of a post, folks, so be sure to bookmark it, pin it on Pinterest, or share it on your other social media profiles. In this review, I’ll be walking you through the kit contents and what you can expect from the process. I made this Ginger Ale back in 2011. It was a great starter project, and it helped me learn a lot of the basics when it comes to brewing sodas and other drinks at home. Making your own soda can be a lot of work when compared to the convenience of buying a finished product from the grocery aisle. There are certain factors that are very important to the process, such as sterilization. Introducing foreign bacteria into your brew could add some rather unsavory flavors to your soda. With this in mind, I decided to write a review on a soda making kit I was able to purchase off Amazon.com. (If you liked this review and decided to try it out for yourself, please consider using my link as it helps me fund this site and I’ll be able to provide even more reviews in the future.) Copernicus – Brew It Yourself – Caveman Style Ginger Ale: Kit Contents The kit includes Ginger Ale extract, a handy funnel, brewing yeast, bottle labels, and instructions. This kit makes 1 gallon of soda. Some folks have complained that this kit produces an off-tasting soda. As is the case with all homebrewing ventures, having clean, sanitized work spaces, equipment, bottles, and caps will help prevent ruined batches. Keys to Success: - Clean and sanitize your work area! - Sanitize your bottles and caps! - Follow the instructions! Hold up. Why does mine taste gross? You may read some negative reviews of this kit, and while not everyone will enjoy the ginger flavor, there is also a measure of user error to consider. One of the key ingredients to any homebrewing adventure is having a clean and sterile work environment and sanitizing your bottles, caps, and utensils. By brewing your own soda, you are creating carbonation through the use of a specialized yeast strain. This yeast has been grown to provide the fizzy goodness without leaving a disgusting aftertaste. You’ll notice from the kit contents section above that the yeast used for this brew is Red Star Pasteur Champagne yeast. Does it taste off-ish to you? Common kitchen bacteria (not to mention any baddies growing under your fingernails) can drastically impact the flavor of your brew. Be sure to take a few extra minutes to make sure everything is clean before you begin. A simple sanitizing solution can be made by mixing 1 tablespoon of bleach to 1 gallon of water. Allow to sit for about 20 minutes then rinse off bottles and utensils to reduce the chance of hanging onto any lingering chlorine flavor. A clean work area is a happy work area. Sanitize your work space! - Sterilize your bottles, caps, and any utensils you’ll be using to brew. - Unwanted bacteria and native yeast strains can contaminate your brew and make it taste like butt. - No one wants to drink a bottle of butt. Did you know? - Brewing your own soda with yeast uses the fermentation process to create carbonation. Soda’s short brew time halts the process and only trace amounts of alcohol are created. - The process of brewing soda stops the fermentation cycle much earlier than if you were fermenting beer or wine. - In an oxygen deprived environment, the fermentation cycle creates alcohol. In an open environment, the cycle continues through the process to produce vinegar. - In ages past, it was very common for a family to brew their own beverages. These homemade drinks had many purposes. Some included beneficial herbs or roots and were used as a sort of tonic, others were for pure enjoyment. - Modern soda making practices do not use yeast to create carbonation. You’re likely to find CO2 cartridges and syrup behind your favorite fizzy drinks. Are you ready to make some Ginger Ale? Prep the Sugar. Go ahead and measure out the correct amount of sugar you’ll need for the recipe. When brewing your own beverages with yeast, the sugar is used as fuel for the carbonation process. Yeast eat sugar and release carbon dioxide, which is what causes the drink to fizz. Some of the sugar used in this recipe will be consumed by the yeast to produce carbonation, while the rest will remain to sweeten the beverage. When making wine or beer, all, or most, of the sugars are consumed by the yeast until either they run out of food or the alcohol content becomes greater than the hospitable range of the strain. Many different types of sugar can be used. For example, mead (also known as honey wine) is an alcoholic beverage made from fermenting honey water. Traditional wines use the natural sugars of fruit to fuel the fermentation process. Heat the Water. Let’s start cooking! In this step, you’ll see that I have two pots on my stove’s heating range. The larger pot will be used for mixing the ingredients for my soda, while the smaller pot will be used to boil water I’ll need to sanitize my metal bottle caps. Make sure you select a pot that will be big enough to hold all your ingredients! Adding and Dissolving the Sugar. Heat your water, pour in the sugar, and stir until the sweet stuff has fully dissolved. While the water is heating to a boil, you can begin activating your yeast. Activate the Yeast! First things first… Open the packet of yeast. (Just a note here: I didn’t really tear open my yeast packet with my teeth.) Measure out the correct amount of yeast as per the instructions and add to a cup of lukewarm water. Hydrating the yeast in lukewarm water helps wake it up from stasis in a nice comfortable environment. You will wait until your brew has cooled to a moderate temperature before adding the yeast. This helps prevent losing your yeast to shock. Hey… wait a second… All we have is warm, sweetened water… Add the flavoring! Carefully measure and add the correct amount of flavoring. You’ll notice I had enough for another batch. Don’t add too much! Now we’re getting somewhere! Stir, you crazy beast, stir! And then onward to the bubbles… Add the yeast. It’s very important to allow your brew to cool to a lukewarm temperature before you add your activated yeast. Give it a good stir for even distribution. Remember, don’t just toss your yeast into the brew and hope for the best. Activate the yeast first and only add it to the brew once it has sufficiently cooled. Adding it while the mix is still hot will kill the yeast and leave you with no carbonation. By now, you should have your caps sanitized and ready to go. If not, go ahead and get them cleaned up before you continue. Since I used glass bottles for my brew, I had to get these special bottle caps. If you’re just starting out, you can reuse plastic soda bottles. In fact, that’s what the instructions recommend. Remember, this is a kit for beginners, and it’s okay to be a beginner and just focus on the process. If brewing beverages at home is something you find you enjoy, you can always spring for fancier tools and containers. Now it’s time to bottle your Primordial Pop Ginger Ale! As I mentioned before, I’m using glass bottles, so it’s a little more complicated but still pretty easy. An important thing to remember, regardless of whether you’re using glass or plastic, is to leave about an inch and a half or so of air space in each bottle. As the yeast consumes the sugar, CO2 is produced and builds pressure. Without this air space, one of two things will happen: either your cap will pop off or the bottle will burst. You should also note that your yeast will consume sugar and reproduce far more rapidly at 80 degrees than at 65. This will result in a quicker carbonation process and pressure will build much faster. Once the bottles have had enough, they will explode and leave a sticky mess everywhere and may also cause an injury if someone is unfortunate enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Check your bottles regularly. If you’re unsure, you may want to open one early to test the pressure. Better safe than sorry. After you’ve done this a few times, you become more comfortable with what the conditions of temperature and yeast variety will produce. Even so, always keep safety at the forefront of your homebrew process. Just remember, brewing at different times of the year under different temperature conditions can alter the speed with which your brew carbonates and builds pressure. Other than that, it’s pretty straightforward. Place the cap on the bottle, crimp it down with the capper. If you’re using plastic, just twist the cap down until it’s nice and snug. Fill those bottles! Admit it. You’ve been dying to use the cute little funnel that came in your kit! But leave some head room. If you fill them too full, there will be no space for the carbonation to build. Place the sanitized caps on the bottles, while taking care not to get them contaminated. Twist your caps tightly. Or, if you’re using glass bottles, use the crimp too to affix the bottle caps in place. This was a great starter kit and made a very palatable ginger ale soda. It’s a little expensive to keep on the shelf, but I believe it’s a great introduction to the world of homebrewing and naturally carbonated sodas. Once you’re familiar with the process, you can piece together your own ingredients for much cheaper. I think this would be a great family activity and it would serve as a wonderful science experiment that kids can really enjoy. There are so many great lessons here! Such as, the importance of proper sanitation, chemical reactions and fermentation, and kitchen safety. Did you enjoy this review? Share this Post

For the first time, Varroa mites have been recorded hopping onto honey bees from flowers, and doing so with surprising agility, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Researchers from Cornell University recorded the footage. It matters because Varroa mites are the scourge of honey bee populations worldwide, infesting managed and wild colonies alike. The tiny parasites feed on bee adults and larvae, making the fliers more prone to infections and passing onto them illnesses such as deformed wing virus. If a mite infestation is pervasive enough, entire colonies can collapse, helping wipe out an insect whose pollinating ways are a key to global food supplies. In professionally managed beekeeping colonies, the mites likely spread by latching themselves onto bees that move between hives. In the wild, however, even colonies widely spaced apart are victims of the mites, even though bees from those colonies don't tend to invade other hives. Mites present in those wild colonies got there from flowers, scientists thought, even as visual proof eluded them, until now. "No one has ever shown that bees flying naturally and freely, arriving at flowers and then leaving as they wished, presented a large enough opportunity for Varroa mites to make these jumps," said the study's lead author, Cornell graduate student David Peck, in a statement. RELATED: Tiny Mite Killing Millions of Honey Bees To determine whether flowers were indeed launching pads for the mites, Peck and his colleagues brought a colony of honey bees to a site in upstate New York, where they placed Varroa mites on flowers and watched what happened when the bees arrived. Lo and behold, the mites – blind and not terribly big-brained – were able to leap right onto the bees with grace and purpose. The video below, when slowed down to 40 percent speed, plainly shows a mite hopping on for a ride.

Date: 20th September 2016 Venue: Surrey Docks Farm Company visit to Surrey Docks Farm I have been a member of the Company since 1999 and over the years I have met some wonderful people and been on many a fine visit. But I can say with confidence I have never met a group of people, or been on a visit, as inspiring and heart warming as our recent trip to meet our City Farm partners at Surrey Docks Farm. The Master, members of Court, Liverymen and guests met at the Farmers Club and took the Thames Clipper ferry service down to London's East End. A short walk brought us to the 2.2 acre farm site, which sits directly beside the Thames Path at Rotherhithe. Here we were met and hosted by Farm Manager, Gemma Hooper and Deputy Farm Manager and head of livestock, Claire Elson. Surrey Docks Farm was first established in 1975 and relocated to the Rotherhithe site in 1986. It is now one of the most successful and oft awarded, working farms in London. It is truly remarkable just how much the team at the farm have managed to cram into their tiny site. We saw everything from breeding pigs and cattle to allotments for the local community. From donkeys that provide rides for local children to a fully functional bio-digester that provides gas for the outdoor BBQ. There's even a goat herd, climbing with abandon on artificial rocky outcrops situated in the open animal area in the centre of the site. Its here that members of the local community have the chance to interact with the animals. And towards the western perimeter of the site, beehives where the skills of beekeeping are taught to young and old alike. The farm works with the people of Southwark and local communities, to provide opportunities for everyone to get to learn about farming, food production and animal management and welfare. And then there's the local version of Young Farmers Club - where the ages are rather lower than we are used to under that title elsewhere - who get the opportunity to not only learn about farming but actually put their knowledge into practice. The Company have been supporting the farm for a number of years now, and through our main point of contact, Edward Hitchcock, look to provide assistance wherever we can. In fact on the very day we visited Edward's wife delivered a trailer load of hay for the farm's animals. We were also able to see the new western area of the site - the latest to be brought into production with its new state-of-the-art new muck heap and the much needed new pig breeding unit. Only a team as smart as the one at Surrey Docks Farm would think about inclusion enough, to put windows into, not only the pig unit, but the muck heap as well, and to make sure they were accessible to even the tiniest of visitors, so that now everyone can witness what really happens on a working farm. Our hosts could not have been more attentive and welcoming. Listening to them speak, as we toured the manifold enterprises on the site, was fascinating. Both Gemma and Claire spoke with real authority and passion about the farm and it is clear, that not only are they knowledgable and effective as a management team, they are determined and undaunted by the challenges that they face on a daily basis. Funding is a constant issue, with the constant threat of Southwark's funding being withdrawn or cut. But despite these pressures the farm is clearly moving forward, developing and constantly looking for new ways to engage the community in its work. At the end of our visit we were treated us to a most enjoyable bangers and mash lunch, with the bangers made with meat from the pig unit, and all washed down, for some of us at least, with the farm's own beer. I for one left at the end of half a day on the farm, determined to see what I could do to help the farm more. And I am sure the visit had that affect on many of our party. I am definitely going to be going back again soon, and I hope this short piece will encourage more people inside and outwith our Company to go and see what happening at this remarkable place, and to find ways large or small to support it.

Wanted to report on what I discovered with the demise of my hive - Spring 2010. Bottom line, my girls were victims of situations that arise as the result of striving to survive in a cold environment. I got them through the winter, but I believe an experienced beekeeper could have gotten them through to avoid the demise that followed; however, I have found that asking other beekeepers, while important and insightful, is not the call to action that personal experience with loss can be. I'm a beginner in my second year. I have two hives in two locations. First hive: prepared for a year, watching my wooded yard for a sunny spot and my notes indicate that I picked the sunniest spot in a high ground area. The foliage increases every year, of course, so shade was more substantial in spring 2010 as apposed to spring 2009…but in Spring-Summer 2009 it rained almost 28 days out of 30. My first hive swarmed on the 4th of July 2009 but the remaining bees did well into fall. I did not extract honey, determined to get them through the winter. I used a slatted bottom board under a hive deep full of bees and medium super of honey. An insulation board was placed on top of the inner cover with a prop between it and the cover. I wrapped the hive when nights got into the 20's in the fall and took it off in the spring when days got longer and temps were in the 30's at night. I fed sugar syrup in the fall in large, ziplock bags poked with pinholes. My bees filled one frame coming into spring, first week of April. The hive was clean as a whistle except for some normal brown droppings outside of the upper entrance. I placed sugar syrup in a small feeder on the frames in an empty super. The bees crawled up en mass to say hello. Looking back, they were just so cold. On May 6th, I reversed the hive deep with the medium super in hopes of getting the queen to move up from her winter home into the hive body. It appeared that some syrup had leaked down into the hive body. There was terrible mold on the bottom board and down the inside back wall and the frame bottoms. The frames in the hive body were old from the nuc I bought so I removed and cut the good comb out and set the frames in the sun. Cleaned everything, put in a new bottom board and clean hive body. On May 26 I recorded that the nest was no bigger than a large softball. In the weeks following reversal, saw few if any bees foraging; but temps in our neck of the woods have been in the 50's and the early spring bloom was lost. I fed them sugar syrup first, then comb honey cut from the frames I found when I did the reversal. I knew they had food and moved the honey frames in close to the nest, but laid the additional feed on the frames above the nest for easy access. Checking every week, in the end on June 9th, I found the queen, apparently healthy, with two assistants only. Chilled brood. A few starved bees. Lots of pollen and honey. Nosema stains throughout that had developed since May. I cleaned everything up and placed the queen and her two loyal attendants in a nuc box. Temps in the high 40's that night. No hope of her recovery. I want to bring attention to two valuable articles from Bee Culture Mag, May-June issues, that also seem to validate some conclusions. 1. James E. Tew in his May article on page 39 "Honey Bee Packages" comments that his surviving over-wintered hives are only "soft-ball" in size, sometimes "baseball" in size. He states this is a modern evolution of over-wintered bees from packages, but I started with Nucs. 2. Tom Webster on "Nosema ceranae" which speaks of new strains of Nosema, how serious this is for wintering bees, and the need to feed properly and have sterile equipment from hive to hive. 3. Also, Ross Conrad, who fellow beekeeper, Ingrid and I were able to see at a workshop in Vermont this spring. His book "Natural Beekeeping" notes that Nosema is more commonly associated with heavy fall feeding of syrup. (Photo right - Queenie with Hope 10,031 and Faith 10,032) I read again and again that cold does not kill bees. That they do not keep the hive warm, they keep each other warm and that they are heartier than we think. I read also that the biggest threat is starvation and moisture. So I worked hard on keeping good airflow in the hive and made feed available when it seemed they needed it. I also read they will not eat sugar syrup if they don't need it. Also to stay away from corn syrup because of incidence of Nosema and a general shortening of bee life. The facts are my hive coming out of winter became, for whatever reason, too small to keep up with the queen, properly sealing the brood and keeping the sealed brood warm enough to survive what I felt were moderately cold temperatures. They also, as is their nature, left the hive when they were too sick or dying to help with it's survival. Maybe the bees got sick when I started to feed them the sugar syrup in the spring and they would not leave the task of warming the queen and brood for cleansing flights, so Nosema developed. Maybe they were too cold to move around the hive and get pollen and honey for the nest and the brood. Maybe the older bees died off and those left were less capable of defending the hive and foraging. Maybe a valuable cycle of succeeding generations was broken. The little chilled bees in their cells were perfectly formed. So it seems that when Ingrid was looking for a Queen a month or so ago, I would have done well to offer my queen with her softball size hive. That would have saved them. But how much of a factor was Nosema? Would it have contaminated her hive? I tested for everything else as well. I did the icky AFB test on pupae…also, no mites and no hive beetles. Tom bought me a microscope for xmas. All were clean, except for signs of Nosema. My second hive is new from a nuc this year and they are cranking; but not big enough to split to save this queen.

Main Street Buzz in Davidson: Recalcitrant Queen Gives Up Crib in Nick of Time Last Friday, a sweet story fell very nearly right onto my college newsroom desk in the Julia Johnston on Main Street in Davidson, no Internet research or crafty phone calls required. A microburst-style (helluva) storm that came roaring across Lake Norman around six that evening split a big ol’ gnarly tree (Arboricus gnarlicus) wide open in the backyard, exposing a beehive inside. Take that, Buzzfeed! Quick as a wink, the Eco House students next door sprang into action, with help from beekeeping experts from around campus. For the bees’ welfare, the good folks in Groundskeeping agreed to leave the part of the tree still standing up for a week or so to allow for relocation efforts. Come to think of it, bee relocation was also in the interest of Groundskeeping, too. A win-win! The hive was in the traditional Winnie-the-Pooh style of the Time Immemorial Era. Soon, an early 21st-century, Hurricane Katrina-mobile-home hive was rigged of paper tubing and hung directly next to it, according to proper beekeeping protocol. At first, nothing much happened. Then, yesterday morning, Dodger and I noticed that it stank. At lunchtime that day, my pal Mike Goode of the Davidson Outdoors was out there to inspect the property. Mike explained that the smell was a repellent to encourage the bees to move before… well, timber-r-r-r! Now, it was all dependent on the queen. “Hey, girl, hey,” I thought, “time to bounce!” Mike explained that it was clear from the traffic in and out of the tree that the old girl was still in the old hive. But at five o’clock, Dodger and I noticed that traffic into the tree hive had stopped and the bottom of the tube hive swarmed with a thick carpet of bees. The hive has now been relocated by Mike and Keyne Cheshire of Classics, who, I learned today, teaches about classical beekeeping as a classroom agriculture topic and has presented on the subject professionally. Stay tuned. What beekeeping secrets can we learn from the ancient Greeks and Romans? Will the hive survive? Next Daybook Davidson.

Wednesday, May 10th – Saturday, May 13 2017 Registration for the 2017 Young Harris / UGA Beekeeping Institute is now open! All registration will be conducted online. Click on this link to access the registration form: https://ugeorgia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_01krGC8NKJWpgFv Click here for more information: http://caes2.caes.uga.edu/bees/young-harris/index.html Please send any questions to Bear and MaryBeth Kelley at: [email protected]

Location: Cumberland County Beekeepers Club Hives Presenter: Master Beekeeper Erin MacGregor-Forbes This will be a hands-on workshop utilizing the Cumberland County Beekeepers Association’s club hives to make 4 summer nucs for the purpose of wintering over for following year use. (Two nucs per each full sized colony.) Northern raised queens from Michael Palmer of French Hill Apiaries will be utilized to head the newly made colonies. Participants will learn the fundamentals of making their own summer nucs as well as receive instruction on preparing the new colonies for wintering. Each registered Participant will leave the workshop with two queens and one divided hive body so they can make up their own nucs in their home apiary. This requires at least one strong healthy queenright colony in the beekeeper’s own yard. This workshop is not designed for first year beekeepers. 2+ years of beekeeping experience is recommended. (Divided nuc box and homasote inner covers only will be provided. Beekeeper will also need a bottom board (preferably solid) and a telescoping cover.) The purpose of this workshop is to begin educating our membership in methods of sustainable apiary management, as facilitated by wintering nucleus colonies. The workshop price includes two queens and one divided hive body to contain the nucs. Participation is limited to 20 people.

Dr. Crystal Mogensen Originally from the UK, Crystal has been working in the Maasai Mara for almost 10 years now. For her undergraduate studies she assessed the environmental impacts of tourism inside the Maasai Mara National Reserve and then for her Masters she examined the definition of ecotourism and the extent to which conservancies conform. For her Ph.D. she went on to investigate how development is defined within the Mara, and the extent to which conservancies contribute. This Ph.D. forms the research basis for all development interventions undertaken by The Maa Trust. For five years she has lived with her partner in a Maasai homestead in Olesere village. Social Enterprise and Sustainable Livelihoods Manager Marias originates from the Kiserian area of Maasailand. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree- Finance Option from Kenyatta University. Marias is currently undertaking an MSc. in Agri-Economics at Kenyatta University. He has previously worked as Programme Country Manager for Hope Kenya Foundation and K-rep Development Agency where he helped Maasai communities to develop microfinance saving schemes and small-scale business training. At the trust, Marias oversees the Trust’s finances, with the assistance of Kelvin, and he coordinates the Trust’s Social Enterprises. A large part of this involves ensuring that these projects have the largest impact possible upon their participants by enabling them to meet their greatest needs. This could be more children attending school, or being able to afford alternative cooking fuels. Maa Beadwork Manager Resian Letoluo originates from Olkinyei. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree-Human Resource Management Option from Kabarak University and a Post-graduate Diploma in HRM from the College of Human Resource Management but during her time working with Crystal, looking at the relationship between development and conservancies, she discovered that her passion lies working with women in the Mara. As a Maasai woman herself, Resian feels an obligation to use her skills to support and nurture the women of the Mara by giving them new opportunities. In addition to this, Resian takes a leading role in overseeing the trust’s scholarship scheme and is a shining example to these children what they are able to achieve in life. To Resian, her work at the trust is not just a job; it is her vocation in life. Design and Communications Director Lorna first came to the Mara as the assistant manager of a safari camp in Olare Motorogi Conservancy, where she worked for four years. During this time her interest in the sustainability of the Maasai communities alongside wildlife developed considerably, until her passion lay more with conservation than with tourism. Lorna worked voluntarily with The Maa Trust to set up the beading groups that became Maa Beadwork and she is both a trustee and works with the team, developing designs, social media presence and customer relations. Stephen comes from Sekenani, a community on the border of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Having studied hard, Stephen was awarded a scholarship to the USA. Upon completion of an Associate Degree in Business Management in the state of Utah, he was awarded the International Cultural Service Program Scholarship (ICSP) for three years of study at the University of Oregon where he attained a B.A. in Planning, Public Policy and Management. He was then awarded the Global Corners Scholarship for a Master’s degree in Conflict and Dispute Resolution. Now that Stephen has returned to the Maasai Mara, his passion is centred around empowering his Maasai children and youth to broaden their opportunities, encouraging education and helping youth secure training and job opportunities so that they do not fall into social vices such as alcohol, drugs and gambling. Project and Maa Honey Coordinator Ntimama is the Trust’s longest serving employee and is from the local area. He started working at the trust as a young man and has now been trained in various fields. He is the Coordinator of Maa Honey and is fully trained in Beekeeping and Honey Processing from Baraka Agricultural College in Molo, Kenya. Ntimama is also the Trust’s Projects Coordinator, overseeing infrastructure projects and arranging community meetings. Ntimama is keen to further his education, and the trust is supporting him through his diploma in social work at Maasai Mara University. As part of this diploma, he is working with our Outreach Programme, especially our scholarship children. Kelvin is the latest addition to the trust’s team. He is assisting Marias with the Trust’s accounts, ensuring the smooth running of finances within each project. Kelvin has recently graduated from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree- Finance Option and we welcome him to the team. Dig Deep’s Mara Field Officer Jonathan previously worked as a research assistant for The Maa Trust before moving over to be Dig Deep’s field officer. Although employed by Dig Deep, Jonathan is based at The Maa Trust’s HQ and he is a valuable asset to have around. Jonathan is from Talek and has both a broad and detailed knowledge of local intricacies. We work together with Dig Deep on all of our water and sanitation projects, and Jonathan is the key person on the ground for these tasks. In his personal time he is passionate about water resource management as well as supporting the governing boards of local schools. Maa Beadwork Coordinator Rose was initially a member of our Oltiamelatei beading group but once we realised her skill, dedication and passion she was quickly promoted to be Maa Beadwork Coordinator. Rose is a trained pre-school teacher and her love of teaching and supporting others is obvious through her work with our beadwork groups. Once funding has been secured for capacity building within our beading groups, Rose will be a great asset in numeracy and literacy training for beading members. Rose oversees half of our beading groups and satellite workshops, in addition to the workshop at HQ. Maa Beadwork Coordinator Simaloi is a trained safari guide, having graduated from Koiyaki Guiding School as well as KWS’s training institute in Naivasha. She is passionate about conservation and we are delighted to have her on board as she is well versed at explaining the critical link between wildlife and beadwork to our Maa Beadwork members. Simaloi oversees the other half of our beading groups and satellite workshops, in addition to overseeing our shop at HQ. Maa Beadwork Assistant Elizabeth is a young lady from Ngila, which is very close to our HQ. When we formed new beading groups in this area, we identified her as an ideal candidate for us to train up to support Maa Beadwork. Elizabeth helps prepare beadwork materials before they go to the field, helps finish products once they are back from the field, and assists with packaging. Elizabeth has excelled in these areas and she now also oversees the Motorogi, Olare Orok and Ilbaan beading groups via our mobile outreach unit. Maa Beadwork Satellite Assistants Ntiwal, Nawai and Noolkishuru are our three satellite managers. They oversee the Talek, Olesere and Olkuroto areas respectively. Instead of all groups being brought into our central HQ by vehicles, the satellite centres run by these ladies allow us to distribute and collect work more efficiently. Ladies walk to their closest satellite centre to receive work, be trained in different beading skills, ask any questions, and return their finished work. This process is a lot more efficient than our previous system and we hope it will enable us to increase our productivity, which in turn will increase the amount of work that ladies are able to undertake. The satellites are also key for distributing items through our sustainable spending scheme. If ladies spend their income on gas cylinders, for example, refills for these can be arranged through the satellite centres. Maa Beadwork Leather Workers Godfrey was our first leather worker and he has since been joined by David and Philip. They each have their specialized skills which together result in a well run machine. Godfrey specializes in producing templates for items and cutting leather; David is a pro on the sewing machine; and Philip has been brought on board to develop our bag range. Cook and Cleaner Soit is our cook and cleaner. He previously worked at a local camp but was pleased to take on his new role at the Trust. As well as keeping all staff well fed and watered, Soit looks after any of our guests staying at HQ. When we are all working hard, we really appreciate his mandazi and chai!

Behold, the mighty hive frame! What’s a hive frame, you ask? Well, it is a wooden frame that is placed within a beehive that lets the bees living in the hive settle in and make honey. This weekend MEVO helped build close to 60 new hive frames for our 18 hive bee apiary, to house tens of thousands of bees in them. That is a lot of honey. So if you want to learn how to build hive frames this summer and learn other awesome things about beekeeping, spend some time with MEVO.

SCIENTIFIC AG CO. P.O. Box 2144 Bakersfield, CA 93303 Office Located at 1734 D Street, Suite #2 24 Hr. Phone (661) 327-2631 2006 Bee Needs We have notified you of the number of colonies we will require for 2006 almond pollination. In most cases this number is 10 to 20% less than the number you indicated you could bring us. We are leaving this cushion to avoid the problems we had this year when the count for many beekeepers dropped by 20 to 40% between October 30 and February 1st. I (now) realize that no beekeeper can tell me what his bees will look like in February. For those of you that want to bring as many colonies as possible, we should be able to use them and should be able to let you know in January when we have a better picture of our overall bee supply. 2005 Almond Crop Statewide, the 2005 crop is down about 15% but almond prices are up about 25% so growers will do better this year than they ever have before. Almond prices are close to $4/lb but growers anticipate they will drop significantly when the new acreage comes on line. 2006 Almond Pollination Prices We set our almond pollination prices by May every year (for the next year) and for 2006 I was determined to pay our beekeepers above the going rate (this has always been our philosophy). When I set our 2006 price at $125 (for 8-frame colonies) I felt I was on-target but as you’ve likely heard, a significant number of colonies have been contracted for $150/colony (some of these are for 10-frame colonies). Rental prices range from $100 to $150 and our price will probably be close to the average, possibly a bit higher. There’s a good chanced that pollination prices (other than ours) will decline as we get close to bloom as there is a significant number of colonies out there wanting to come to almonds but without any agreements. A few years down the road it will be a different story as 200,000 more acres of almonds come into bearing (and as more beekeepers hang up their hive tools). Hold the Fort We had a meeting of our almond growers in May to explain to them that doubling almond pollination prices was indeed justified. We had an excellent response, except from our largest grower who told us our price ($134) was way out of line and who cut us back by 7,000 colonies. This grower is now offering beekeepers $125 and has contacted some of you. If they do contact you, please inform them of the clause in your agreement preventing you from doing business with our almond clients for a period ofd 3 years after working with us. In spite of this loss, we will be renting about the same number of colonies in 2006 as this year, probably a bit more. Although we sell ourselves as a pollination service, most growers and beekeepers look at us as a “broker” and I have come (reluctantly) to accept this designation. Several beekeepers have expressed to me that with the current demand for almond bees, brokers are no longer needed – anyone can sign up almond growers. As a confirmed contrarian, let me offer a counter-argument: that a reliable bee broker is more essential than ever. Current high almond pollination prices are causing all growers to look more closely at bee colony strength. This year, some growers withheld or drastically reduced payment for colonies they felt were substandard. We get occasional complaints from growers that the bees aren’t flying like they should, that maybe the colonies are weak. We jump on these complaints right away and are usually able to meet with growers within an hour of the time they called, to look at the colonies with them first-hand. Note: the word “we” above, is not me but refers to Bill Mathewson and Neil Trent (sometimes assisted by Geurt Lanphen, Anne Woodard and Steve Wernett). I man the phones 24/7 during almond pollination time and don’t get out to the orchards until all the bees have been delivered. Bill and Neil have developed an excellent rapport with our almond clients over the years (better than mine in many cases) and have always been able to resolve any complaints that growers might have. Bill and Neil do the bulk of our colony inspection. Look at them as your best friends in the field. No individual beekeeper can be on the spot to put out fires (grower complaints) in almond orchards. Without an on-site representative like us (like Bill and Neil) beekeepers can easily get burned by these fires. Date of Mite Treatment Frames of bees in December* *assume 2000 bees/frame; from August 2005 ABJ, page 631 If you have a 2006 calendar, put a red circle around August 15. We have a $2/colony charge that will go to bee research unless the government supplies $1 million or more by January 1. With current chemicals failing and nothing new in 2006, mite control research is desperately needed. Ask your beekeeping friends that are getting big almond fees to include $2 for bee research. I’ve done so and everyone has said “that’s a great idea, Joe”, but I don”t know of anyone that’s followed through.l Note: The Almond Board will be devoting 17% of its research budget or around $134,000 to bee research this coming year. Alabama beekeeper Alan Buckley will be selling 3000 lbs of bees in January/February for $15/lb. (256)996-5174. Norm Cary: (559)562-0300 Pat Heitkam (530)865-9562 Global Patties (Canada) (866)948-6084 (toll-free). Dadants and Mann Lake also sell protein and/or pollen feed. Ask at their booths at the bee meetings. Global Patties plans to have a booth at the CA bee convention. California Beekeepers Convention November 8-10, Harveys, Lake Tahoe. See www.californiastatebeekeepers.com for more information. Stay in Touch Please keep me informed of your bee status in the coming weeks. We have ample bees at this time to make up any shortages but it will be more difficult to get replacement bees as we get past the first of the year. If I don’t see you at the Tahoe meeting, best wishes for the coming Holiday Season. Joe Traynor, Mgr.

Somehow, I missed one event from last week… Used Books + Cupcakes [TWO] Thursday 8/11/2011 • 11:34am After I finished everything this week at SFCC, I took the kids for a little walk to explore the Garland area. We spent most of our time looking at books in the used book store and eating fancy cupcakes. I’m officially caught up after this blog post. Now, let’s see if I can maintain a normal “one post per week” for my 52Home Project!!! As you can tell, it’s been a fun and busy summer. I’m officially making this post the winner for the most pictures. Wrangling Bees Saturday 8/13/2011 • 12:05pm My dear friend, Catherine, told us about how a swarm of bees arrived at her house one day. And what would any normal person do with a swarm of honey bees? Learn to be a beekeeper!!! A couple times a month Catherine has to check her new hives, and she is kind enough to invite people over to her house for field trips so they can watch. I brought Alyson + Ben along with me on this adventure (because it seems weird to go by myself) and everyone had a blast!!! When we were done wrangling bees, Catherine had honey sticks for everyone. We also received some fresh honeycomb on our way out the door. When we returned home, we made some delicious honey toast for everyone at our house. When we were finished feasting on our honey gifts, Aaron took the kids to the Garland Street Fair while I took a much needed nap. The kids said that it was a lot of fun and they were glad that they walked all they way down there…despite the heat. Later in the evening, Aaron and I were graciously wined and dinned by our friends Donny + Rose. They are always great hosts and cook the best meals!!! I was, however, really sad when I got home. For some reason, my camera didn’t save any of my pictures or videos from our evening with The Martins. I need to invest in good Lithium batteries so this doesn’t happen again in the future!!! Pig Nose Sunday 8/14/2011 • 3:47pm Backhoes + Bubbles [ONE] Monday 8/15/2011 • 10:11am This year, I’ve really enjoyed going up to my parents property once a week to see the progress on their house. Since they’re unemployed, they spend most of their days working on the property. We like to go up there to give them a break every once in a while. Ben was elated when I told him what we were going to do today and I told him there would be a possibility that my dad would need help on his backhoe. Naomi mostly wandered around naked (my mom seems to think she needs to be naked when she’s in the country) and then spent the latter half of our visit played in the bubbles. Alyson and I soaked up the beautiful afternoon sun. I’m not sure what my mom was doing the whole time. She was busy doing something important. Either way, we all had fun in spending time in the country…where it’s quiet and far from most problems of this world. Visiting Royality [TWO] Monday 8/15/2011 • 2:20pm After we left my parents property, we stop by The King’s house to visit with our friends from Portland (they were visiting their parents in Chattaroy). It was really nice meeting their new baby boy, Ezra. He is such a sweetheart…I just want to eat him up. Naomi and Adahlia played so well together, and I was really thankful that there was TWO hoola-hoops instead of one. As Emily said, “I wish I could capture the cuteness with my camera, and I fear that I am not doing it justice.” Naomi didn’t take a nap that afternoon, so our visit was cut a little short to avoid any meltdowns (and I think Alyson + Ben were ready to go home, too). We knew we would see The King’s again on Saturday, so we said our good-byes and embarked on our journey back to the city. The city is so busy. I wish I lived in the country right now. Park + Pool Tuesday 8/16/2011 • 9:59am In years past, I would hang out with Shaelyn all the time. For whatever reason, this last year has been hit and miss visiting with my favorite 10 year old. So, I asked her mom if she could come over and spend the night for a few days. Shaelyn was so excited to come over to our house, and I was equally excited to have her. I didn’t have much planned, but we managed to have lots of fun while she was with us. We went to Audubon Park for a few hours and then to the Shadle Pool. When Aaron finished work for the day, he rode his bike to the pool for the last hour before they closed. It’s amazing how hungry one can get when you’re having fun all day, so Aaron went to the grocery store and found the biggest pizza he could find. I wish I he would have let me take a picture of him on his bike as soon as he got home!!! It was quite a sight to see this HUGE pizza strapped to the back of his bike (he has a little flat rack right above his back tire). After Naomi went to bed, we enjoyed many many rounds of the board game “Sorry”…and found ourselves in bed ridiculously late that night. Exploring Mobius with Shaelyn Wednesday 8/17/2011 • 1:22pm The next morning, Shaelyn slept in until 9:30am. We thought she was awake two hours earlier, but we quickly learned that she likes to talk in her sleep. It’s difficult to explain to a toddler that people may not be awake when they’re talking. Naomi kept trying to sneak into the spare bedroom to check on Shaelyn. Eventually, she woke-up and we made our way to Mobius in the afternoon. I love watching the girls giggle and play with each other…especially with such a large age gap. In the late afternoon, we stopped at Ben & Jerry’s for our last hurrah and I took Shaelyn home shortly after that. Naomi took the shortest nap of her life and then I dropped her off at The Wilkinson’s house so Aaron and I could go on a date. They absolutely love Naomi and she had been bugging me for weeks to go hang out with her “big friends” (Dave and Kristy have three kids that are in middle and elementary school). Well, it wouldn’t be a real Kangas date night unless we ran out of gas…on the South Hill. I’m so thankful that Aaron remembered driving pass a gas station only 5 blocks away from where I ran out of gas. Now, I must explain, Aaron is the one that’s notorious for running out of gas. This was only my second issue with the gas gauge, and to my defense it was half way between the “E” and the 1/4 of a tank. Lame. We eventually made our way to “Froyo Earth” and enjoyed some yummy Espresso Frozen Yogurt before bringing the evening to a close. Season Pass at Splashdown Thursday 8/18/2011 • 5:03pm We made the plunge and got season passes for Splashdown. I’m convinced this is the best decision I’ve made all year. They were having this fantastic sale for a family of 5 (and you can choose any 5 people). Since Naomi is free and so is my dad, it just made sense to get this pass and have me, Aaron, my mom, Alyson + Ben as part of the family. The pass is good for the rest of the season this year and all of next year as well. We made the calculation that if we go two more times this year, next year is completely free (the cost of taking everyone twice was the same price of the season pass for everyone). If you’re wondering where I’ll be next year…most likely you’llo find me at Splashdown. It will be my second home!!! Mobius Story Time Friday 8/19/2011 • 11:48am It’s been a long summer without visiting with Molly + Liam, so we decided to meet at Mobius for some fun play time. The nice lady that leads story time at approached us to do story time with her. We were the only ones in the room!!! It was fun and both kids received new books to take home after story time. They even made their own “What I Did This Summer” books…complete with stickers, coloring and glue. After story time was complete, the two kids played while Molly and I followed them around the room. On our way home, Naomi and I stopped at our church to help a friend. Catherine (the beekeeping lady) teaches the Bradley Method birthing class…and she needed a location to teach her class that was starting on Saturday. The nursery at The Porch was perfect and I couldn’t be more excited for her!!! I put Naomi down for a nap at home and quickly left to have my friend’s car towed to my house after a recent mini-accident downtown. In reality, my car had a few minutes to cool down before we hopped in it again to go to Small Group. Somehow, it didn’t feel like I was constantly moving on Fr…but just reading this is makes me feel tired.

Join us on Saturday August 27th for DO: LEARN - a family-friendly block party at the Dundas-Manning Community Garden, with workshops led by some of our businesses (Wow Wow Nails, #Hashtag Gallery, & Odile Chocolat) and community members, including a visit from Toronto Fire Services. Come and celebrate the back-to-school season & meet new people with business and community-led workshops! - Life drawing from #Hashtag Gallery - Nail stamp art from Wow Wow Nails - Chocolate tasting from Odile Chocolat - Urban Beekeeping with the Toronto Urban Beekeeping Association - Ink making with the Mobile Ink Factory from the Toronto Ink Company - A fire truck visit from Toronto Fire Services - Bunting flag decorating and seed planting - Free coffee all day from the new Offsite at 867 Dundas St West Workshops are first come, first serve. Workshop times will be posted soon! Contact Cecelia Pye, Project Manager, at [email protected] for more information. Visit our Facebook event page for more details: https://www.facebook.com/events/777938142348259/

2017 Workshop and Attraction Schedule (Updated March 22) - See workshop schedule below The Workshops are proudly sponsored by Big 105. There is no fee to attend the Fair but the Workshops are $5 each or $20 for an unlimited pass (per person) and can be purchased at the entrance / registration table on the day of the event. Location: Red Deer College, Cenovus Learning Common - east Trades wing (2nd floor) Map of Red Deer College HERE 1) Solar PV Tour with Sunfind Solar - Friday, March 24 - 11am to 4pm - hosted by Sunfind Solar Products - two urban and one rural installation - full details HERE 2) Repair Cafe - 10am to 6pm - bring broken items and learn how to fix them together with skilled volunteers 3) Seed Swap - 10am to 6pm - learn about seed saving and find locally-seasoned seeds for your garden with help from members of the Red Deer Garden Club 4) Electric Vehicle Showcase - 10am to 6pm - members of the Electric Vehicle Association of Alberta will have their electric vehicles on display to answer questions 5) Hourly Workshops: - The Story of My Front Yard Garden - Even the tiniest space can be designed to be beautiful, sustainable, and highly productive. In this workshop, Jon tells the story of how he turned his front yard into a wonderful garden. He will talk about what he has learned about composting, seed saving, and ways to make your home more sustainable! - Top Bar Hive Beekeeping - There are many ways to keep bees, each with its own particular tips and tricks. Charity has been beekeeping in a top bar hive since 2013 and has enjoyed the process of what many consider a more "natural" system. She will demonstrate some of the particulars and share some tips for success for others who may be interested in this method of beekeeping. - Creating a Safe Sustainable Haven - In this workshop, you can learn how to create a more sustainable, chemical-free environment for your family and our planet. By making small, conscious choices, collectively we can work together to lessen the impact on our planet and leave a lasting positive legacy for future generations. Learn how to improve quality of life by radically reducing chemicals in your home! - Is a Solar Energy System Feasible? - Ever wonder if a solar energy system can generate adequate energy in Alberta, or if there are any financial benefits to installing a solar system? Come find out what's required and what you need to know for a successful installation! - Attracting Bees & Butterflies to Your Garden - In thinking of the future, we need to keep our pollinators to have successful vegetable gardens and crops. In this workshop, Christine will show you different perennials and annuals that will compliment your vegetable garden and improve your living space! - DIY at Home with Essential Oils - Learn about the benefits of essential oils, safe usage guidelines, and how essential oils, when combined with other common household ingredients, can replace toxic staples in the cleaning cupboard, leaving the home and the environment healthier. You will also have the opportunity to make a product of your own to take home! - Rainwater Harvesting - In this workshop, Andrea will share practical tips that every homeowner can use! She will walk you through the design of a rainwater harvesting system for an urban lot and home. Using existing design, you'll review all the parts of the system, as well as review the costs involved. Whether you want a simple rain barrel or a more complicated system, this workshop has something for everyone! - Sustainable School Projects from a Student's Perspective - This workshop highlights many of the green school projects from Lacombe Composite High School such as BEE WISE, pollinator gardens, aquaponics, and the Little Green Thumbs Earthbox gardens. Participants will be encouraged to think of ways they can support local school and community projects by volunteering, giving advice, or providing resources. Students will also have samples of their produce! - Sweet Dreams - Stella will share how her determination for a better life for herself and her family inspired her to recreate a new one using the resources she had. She will show you how to create your own natural perfume while helping you stay focused in creating the vision you see for yourself and your life. In this workshop, you will blend your own unique scent and dream out loud! - Passive House Fundamentals - Passive House buildings achieve a high level of indoor air quality and obtain substantial reduction in space heating requirements compared to the standard building practice in Alberta. This presentation is aimed at all those with an interest in low energy design and construction and it will provide participants with the concepts, challenges, and recent developments for high performance design and construction for the local conditions. - Preservation - Come learn how easy it is to preserve your garden bounty for the winter! This workshop will be a hands-on audience participation jam-making session. There will also be a discussion on how to pickle and make cooked jam. Of course, the workshop ends with a taste test of homemade jam! - Intro to Fermentation - Fermenting food and beverages has been part of human history for thousands of years and for many of those years, the primary means of food preservation. What we haven't realized until more recent times, was that naturally fermented foods are integral to a healthy immune system and as an important systemic anti-inflammatory. In this workshop, you will explore the basics of fermentation to understand how safe, easy, and inexpensive they are to produce at home for a boost of live beneficial probiotics. Learn more about kombucha, sauerkraut, and more! - Holistic Farm Design - Grounded in the principles of permaculture design and holistic management, this workshop will identify the four ecosystem processes present on all farms and provide some tools to help landowners harness nature's productive potential. Come learn how to design for healthier land, more prosperity, and the time to enjoy it! - Holistic Home Design & Renovation - This workshop is all about making a home resilient, adaptable, and healthy. It will help those who are thinking of building or renovating their home in applying sustainability principles to their project. Learn how inhabitants can maximize a home's resilience, adaptability, and their own well-being by considering the "house as a system" and keeping sustainability in mind. This approach can address immediate concerns related to budget, energy efficiency, health, and other factors, as well as meet the changing needs of the inhabitants for the future! The workshop provides a roadmap to making home improvements or building from scratch, while considering different future scenarios influenced by cost, climate, and the occupant behaviours within the home. - Seed Saving Basics - Learn the nuts and bolts of small scale seed saving for your own backyard! In the home-gardener focused workshop, horticulturalist Daniel will show you what you need to do to save your own vegetable seeds year to year! He will cover how growing vegetables for seed differs from growing to eat, how to maintain seed purity, and collection methods. - Ecological Landscaping: Designing for Yourself + Beyond - Landscape design is an art that ideally works with nature, supporting all organisms that live on and in the land. Building healthy relationships between all communities, plant, animal, insect, and human is an important component in creating a healthy landscape. Learn about how to design a landscape that fulfills your needs as well as the local birds and bees! - Starting Seeds Indoors - Ever wonder when to start your seeds inside, and the best way to do so? This workshop will cover the basics of starting seeds indoors in Alberta and having success. Denise will review what you need to know to get started. From the importance of understanding your local hardiness zone, to the quality of seeds & materials, you'll learn the process involved to set yourself up for a successful growing season. - Praise the Lard! - This non-denominational workshop covers how to welcome lard back into your life. Come find out how new science is validating your Grandmother's secret ingredient. It will cover the "how-to's" of rendering and use of lard in everything from pie to polish. You will also get a chance to try out some samples of the lard based body butters, lip chaps, and beard rubs. - Fruit Trees on the Prairies - Fruit on the prairies is everyone's dream. In this workshop, you'll talk about the dream and the reality. Learn what we can grow locally in terms of apples, plums, pears, and cherries. Sherwood will review different options for bush fruit. How much work is it, and what are the downsides? Learn how you can site trees to optimize your chances of success! 2016 topics included: - Seed Saving for High Quality Seeds - Solar Power and Wood Heating - Solar Energy Technology for Urban and Rural Properties - Composting in the 21st Century (Jora Canada) - Composting with Worms (Vermicomposting) - Zero Waste Cooking - Making Bone Broth from Scratch - Remineralizing Soil for Home Garden and Farm - Rainwater Harvesting in Alberta - 4-Season Indoor Growing - Urban Lumber Recycling (demo) - Knife and Tool Sharpening - Gardening with Livestock - Beekeeping with Top Bar Hives - Keeping Urban Hens - Timber Frame Construction - Green Cleaning - Pollinator Hotels - Urban Ag Summit - Repair Cafe (all weekend - 2nd floor) - Seed Swap (all weekend - 2nd floor) - Electric Vehicle Showcase (all weekend on the main level) - MakerSpace Tour (TBA) Full 2016 workshop descriptions via Facebook event page HERE

Hello to our friends and supporters, Welcome to the first entry of our new and regular blogging feature! Every month we will take the previous months’ report from our Project Coordinator, Lanoi Charity, and add photos then expand on the key events and features so our community of supporters can keep up to date with the happenings at Oltumo Maasai Project, in Maasai Mara, Kenya. We hope you enjoy! Growing Fresh Vegetables in the Community Gardens Currently, beyond the well, the most productive and ongoing initiatives at Oltumo are the community gardens and our demonstration gardens, made possible by our bore well and rain water collection tanks. Agriculture is a part of history for most cultures, whereas the semi-nomadic and pastoral life of the Maasai meant that growing food for sustenance was never a concept. Agriculture, beyond herding cattle, is nowhere in Maasai culture, and so starting gardens meant starting with the basics. This also meant not getting too technical and letting them as a community decide on the plots and who gets them, but with our assistance and management. Our project began with the completion of the borehole well in December, 2014 (that is the 10,000L water tank on the pumphouse roof in the photo below). It was not until a few months later, after building soil and planning for rainwater and grey water irrigation, that we began to grow some simple vegetables. These original gardens have become the demonstration gardens (seen above), where more advanced techniques of growing organic and healthy food in a more Permaculture-influenced way takes place. There is a huge variety of vegetables, as well as fruit trees, vines, legume shrubs, with medicinal plants incorporated throughout. The community gardens are composed of over 20 plots, each assigned to one woman and her family from the Maasai Mara. These plots range in size from 12x12 to 15x15 feet. They are placed within the fenced 1 acre Oltumo land, and located between 200+ feet of swales which were dug 2 years ago and regularly maintained. These swales (ditches on contour, no slope) act as erosion catchment, capturing organic matter while allowing water to soak into the landscape and recharge the water table. They can be seen as the dark green lines of growth running across the site. How it happened: The women dug their garden areas, mixed in several wheelbarrows of manure, weeded, and weeded some more, then gathered mulch to protect the soil. It is worth mentioning that mulch is VERY hard to come by, as the livestock eat almost everything and whatever remains goes to the wild animals. Leaves can be found in the sand-riverbanks, but most often grass from the Oltumo site is chopped and used as mulch. Then, the beds are seeded and watered, and the women must maintain them as they grow or face losing their plot to another eager community member. It’s a serious consequence, but one decided upon by the Maasai community and the Kenyan Board of Oltumo. The Problem and Solution process at Oltumo Back to the demonstration garden, there is an interesting story here that evolved last month... The Problem: The local children who come to Oltumo for water (or just something to do), were stealing vegetables from the community gardens, and the women were getting very upset. The community wanted to ban children from the site, and so they tried this for about a month. Our staff allowed it and the board in Canada agreed that the local community should decide, even though it felt it a bit harsh to us. We had known of them stealing fruit from the kitchen in the past, and had to bad certain ones for periods of time... this was always very sad and unfortunate to have to do, but did highlight the need for more food security and diversity for the Maasai, especially the children! The Solution: Our employees at Oltumo, Charity and George, asked the women with gardens if they could make the Oltumo demonstration garden a place for the children to work in and then take food from with permission. The women agreed! This is a fantastic solution which provides training, motivation, support, nutrition, and purpose for the children. It also helps motivate and guide our staff, as we often grow more than we need, but have no direct plan as of yet of what to do with the excess produce. Now, instead of just giving it to whoever asks or comes for water, we can focus on feeding the children and do our best to transfer knowledge at the same time. More updates on this are to come in future blogs. Ongoing Projects at Oltumo Beadwork: An important project that Oltumo is supporting is a beadwork initiative started by the women. A volunteer at a nearby school supported by “Global Playgrounds” met our staff and then asked about purchasing some jewellery from the women. The money the women earned from this project has gone to their children’s school fees, food, and to registering their group as a self-help group. Once they are established and have a framework for how they will conduct their beadwork and manage the group, Oltumo will work with and support them in finding markets, improving/modifying products to suit new markets, purchasing in bulk, financial advice and training, etc. Borehole Well: The Oltumo site charges families who come for water 100 shillings a month (about 1 dollar Canadian). This money is collected and saved for any future repairs or maintenance which will be used to keep the well operational for the site and the community for years to come. Bee Keeping: The last main project to mention this month is beekeeping. This has been a slow project to get going, despite having a fully functional top-bar beehive at Oltumo for over 2 years (which was built by a volunteer). Another hive was built by the women but never fully completed or put in place. The women have recently built another wooden frame for a hive using the techniques that they know, but are yet to finish it. A few major challenges have slowed this project down; appropriate materials and/or skills, adequate location for hives (no big trees), ongoing education, and protection from wild and human threats. The women have incredible building skills, but can they overcome the obstacles to create a light-weight, safe, precise and durable beehive? How can modern materials and the skills to build with them be learned by the Maasai, and if so is it the best option to pay for manufactured and unnatural goods when there are other more culturally appropriate ways? It’s been a puzzle that we are working hard on and will be expanded on in the coming blogs. Thank you for supporting us and following our blog. We would love to hear from with with any comments, questions, or ideas! We look forward to sharing new happenings, inspiration and challenges with you next month! New photos are being posted regularly on our Facebook page if you want to follow our progress! @OltumoMassaiProject Oltumo is in need of your donations to keep going and develop these and other projects. Please consider signing up as a monthly donar! Salaash, one of the founders of Oltumo, Laura, the president of our Board, and myself returned to Kenya at the end of December, excited to get back to the Maasai Mara and see the growth at Oltumo! But first, we needed some inspiration from another similar project with a bit more experience behind it, so we went straight from the airport at 11pm after a 24 hour journey and drove 3 hours to visit Laikipia Permaculture Center (LPC). This project was started by Joseph Lentunyoi, a Samburu man (different but also very similar tribe to Maasai) who has built up the site to be a source of hope, inspiration, and education for people all around East Africa and even the world. The first day there we went to visit some women's groups that are supported by Joseph and LPC. I had previously completed a Permaculture Consultancy course and had visited these sights in early 2016, so was eager to return as I knew the energy of these women and their work would inspire both Salaash and Laura. We stopped at a small church on the way where a women's group makes their soap for use and sale using locally grown Aloe Vera. The Samburu woman explained to Salaash (their languages are very similar) how it is done and he was so impressed! A group of "uneducated" women had created their own amazing product from a natural resource with just a bit of training and support from LPC. Fantastic. After this short visit we went to the Umbrella project for the other women's groups and were welcomed by a song and dance from the women who reside there and maintain the site. Their song was beautiful and their own, all about how they grow Aloe, do bead work, and host tourists so now they can earn a living without relying on their husbands as much. After this we had a tour of the site and had the time to sit and talk with the amazing woman that has been the backbone of all of this, Rosemary. She discussed with us the trials and lessons of how to organize groups, encourage commitment, and to keep the husbands happy even if their wives are doing things that they can't really comprehend. She really was a guiding light for our project and we are now using her lessons as policies for working with Maasai groups around Oltumo. After a night here we moved on to the last sight, and the most environmentally degraded land I have ever seen. The erosion is unbelievable, so much so that what looks like massive rivers are in fact just gullies formed because the grass is gone and trees can only hold onto the earth for so long. Here the women are beginning a tree nursery, gardens, and also growing Aloe. They also had a beautiful cob building with them by a group of French students that I am proud to say I connected them to because Oltumo was not ready to host such a large group. In this land where women report to eat only one full meal every two days in the driest times of the year, the strides they have made since I was here under a year ago are really incredible and I have hope that they will continue and eventually find comfort in this most challenging of environments. Back at LPC we celebrated the New Year and talked more with Joseph about his project and what we can learn and transfer to Oltumo. The greatest advice from him was to not push anything onto the Maasai. He made it clear that although many things are possible, it will take time and only the ideas which they see happening and think to themselves "I can do this" are the ones that will be capable of becoming a reality. This takes commitment and dedication from our Board in Canada to persevere and continue to find the funds to keep our staff happy and working hard on our demonstrations to create a site where inspiration and knowledge transfer through physical and real-life demonstrations is possible. We had learned a lot, now it was time to make our way down to Oltumo and find out how to transfer this experience to the Maasai we are here to support. Oltumo Maasai Project is a far distance from our core of supporters in Canada, and in general, quite a distance from anything beyond the local Maasai, the wild Mara, tourism, and a disturbing yet growing town built up largely to support the Kenyans affiliated with tourism. So, we wanted to share with you a little summary of life at the project, the things we do and deal with daily, and how they connect with the bigger picture. Food - Enda Mealtimes and food are at the heart of any family or communal living routine, and it is no different at Oltumo. We cook and eat three meals a day together, with breakfast being the potential exception. A loaf of bread in the oven in the evening to be still warm for the morning is key, or else we often make due with leftovers or fruit with coffee or tea. Porridge is an option, but the local porridge isn't the nicest texture for westerners, and oats are only found at supermarkets in Narok (120km away=3 hours) and are imported from overseas. A big lunch and dinner are crucial after our day of work in temperatures from 25-35 Celcius, so we take turns cooking each day and usually make some damn tasty meals from our limited options; tomatoes, onions, green peppers, cabbage, carrots, and red beans are the only consistently available vegetables locally. It's Market Day! Market day is on Tuesday, and it's quite a thing! We make a list in the morning and decide who wants to make the 6-8km walk to be in town by noon or so, perhaps get a “cold” beer or soda in town, then do the shopping and send the supplies back on a motorbike. For the locals, walking both ways is still common but there are also pickup trucks with dozens of Maasai loaded everywhere you can imagine and stuffed with sacks of food and supplies. The women go to buy food for the week and clothes, family necessities or kitchen ware if needed, while the men to sell and buy cows, goats, and sheep. As there is still no modern banking system for the majority of Maasai, the men selling their animals is where their money comes from, so the men go in earlier to sell then give money to their wives for shopping. The idea of a steady job is beyond rare, so a paycheck is not something many can rely on, therefore no animals means no money. Most of the sellers of unique items are other Kenyans, but more and more Maasai women are now selling the staples of corn, beans, potatoes, sugar, rice, cabbage, tomatoes, onions, soap, and cooking oil. It really is that basic of a selection. Of course we purchase from the Maasai when we can, but for anything out of the ordinary (like fruit), we'll shop from other Kenyans. Before Christianity was so common, the market day was the only day most Maasai went to town. Even now, many families only shop once a week for food! This is unfortunate as there is obviously no refrigeration here and so fresh vegetables are only really eaten within a few days of Tuesday, obviously affecting health. At Oltumo, we usually do another trip to town on Friday or Saturday to restock on basics and get us through till market day. *I have just learned about charcoal fridges, and we will build one in the future at Oltumo. Cooking Food- Tayada Enda The cooking style we use at Oltumo is likely unique to the Maasai Mara and for definitely rare in the developed world. At Oltumo we used natural materials to build rocket stoves to cook our food. One stove heats the oven where we bake our breads, one heats two chambers for our pots and pans. A rocket stove is fueled with small pieces of wood and hardly produces much smoke at all. This daily use of these demonstration stoves is an example of how we are offering our ideas but not forcing them. and it's working! (Upcoming blog on our rocket stove evolution at Oltumo... yes, believe it or not people blog and join forums on just stove designs. It's quite exciting! ) Mama Oyie, our closest neighbour and a strong supporter of the project plans to build an outdoor kitchen at her home, become familiar with using it, then with a group of 4 women build these kitchens for other Maasai as a source of income. The oven with bread is a great attraction, as no one can deny the convenience of bread in a busy schedule. For Maasai women who cook, clean, fetch water and firewood, milk the animals, and take care of the kids, oh and build the houses, any cheap and practical method of reducing energy inputs is greatly welcome. Our kitchen displays shortened cooking time, less wood and so less cutting and deforestation, less smoke, and the ability to pre and slow-cook meals like bread or red beans in the oven. Little changes, huge impact, and that's only the kitchen! Kitchen life is basically the hub of our existence as Oltumo. We gather there, have meetings, talk, play cards, chess, or backgammon, design, plan, experiment with foods and the rocket stoves, and welcome visitors. Anyone who has stayed at Oltumo may very well have their strongest memories from this little area which has organically evolved over time to become a functional, comfortable, and inspiring space at Oltumo Maasai Project 2015 Oltumo Kitchen 2016 Oltumo Kitchen For those of you who know me, (Steve) you will know that I'm not exactly a strict or necessarily time-influenced person. This quickly becomes quite apparent when one stays at Oltumo, and yet, to my great satisfaction, work still gets done! There is an info wall with our weekly plan outlined and some basic details to help one look at a task and get to work. It is useful, but often just a talk over dinner and/or breakfast does the trick as well. My belief in management is to provide a deeper understanding of the bigger picture, then break it down into focus areas and how they all connect and influence one another, then find which areas are of interest to the worker or volunteer. If they both enjoy and understand it, then all should go well and more often than not will exceed my previous plans or expectations. It must be noted that volunteers request to join Oltumo and that if I sense no correlating passion of the person, then I may very well decline their request to join. Local and sustainable resources Resource collecting is one job I often send volunteers on who have just arrived because it gives them a chance to explore the area, meet the kids out at work with the animals, and get out of the site for a change of scenery. Plus, we who have been here longer have done our share of hauling heavy wheelbarrows and honestly it's nice to get a break! Here's a little list of resources we need collected and how they help the project in so many ways, the point worth emphasizing is that simple tasks are not just simple tasks.. Process: Take the wheel barrow, gloves, and a machete to go and collect as much fallen wood as you can. The women cut and collect the trunks and main branches so we collect the leftovers essentially, unless they are too thorny and/or would be too annoying or hazardous to use in the rocket stove. The round trip usually takes one hour, and that wood will last us about one-two days of cooking 3 meals for an average 8 adults, a loaf of bread, and several pots of water for tea and coffee. Enjoy the scenery while you're at it :) Collect stones and sand: Process:Take the wheel barrow and a shovel to go and get as much sand as you can carry. Remember that it gets heavier as you go! For rocks go to the river and pile them up on the edge then load them up after. If you have help, one can push the wheel barrow and one can pull a rope tied to the front. However, we may just spend the $20 and rent a donkey and cart for the day. Either way, enjoy the scenery while you're at it :) Impala, hyena, all types of frogs, insects, incredible birds, warthogs, zebra, the vibration of a heard of wildebeest running past, and the occasional lion are all heard at night from our tents at Oltumo. It's quite a feeling to be lying in a dome of plastic and think there's only a 5-6 foot tall fence and plains of grass and shrub between me and the wild of Maasai Mara! But then again, they do get closer than that, just not the big ones; ants! It truly is insane how many of them come out after the rains stop. Tents raised 45cm from the ground on wooden platforms, not safe without a regular addition of ash around each leg. But ya know, other than the ants sleeping here is pretty nice. Although not if it rains horizontally and penetrates our $20 tents... not raining inside, more like sweating profusely. It's a tricky challenge this intense rain we get. So far so good though, there may have been more damp nights than desired for some volunteers, but I never actually received too many complaints about it. We have such wonderful volunteers :) So build a roof and a floor, purchase a $20 tent, a $18 mattress, $4 for sheets, $4 for pillow and case, $12 for a warm blanket, and we have accommodation! Not perfect, but suitable for now. Growing rain and wind protection is in the plans. Growing the Gardens The Maasai are traditionally semi-nomadic pastoralists, and therefore never grew any food for themselves. The idea of farming is very foreign to most of them, but the times are changing and most can't doubt the benefit of having a garden at home for the family. However, most don't really think they can do it because of a lack of water and protection from animals, on top of the lack of education and/or culture of gardening. At Oltumo, our philosophy is to lead by example and demonstrate techniques for the Maasai to adapt to change if they so wish. If they wish to adapt in ways we are promoting, then we can help them with training through experiential education, inspiration and support. Pemba is the man responsible for the gardens and does most of the work, then volunteers at Oltumo help us to maintain and develop our gardens. As described before, we utilize local materials all that we can, and this requires labour. Edging materials, organic materials, mulch, manure, sand, rocks, so many supplies are needed for quality garden preparation, and our volunteers are responsible for much of what we have collected. The gardens we started last year were also quite the experiment. Overall successful, as we produced potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, green onions, tomatoes, kale, swiss chard, lettuce, local herbs and greens, beans, pumpkins, squash, dill, coriander, sorghum, corn, and sunflowers. However, they needed many adjustments and we needed help to make them happen. The swales and ditches were dug during a drought when very little organic matter was in the soil, the result was that the water just sat stagnant. Also, erosion and deposits of silt and clay were an issue, so we decided to add stones to much of the passive irrigation system. They did help erosion, also reduced the pooling water, but over the year began to fill with clay and became almost useless. As the problem often is reveals the solution, useless was actually good thing because we also needed more rocks for other projects, and the surrounding roots had grown so much that they would serve as erosion prevention as well as allow the water to sink into the earth! All this work needed to basically be undone and the rocks re purposed, which we couldn't have done nearly as efficiently without volunteers to help. This is and example of the energy-intensive process that starting a Permaculture-based project can be, and how crucial it is for us to have the amazing help that our volunteers provide. Permaculture Design Time Permaculture is more about design than actual work at the start. How does this make sense? Well the idea is that we've been working quite hard for centuries yet somehow are far from creating any kind of truly sustainable, regenerative, functional, mainstream system that compares to that of the Earth's systems which sustain us all. I'll add that it is a matter of perception as to whether there actually are multiple systems on Earth, or if Gaia theory is correct and the Earth itself is one living organism, and that it's a very worthwhile point to ponder :) During our days and nights at Oltumo, the discussion revolves mostly around the project. The topics cover the absolute basics, like how to best deliver grey water from our sinks to the banana circle and garden or the placement of trees and how they will affect the land in 20 years. Then to the abstract and contemplative issues of cross-cultural interaction, tribal life and its transition to modern structures, and the most appropriate ways to move forward with our plans and actions as a conscious development project. We have been designing the old-school way, through discussions, lists, and drawings or sketches on paper. For the Maasai, drawings and lists are not even a consideration, but talking and discussion is cultural and so we encourage their input on the new ideas we are presenting. The reason this is so important is that respecting wisdom and knowledge of local people is absolutely crucial. This doesn't mean we have to take everything that the the local Maasai say as 100% truth or the best information available, but it is to be considered as a valuable resource that must be respected. There have been and will continue to be countless bits of knowledge that are truly valuable and worth learning from the Maasai. How fortunate we are to have this local wisdom resource for our project. I also have a collection of books and pdfs, videos and links so they have helped us a lot in our process despite the slow slow internet. As I write this blog I am in the process of digitizing all of these drawings, maps, lists and mindmaps. I have some days in Nairobi before I fly, so I hope to get a lot done and begin the work on forming our Master Plan for Oltumo. If you are interested in what that actually is, check out a nice little video on it here, Rak Tamachat Master Plan, which was created by Terra Genesis International LLC. I am confident that with the continued support and idea inspiration that volunteers and connections provide, Oltumo Maasai Project will have a master plan by next year that can be used as a model for how to transform a single-function borehole or well into a thriving community project. Keep an eye out for the upcoming Design blogs! There are many in the works... Inclusive Discussions and Planning Women, Kids, and Water! Oltumo is a well project. In fact, I work hard to get the accurate name of Oltumo Maasai Project to become common use rather than Oltumo Well Project, which is how we started and obviously water is still the major draw to our project. Every morning between 7-8 we become aware of this when the sound of water falling onto the bottom of a jerrycan becomes regular. Women from as far as 2 or 3 kilometers will use the well in the dry season. We have a log book and about 20 women are signed up to have paid 50KSH ($0.5 USD) per month, and then they likely have children accompanying them, bringing the number of regular users up to 60 or so. We actually will have to raise the fees for water if we hope to accomplish our goal of saving the communities money to replace the pump and solar panels themselves when the time comes. This is the only way to true self-sustainability, but will be discussed more after we can prove to them the money is being saved for this purpose. It's nice to have so many friendly and lovely Maasai women coming to Oltumo to help us start our day. Sometimes we share chai or coffee, let them try our bread which is always to their approval, and exchange some smiles while Pemba or Salaash or George talk to them. And the kids...always the kids... We hope you enjoyed this summary of our daily existence. You're also welcome to watch this video of a tour we made of Oltumo. It's very descriptive, with past, present and future all discussed as we walk around the site. It was Lialo Salaash and I who came to finish the well and begin this journey of a project back in November 2014. Now, returning at the end of 2015 after 7 months away from Oltumo Kenya, it's hard to believe that the borehole was completed only 14 months ago and that this is the same place. The growth in the land has been incredible... The gardens were the most obvious sign of growth. Starting with nothing but clay soil and piles of dung at our disposal, we worked hard and the process of building fertile soil has clearly begun. Time to get back to work Let's start with the fence. Last year Lialo returned to Kenya to visit Oltumo and secure the one acre of land which the borehole was drilled and constructed. Now, we have put up a one acre fence to expand our community support experimentation and education site. It is so nice to have this 1 acre to plan and design to help us reach our goals, we really needed more space. A kitchen fit for a feast! Double chamber rocket stove (one fire-two pots), table for 10, earthen bench , 2 movable wooden benches, and a kitchen grey water system! Oh the luxury. Volunteer accommodation is improving! Tents don't last long out in this intense sun, and most don't handle the huge rains which leave the ground with inches of water for hours after. So, now we have a roof and floor for 4 tents! Back to the gardens... and so much rain to help! New Swales!!! planted with sweet potato to act as a living mulch and protect the soil plus prevent erosion. Sorry, finished pics still to come. Will do a whole blog on the issue of water in the land. Celebration during Christmas and Kenyan summer holidays, where we slaughtered a goat from Lialo Salaash and cooked dozens of chapati's. We also hosted a small rocket stove workshop with some local women. This and a lot more has been going on at Oltumo Maasai Project. I'll be posting again in 3 weeks the progress of the one acre, including swales with overflow ponds, a large garden, our demonstration managers house, and our new tree nursery. It has been an amazing time of collaboration and progression at the well site of Oltumo Maasai Project. Since February 10th, we have been fortunate enough to welcome 7 volunteers to our project! Largely through the website helpx.net, but also from our facebook page and this website, a steady stream of requests to come and help in any way they can has been flowing our way. In the end, about half of the helpers who requested to come were accepted, and I feel completely satisfied, even surprised, with the energy and support of those who have joined us. From far off countries like France, Sweden, and New Zealand, to even right here in Kenya! Why does Oltumo need Volunteers? On top of the obvious benefits of having this physical and motivational support, it is essential that we consider the reasons as to why a Maasai project would need help from people not within the community? It must be clear that our helpers are not paying more than their food costs to stay with us, so money generation is not the incentive, unlike most volun-tourism projects here in Africa. Our original intentions back in November were that this project was to be built in a way that the the local community would get involved, and eventually take ownership and lead the direction and management of the project. That is still the intention and our major goal, but the path to get to that point is unclear and full of obstacles that we were either unaware of before, or just not capable of understanding the bigger picture of until we had lived it. When I say obstacles, I mean more that the everyday customs and culture of the Maasai need to be fully understood and empathized with in order to create a structure and systems that will truly benefit them. These systems also need to be self-maintainable and appropriate for the long run. For example, the cultural role of men and women in the society creates immediate constraints as to what can be done and who can do it. To try and force new ideas that put pressure on the gender roles of a culture is inconsiderate, illogical, and likely very damaging to the culture itself. Oltumo sees it's role as providing working examples of appropriate ideas and small yet beneficial solutions for the Maasai, but is still unsure as to how to appropriately implement or introduce them into the culture. Moreover, as the outside world encroaches on the Maasai, certain extreme changes are already taking place! Christianity is taking over their traditional beliefs and leaving their customs behind as 'primitive' ways of the past, education has transitioned from life-learning to something only to be done in the classroom, coincidentally anything outside of modern education is slowly being seen as less-worthwhile or important, including their traditional medicine, which is quickly becoming non-existent. Being part of the Change A reality that we face by being a project inspired by the Maasai, especially Lialo Salaash, yet initially driven by a whole bunch of foreigners, is that for better or for worse, we are indeed causing change by simply being here. Had this project been started ten years ago. we would have had to have been much more careful in what we were bringing into Maasai life. I personally feel guilt over the influence of my computer and camera from visits to the Mara in the past. Currently, all of the "modern society influences" that we are bringing are available in the Mara; in the center there are "cinemas" where you can go and watch movies on a TV screen, internet is available on any smart phone, new jobs and roles are being accepted by the men as they need more income than in the past. Combined with the exposure to outside cultures that has been around for a while due to the tourist camps, and to top it all off, land sub-division, and drastic societal change is not only inevitable, but here. Does this justify us bringing in modern technology like Ipads and computers, or wearing more liberal forms of dress than is customary? It's hard to say, and all we can strive for is exposing the Maasai to certain aspects of outside cultures and customs, while not forcing them to accept, but rather leaving the acceptance up to the Maasai themselves. Balance is a fine line indeed... John using a Maasai-English language website to communicate with some local women. The women loved it so much and it in-turn inspired John into the realization that education is desired by all of the Maasai, not just the young, and that what we have could potentially be a fantastic education space in itself. The Role of Oltumo and the Maasai As destructive OR beneficial as this all may sound, we believe that these changes also provide new opportunities to grow and become more resilient. There absolutely are niches that we know can be filled in truly beneficial ways. The challenge lies in the fact that the culture has no answer as to how exactly they can even be filled, or even who's role this would be to fill them! A good example of this is the idea of growing food in a small garden within the village. Traditionally the women would take care of all matters in the village, like raising children, feeding them, making sure there is enough water and firewood, building the houses, etc. The men would be responsible for taking care of the animals so as to provide income and food for the family. So what happens when the droughts are more common and the animals one has are not enough to provide fresh milk everyday, nor fresh blood to drink (highly nutritious, although Christianity has really helped to mostly put an end to this "sin" as well), or even enough income to buy food from the markets or send their children to school? Does this mean that the men can grow food because it equates to earning money, or is it still the women's role because they are the ones who physically feed the family? These issues are not the role of Oltumo to answer, but we can provide inspiration by planting seeds of hope and solutions for those who wish to take more control of their lives and have ownership of their own fate as much as "Enkai (God) is willing." Cob and Natural Building - A way to build trust and respect among the Maasai The Maasai women have always built their houses out of maybe a dozen solid posts, woven sticks, and cow dung. They also used to be nomadic, and a house was only needed to stay useful for a few years. Now with land sub-division limiting their ability to move as in the past, they are in need of more permanent dwellings. Beyond their traditional building style, concrete building done by a Fundi (builder) is seen as the only other option. Not only is this extremely expensive, but generally the basic and modern designs also take away from the cultural beauty of their close-quarters, fire in the center of the house-style living. We have began to experiment with adding other elements to the cow dung, such as clay and sand, essentially making a cob mix instead of only cow dung. The goal is to try and find a mix that would reduce the cracking and increase it's longevity. It took us a few tries for sure, but in the end we have found a way to almost completely stop the cracking which could mean fewer bed bugs, leaks, and in general an increased longevity of the houses! All for free just a bit more labor. We have also realized that termites are the greatest destroyer of buildings here, and so are experimenting with different kinds of foundations such as rock, or concrete. Our idea is that if the Maasai do a simple concrete base under the exterior walls of their home, then they can see the termites and stop them before they enter the walls. This is not natural, so the other option is a rock foundation, which is a LOT of work. We're trying to stay as close to the traditions as possible, but with some modern advancements that will keep the cost very low, and increase longevity of the buildings. The women who come and gather water ever day have been watching us with excitement as we evolved from a fully cracking wall to a rocket stove that has no cracks whatsoever! Some have said how they want one in their home, and most initially think that we are using cement because it doesn't crack! Another huge benefit to this rocket stove design is that it uses about 1/3 of the wood as normal fire-top cooking, and without smoke if the wood is dry! This is a perfect way for us foreigners to do something that is somehow traditional, locally applicable, and can improve their standard of living without costing much money. There is a lot more that we've been working on, like gardens, grey water systems, a movable toilet, tree planting, maps and drawings of the site, and more! My time in town is finished, so I have to end here. Thanks for reading and supporting Oltumo Maasai Project! Happy new year Oltumo friends supporters! We hope you had a joyous and fulfilling transition into 2015. We really appreciate all of your support, both in reality and on Facebook. Now that I'm back in Nairobi on a break from our project to take anAdvanced Permaculture Consultancy course, I thought I'd do a little summary with some more pictures and details of our progress during the past 6 weeks or so. To see a slideshow and avoid reading, here it is. If you want to read more, click 'Read More'. Oltumo Project has some big dreams, yet as expansive as they are, it all begins at the well. This constant source of fresh water is truly a blessing, and it's actually done!!! It's a necessity and developmental center point for the first stage of Oltumo's development. Now that Salaash has gone home, it's time for myself to really dig in and get to work on this small space. I'll be encouraging help from all who I see or meet, but this is the tricky first stage where we must be careful with money and that whole issue, so are basically just hoping for participation. I'm confident it'll work out. This is a general summary of the projects we hope to accomplish by April 2015. All of these small systems are highly beneficial in the initial stages of Oltumo. This stage must be focused on learning as an organization by sharing and practicing different ideas and examples. Both to inspire on a smaller scale, then also to better prepare for larger projects. The benefit of which will be felt both within the local Maasai and for anyone coming in to work with Oltumo. These first steps are the beginning to the larger vision of a Maasai school and community center. Right now, we need an inviting and demonstrative place where anyone can feel comfortable, while also feeling inspired by the simple yet highly beneficial systems they experience. For women gathering water, this may be the first time they will ever have a hot shower. This simple reality in itself is enough to motivate us to create an oasis for the local Maasai that doubles as a demonstration site for applicable projects they can implement at home. I cannot update this blog from the Mara, so keep an eye on our Facebook page to see pics as progress happens. Then next update on these projects will be in late January. Stay tuned, it's gonna be sweet... Growing up in a traditional Maasai home, Lialo Salaash would take his families’ cows to graze everyday. As he walked, he would think of what he wanted for his life and what he appreciated about his culture. While he loved the peace of being alone with the cows, he also enjoyed being a part of a community where everyone helped eachother, no one had just one mom or dad and everyone was part of a bigger picture. Lialo did not see himself as an individual who was separate from the group, like how more modern cultures do. He grew up in a village that focused on the collective good of all… Lialo was the child who was “supposed” to attend school as per the government rule of one child per family having to get an education. His family hid him to avoid this. Eventually they were forced to give in and his younger brother had to go. To this day, Lialo credits much of his strength, pride and conviction as being the result of his traditional upbringing. Lialo followed the coming of age traditions of his culture beginning with scarification done by knife and fire as a small child, getting his earlobes cut and stretched at age 10, circumcision at puberty, followed by warrior training for several years as a teenager. All of these rituals involved overcoming hardship, pain and struggle in order to build an inner strength that is more powerful than the pain or struggle itself. Lialo firmly believes that these stages formed the person he is today and that they gave him a strong sense of identity and purpose within his culture and community. After warrior training Lialo worked several jobs at different camps and lodges on the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. It was in 1997 that he first met Natasha Wiig at Planet Safari’s camp. He couldn’t speak English, nor she Maasai, but they were instantly drawn to each other. Him to her happy, carefree ways and love of children. She to his quiet, caring disposition and strong work ethic. Their relationship developed into love, full of hope for a future together, but also the challenges of blending two worlds. Natasha made it a point to quietly watch the Maasai – women especially – and learn their way of life. The parenting practices, in particular, fascinated her and she marveled at how different the Maasai children seemed compared to children in Canada. Babies were never alone, always in arms and mothered by many different people. They didn’t seem to cry or want for anything. Rather than becoming indulged and spoiled they grew into confident, capable and independent children. She began to see that the community raising the children together, provided a firm base from which they could thrive through being mentored and guided by all. Together, Lialo and Natasha planned to live in Kenya and build their own campsite for backpackers visiting the game reserve. They hoped that it would be a way to bring their worlds together for the benefit of many. After the birth of their first child, Acacia in 2000, they did just that. Acacia Camp, as they named it, was a camp where Maasai and world travelers came together. Maasai staff ate with guests, played checkers together at night, and shared stories by the fire. It was not “US” and “THEM” it was “WE.” Friendships were formed and learning opportunites were abundant for everyone involved. It was not uncommon for travelers to stay longer than their three day safari and be invited into Maasai homes for tea and to spend a night or two. It was here that Natasha and Lialo really began to become a bridge between two cultures. Not just for themselves, but for the people around them. Unfortunately, living in this way was not the norm in the Safari industry where school educated businessmen took advantage of the many Maasai who were illiterate and unaware of the corruption and greed. These companies built themselves up while exploiting the Maasai and encouraged travelers to spend money rather than build connections. Lialo and Natasha ended up having their lives threatened, and fearing for their safety and the safety of their daughter, they quickly left Kenya for Canada. Life in Canada was not easy for them as it was difficult for Lialo to navigate this new world without being able to read and write. He took English classes part time and delivered newspapers door to door. He next found work at a greenhouse, and then tree trimming. His work ethic was noticed and he was offered a permanent job as a laborer. Despite his difficulties with reading and writing, he quickly worked his way up to the position of welder where he remains today. During this time, the Salaash family continued to grow with the addition of 4 more children – Mateyo, Selam, Matakai and Senaya. Natasha ran a daycare in here home and in that way was able to create a sort of village for them. There were children of all ages and ethnicities in the home and neighborhood mothers helping out. The Salaash family made a conscious effort to build community around them. They added a front porch onto their home and ate meals there so that they could easily interact with neighbors. They had potlucks and invited friends from all over. Lialo made a tetherball pole and put it in the front of their house. Children and adults from all over the neighborhood enjoyed playing together. The Oltumo well project is Lialo and Natasha’s vision and another extension of their idea of coming together. It is so much more than just a well. It is really about bringing people together, forming common bonds, community, learning from each other, and appreciating the differences.

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I think the reason for my obsession with Sherlock Holmes adaptations is that the story never has to end. People are quite clever, and come up with very interesting approaches to the story, which means that Sherlock never has to die. As someone who loves literature, it’s always nice to know that a character never leaves, even when he has been “killed off” time and again. I’ve been a Sherlockian since I was a kid, and when you’ve had heroes for that long, they are hard to give up. This, I believe, is the reason why I am so ecstatic for the release of Mr. Holmes, because not only does the character live on, but the canon doesn’t have to die out. I believe that this is the moral that books can teach us: if it’s there in your heart, it never leaves. And if Hollywood likes it, prepare to see more and more adaptations. Mr. Holmes, starring the brilliant Ian McKellon, will release in the U.S. on July 17th, 2015. If you are interested in more books about Sherlock Holmes, I suggest these great reads: The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, by Laurie R. King Sherlock in Love, by Sena Jeter Naslund (not a fanfiction) Mastermind: How to Think like Sherlock Holmes, by Maria Konnikova

By: Connie Krochmal For this month, let’s explore another volume in Timber Press’s foraging series. “Southwest Foraging-117 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Barrel Cactus to Wild Oregano” by John Slattery, 326 pgs., ISBN 978-1-60469-650-9. The title covers Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas,… To be up to date with the latest information in the beekeeping industry to can check out our beekeeping latest news. On the other hand in case you are new to beekeeping and would like to start professional apiculture now get a copy of our beekeeping for beginners ebook. Beekeeping can be a full time profession or a hobby that is simple. Yet, more often than not, what started as a hobby would turn into a profession. But you cannot merely determine and tell yourself you will begin to do beekeeping. You need to have satisfactory knowledge and understanding on the area that you’re going to enter before starting on any hobby or profession. Then it is about time to indulge yourself, if you really have been putting off your curiosity about beekeeping for quite a while. Bee farming may seem simple; by learning the basic beekeeping lessons, you can be got away to a good beginning. What does a beekeeper need to know? You should have full interest on beekeeping to begin at the right foot. You’ve got to spend time taking care of your own colonies of bees. You should also have consented to share your house space with the bees. There are potential dangers in beekeeping that can harm you but your family also. Your focus isn’t just to build an income by selling honey; a great beekeeper should have passion and a keen interest in raising bees. An apiarist ought to know the right place for the beehives. You need certainly to make sure that beekeeping is enabled in your area, if you decide to put your beehives at your backyard. There are several areas limited to beekeeping; you need to get permission relating to this. Beekeepers must understand whether beekeeping supplies can be found in the area where the beehives are situated. When you have to visit a local beekeeping store you may never know; it is best that a nearby beekeeping store is reachable. Equipment and protective supplies can also be important for beekeepers to know. Understand the appropriate suit to select to keep you from any potential danger in beekeeping. Last but definitely not the least, among the beekeeping lessons you have to know is that: it’s not unimportant for the beekeeper to understand the proper manner of picking honey. If you are not able to harvest honey from your bees all the efforts that are beekeeping would be useless. A beekeeper should know the procedures in collecting the honey from your comb; beeswax is also part of the yields in beekeeping.

News & Islam Bee blog A ‘clearer’ path for the bees The observation beehives have grown yet again. The chunky new supers are not very attractive, but apparently there’s something of a national shortage at the moment, due to very high demand – reflecting what a good year it has been so far for beekeeping. Above each new super and below the old super is a ‘clearer board’ (see photos below); this lets bees travel easily downwards, but it’s much harder for them to find their way back up. By effectively moving all the bees to the new super below, the top super, which is heavy with honey, can more easily bee taken for extraction. Scroll down below the pictures of the observation hives for a short video clip of a resident mouse, who appears to be feasting on dead bees, whilst carefully jumping out of the way of any bee that may sting!

Copoco’s Honey and Bee Products “Bee Healthy, Bee Happy” Our Family’s Company Story… The next year (2005) more of the Gilmore family came on board, and “Colorado Pollination Company” (COPOCO) was born. We purchased more equipment and ordered packages of bees in from California. We became a small commercial operation, run entirely by family. We provided pollination for many farmers in Northern Colorado, and then took our bees on vacation to California for the winter to pollinate the Almond crop. 2006 brought many more changes for our family business, with three farmer’s markets and a retail store on Trilby and South Shields. In 2007, we closed our store, but we made our products available online. Benjamin married Rebekah and she picked up beekeeping like it was second nature to her. 2008 found us active at local farmers’ markets and Colorado Honeybee Rescue, formerly Bee Busters, gave many unwanted bees new homes while striving to educate people about the differences between honeybees and other bees. 2009: In addition to opening our new retail store in June, we had more bees to tend and pollination contracts to fill. With Rebekah at the store and Benjamin working with the bees, there was a lot of work to do, but we buzzed on. We have enjoyed getting to know and to help local backyard beekeepers. 2010 found us getting many new backyard beekeepers started up with their own hives and working many hours at Copoco’s Honey. Benjamin tended the bees while Rebekah ran the store and got to know and love the community better. Our bees suffered several losses when Benjamin fell during a hive removal but we remained optimistic and did our best to take good care of the girls we had left. 2011 brought about many changes and a lot of stress. The store inventory and selection kept expanding and many more local items made their way to our shelves. On the beekeeping end trying to get our bees happy and healthy again after the difficult and trying last year was the biggest challenge. Benjamin did his best to get the numbers back up with the healthy hives.

Appalachian Coal Miners Who Lost Their Jobs Are Being Retrained as Beekeepers – for Free By Ryan Morris-Feb 3, 2019 *** begin quote *** With the slow decline of the coal industry, West Virginia residents are enthusiastically taking to bee-keeping as an alternative new source of income Over the course of the last 28 years, high-paying mining jobs have dwindled from 132,000 to 53,000, and former mineworkers have found themselves in need of a new occupation. Now, a recently-formed nonprofit called the Appalachian Beekeeping Collective has offered a solution for the economic hardship in the region. So far, the organization has trained 35 beekeepers, with plans to train another 50 during the upcoming weeks. Once the budding beekeepers complete the free training, they are also given all the equipment they will need for their new profession. *** end quote *** Seems like humans are infinitely adaptable. And, no Gooferment involvement? A need being filled by smart people. Very impressive. # – # – # – # – #

Portland State loves to brag about the plethora of opportunities and activities offered by the school and the city. Being on an urban campus certainly has its advantages, and many choices is definitely one. But as a new student, this can be overwhelming. If you’re new to the area and still trying to get your bearings, it’s hard to know where to start. Fortunately, PSU is home to at least a dozen resource centers that can help you do exactly that—from setting you up to succeed academically to meeting like-minded people and getting involved in campus cultural life. Here’s an overview to get you started. Advising and Career Services is a one-stop-shop for all your academic and career questions and concerns. Located in the University Services Building, they can assist you with everything from choosing a major to finding an internship to applying for jobs. -Offers an impressive selection of workshops and events, including career fairs -Provides assistance with cover letters, resumes and preparing for an interview -Created a Career Development and Job Readiness Guide module available on D2L Contact: 503-725-4005, [email protected] The Disability Resource Center is dedicated to assisting students with disabilities by working with them and faculty and staff in order to create an accessible, inclusive educational environment. They are centrally located in room 116 of the Smith Memorial Student Union. -Holds drop-in hours with an accessibility specialist from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday and an adaptive technology specialist from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday -Hosts events such as celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Intersections: An Evening of Storytelling about Identity, Culture, Community and Pride -Offers online assistance, tutorials and guides Contact: 503-725-4150, [email protected] International Student Services offers support for the more than 2,000 students from over 100 different countries attending PSU. They are eager to assist students with specific questions, such as immigration status, as well as other resources for thriving at PSU. -See their website for drop-in hours or make an appointment to ask questions about changing your status, filing for reinstatement, or for off-campus employment questions -Includes an immigration advising team and international student life team Contact: 503-725-4094, pdx.edu/international-students La Casa Latina Student Center is a place for Latino/a students to create community, receive academic support services and celebrate their identity. -Has a computer lab and space for students to meet or relax -Hosts events such as Día de los Muertos, Sí Se Puede Week and Latino Heritage Month Contact: 503-725-6710, [email protected] The Multicultural Center is invested in exploring intersectional identities and seeks to foster cultural competency by engaging students and promoting meaningful dialogue. -Offers programs and events focused on multiracial identity -Offers a computer lab and study space Contact: 503-725-5342, [email protected] Native American Student and Community Center celebrates and empowers Native American/Alaskan Native/Pacific Islander students through programs and events, academic support, intergenerational engagement that preserves intertribal community and honors tradition, storytelling and ceremony. -Includes student groups such as United Indigenous Students in Higher Education, American Indian Science & Engineering Society and the Pacific Islanders Club -Website includes a tribal directory Contact: 503-725-9695, [email protected] The Queer Resource Center assists students all along the sexuality and gender spectra. They serve as advocates for students and offer one-on-one support, enlisting the aid of other on-campus organizations. -Provide panels and training to faculty, staff, students and community members on issues of sexuality, gender and intersecting oppressions -Their space includes a comfortable lounge, computer workstations, LGBTQ lending library and an overall welcoming atmosphere -Check out their online events calendar for regular activities and opportunities Contact: 503-725-9742, pdx.edu/queer The Resource Center for Students with Children aids students with children in achieving a life-balance that allows them to pursue their academic ambitions. -Provides child care subsidies, safe lactation spaces and a Family Resource Room -Provide Bundle of Joy Bags and Welcome Bags for new parents and new students -Offers individual consultations and a peer mentor program Contact: 503-725-9878, pdx.edu/students-with-children The Student Sustainability Center gives students the tools and opportunities to explore sustainability and create positive change on and off campus. -Has an extensive volunteer program with multiple task forces that include gardening, beekeeping, cultural sustainability, media and marketing, and waste reduction -The EcoReps program promotes environmental and social justice -Offer opportunities to get involved in the Student Sustainability Leadership Council, go on field trips, attend other events and work on professional development Contact: 503-725-5598, [email protected] Women’s Resource Center is an advocate for all members of the PSU community, so they might have the best educational experience. They frequently collaborate with other organizations and centers on campus to sponsor events like Social Sustainability Month in November and Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April. -Their Interpersonal Violence Program is invested in promoting healthy relationships and improving PSU’s response to, and prevention of, sexual and domestic violence -The Leadership in Action program offers opportunities for students to participate and get involved at the WRC -The Empowerment Program offers support for non-traditional students who often face increased obstacles when coming back to school to complete a degree Contact: 503-725-5672, [email protected] Veterans Resource Center supports veterans, service members and their families, and offers them a place to connect and create community. They advocate for these students and the unique difficulties they may face. -Offers a student lounge and study space with four computers -Offers information about other organizations who cater to the needs of veterans and military service members -Other services include: VA vocational rehabilitation & education counselors (by appointment) and Multnomah County veterans service officer (service-connected disability claims) Contact: 503-725-9807, [email protected]

Isabella and the Fireside Girls attempt to get their Beekeeping patch by turning themselves into bees, and Poofenplotz tries to become queen of the world by stealing and consuming massive amounts of royal jelly. Just after the Bee Day Festival opening, the Fireside Girls return to the lodge commenting about the event, especially Katie's favorite part of the song. Isabella walks in and declares that they should work on getting their Beekeeping patches which they previously failed at. She was about to have a flashback to last year's fail but Gretchen stops her, as she promised to never show it. Isabella began to worry as if the girls fail once more, the "Two Strikes and You're Out" rule applies and the girls will no longer be able to earn the patch. Gretchen calms Isabella and just as she unveils the beehive, the girls discover the bees are gone. Isabella begins to panic again and starts to have a flash-forward, but she abruptly stops realizing that Pinky is missing and wonders where he is. Pinky enters his lair through a mannequin's handbag, passing Perry in an adjacent tube on the way down. Wanda reveals that Professor Poofenplotz is planning a bee-related evil scheme, information which she learned from her unpaid intern Carla. Pinky exits, using the handbag as a jetpack. Back at the lodge, Isabella is starting to panic, as the Fireside Girls only have this one day to find the bees and earn their patches. Gretchen says that the best way to be a beekeeper is to think like a bee, and after Adyson's theory of gaining bee-themed superpowers is rejected because they don't have access to radioactive bees, Isabella realizes that they can repurpose Phineas and Ferb's sorbet machine that turns people into flies in order to turn into bees. At Poofenplotz's building, Poofenplotz has just received her rejection letter for application into L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N. (authorized by Dr. Doofenshmirtz) when Pinky arrives. Poofenplotz traps him in her makeup case. At the Flynn-Fletcher backyard, Isabella has just acquired the repurposed sorbet machine from Phineas, who reminds her that the effect only lasts for a couple hours. While Ginger flirts with Baljeet, who is telling her about how bees communicate by dancing, Isabella activates the machine, turning herself and the other Fireside Girls into bees, unintentionally causing Ginger to disappear from Baljeet's line of sight and ending their conversation. The girls, on Isabella's command, begin to "follow [their] noses" and head off. Meanwhile, Poofenplotz, after applying lipstick, explains her evil plan to Pinky: the queen bee becomes the queen by consuming large amounts of royal jelly. Therefore, Poofenplotz will consume large amounts of royal jelly in order to grow, live longer, and be crowned queen of the world, considering the potential side effect of a "grotesquely large abdomen for laying eggs" to be inconsequential. Poofenplotz and Pinky depart in her Myself-icopter. The Fireside Girls have followed the scent to the Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated balcony, where Milly identifies the scent their following as coming from the giant sprayer. At that moment, Doofenshmirtz turns on his vacuum cleaner and the girls are sucked in along with the other bees. Isabella is unable to get help from the queen bee, but when the other Fireside Girls are unsure what to do as the day is almost over, Isabella gives a rousing speech, instructing different girls to use the skills earned from different patches to find a way out of the vacuum. After Holly and Ginger find the vacuum hose, Adyson prepares to reverse the leads and blow everyone out of the vacuum, but at that moment, Perry hits the reverse switch with his hat, sending the girls and the bees out anyway. As the girls carry the queen bee back to the hive, the ray's effect wears off and they all turn back into normal. However, they realize that they can't speak the bees' language anymore, but Ginger, remembering her discussion with Baljeet, leads the Fireside Girls in a Waggle Dance, successfully directing the bees into the hive. In the air, Poofenplotz has found the royal jelly room at the nearby beauty works factory. Pinky escapes the trap by unraveling a loose thread in the makeup case and launches himself at Poofenplotz, causing the helicopter to crash directly into the royal jelly room. As the professor gloats over her victory, Pinky kicks her again, causing a pipe to come loose and dump a massive amount of royal jelly onto Poofenplotz, immobilizing her. As she curses her nemesis, Pinky ties up Poofenplotz and hauls her away using the Myself-icopter. After the Beekeeping patch awarding ceremony, Isabella and the other girls arrive at Phineas and Ferb's house for the wading pool party. Phineas tells Isabella that they're having iced tea, asking "You want some honey?" Caught off-guard, Isabella asks him to repeat himself; Phineas reveals that he was actually offering her some honey to go with the iced tea. Awkwardly, Isabella accepts. - Vincent Martella as Phineas - Thomas Sangster as Ferb - Alyson Stoner as Isabella - Caroline Rhea as Mom - Dee Bradley Baker as Perry and Pinky - Dan Povenmire as Dr. Doofenshmirtz - Maulik Pancholy as Baljeet - Ariel Winter as Gretchen - Madison Pettis as Adyson Sweetwater - Diamond White as Holly - Isabella Acres as Katie - Isabella Murad as Milly - Michaela Zee as Ginger - Amanda Plummer as Professor Poofenplotz - Jane Leeves as Admiral Acronym, Queen Bee - Jennifer Hale as Carla - Near the end of Waggle Dance, before the bees return to their hive, Isabella's dress is all orange on top. Usually, her Fireside dress is half orange and half brown, on top of a white shirt. - During almost the whole episode, the diamond patch on Isabella's sash is orange instead of the usual teal. - While they're in the vacuum, Isabella tells Milly, Katie, and Gretchen to find the way out, and Ginger and Holly to make a sling for the queen. However, when she asks for a progress report, Milly, Katie, and Gretchen say that they've finished the sling, and Ginger and Holly say that they've located the exit. - The second time Ginger sings "Shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, shake it, stop" the pattern on her shoes isn't outlined. - When Pinky escapes from the handbag trap, the design on the inside of the bag is missing. - When the Fireside Girls turn into bees, for some reason they don't have stingers on their butts. - In one scene, Milly has the same eyes as Gretchen. But in the next shot, they're back to normal. - In Poofenplotz's L.O.V.E.M.U.F.F.I.N. rejection letter, it states the "F" in "MUFFIN" stands for "Fearsome" but it actually stands for "Frightening". Also, the "M" for "Maniacally" is missing. - In the same rejection letter, the first sentence is missing the word "inform". It reads "We regret to you..." - Poofenplotz says that LOVEMUFFIN is made up of men despite women were seen in the past. However, she may just feel that the group was biased towards men. - When Isabella and the Fireside Girls saw Doofensmirtz they should also have saw Perry, but Perry wasn't there. - When they where in Doofensmirtz's vacuum after Isabella talked to the queen bee, Milly's eyes were without the white part. - The Queen Bee had eight legs instead of six. - In the song, when they sing "Everybody shake your rear end" Isabella's beret can be seen passing through her hair and the bottom edge of Milly's skirt turns brown for a single frame. Also, it appears that Isabella's right leg is outside the skirt as well. - The ending sequence after Linda finishes saying that the wading pool reminds her of her childhood is extremely different than the one in "Bee Day". In that episode, after Linda finishes speaking, Isabella continues wading around and Phineas does not greet her. In this episode, however, she instantly stops wading and Phineas greets her. - The episode title is a pun on "b-story", another name for a subplot, referring to the fact that this is the b-story to "Bee Day". Mostly every Phineas and Ferb episode includes a "b-story" usually involving Perry and Dr. Doofenshmirtz. - Isabella mentions that Candace was once turned into a fly from "Fly On the Wall", and the sorbet machine/fly ray is re-purposed in order to turn the Fireside Girls into bees. - Isabella's speech in the vacuum cleaner is a tribute to John Belushi - the King Bee of the Blues Brothers. Belushi's speech as the character John "Bluto" Blutarsky in Animal House is imitated to near perfection including the line "Forget it, he's rolling" and the long confused pause after "Cause when the going gets tough..." - While explaining her scheme, Poofenplotz says "And I shall not be dark, but beautiful, like the night and the day, and all shall love me and despair!" That is almost exactly what Lady Galadriel said when Frodo offered to give her the One Ring in The Lord of the Rings. - Poofenplotz's cage which Pinky was in said 'Balenchihuahua', a pun on Balenciaga. - May 9, 2013 (Disney XD UK and Ireland) - May 31, 2013 (Disney Channel Brazil and Latin America) - June 2, 2013 (Disney XD Spain) - June 14, 2013 (Family Channel, Canada) - June 23, 2013 (Disney Channel Portugal) - June 30, 2013 (Disney XD Brazil and Latin America) - July 7, 2013 (Disney Channel Asia) - July 22, 2013 (Disney XD Canada) |This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from the The Phineas and Ferb Wiki. The list of authors can be seen in the page revision history (view authors). As with Disney Wiki, the text of The Phineas and Ferb Wiki is available under the CC-by-SA Free Documentation License.|

We had such a good time last year, we're doing it again this year. Meet us at John's for a discussion and (weather permitting) hive inspections. We'll have an emphasis on identifying a healthy hive and brood, and identification and appropriate action for diseases. It's a great skill refresher and brain-wake up after winter, and perfect timing to get us thinking as we work hives through the spring build up. Your lunch and a drink. CLEAN beekeeping suit. (a few loan suits available for newbeeks) Frames for disease identification if you have any - MUST BE WELL WRAPPED AND BEEPROOF. any comb, hive boxes or hive components on the back of your truck. Seriously. We're getting together to talk about bee health people - make sure you're walking the talk by keeping your gear to your own bees. All beekeepers and aspiring beekeeper welcome. If you don't know who John is or where to go, please call Deanna Corbett for details - 06 8768852 or 027 244 1751. (Email reminder will also be sent to the Buzzsheet list within the next 36 hours, which will include full address details). Look forward to seeing you there!

By Mike Gebert – This column will cover all aspects of beekeeping, from the basic to the more complexities of beekeeping. These articles will mostly cater to new beekeepers, but will cover some advanced topics. Since this is the first article, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mike. I have been a beekeeper for 5 years, maintain 4 hives in my backyard along with 1 nucleus colony. I have been a member of the Florida State Beekeepers Association for 5 years as well as, been a member of the Broward and/or Palm Beach Beekeeper Associations during that time. I practice chemical free beekeeping; however, I am not opposed to using chemicals if your beehives are dying and need assistance for survival. We will cover more of this in later topics. I also mentor several new beekeepers and assist them with their new hobby in beekeeping.There are several reasons why I decided to write this column. One reason is because, during my travels, people discover I am a beekeeper and often have numerous questions about beekeeping. Another is people have become aware that there is a declining population of bees in the world and have questions that are not asked in documentaries and news stories, or they have follow up questions from theses stories. The last reason is because people are interested in becoming a beekeeper, but don’t know how to start or where to go for information. Because of these reasons I decided to write down and share what I have learnt and discovered about beekeeping. Over the next few months I will be covering topics such as; how do you start beekeeping, the different classes of bees, beekeeping equipment, products of the hive, question and answer from people reading this column as well as Intergraded Pest Management (IPM) just to name a few topics. If you have a question or are a beekeeper and have a different way of accomplishing a task, feel free to contact me and I will be happy to post them. On that topic, in beekeeping there are numerous ways and techniques that accomplish the same task. So just because I do a task one way does not mean it can’t be accomplished using some other means. There is an old saying… ask ten beekeepers a question you will get ten different answers. The next logical question is why does one get into beekeeping? People get into beekeeping for various reasons. Some have heard that the bee population is declining and want to do something about it. Others are gardeners or farmers and want their own bees for pollination. Yet others just want a hobby that is relaxing, rewarding and has the benefits of free honey. Whatever the reason you want to start beekeeping, understand you will not become rich, but will have a relaxing time in the bee yard. This concludes the introduction to this column and some of the reasons one gets into beekeeping. The next article will give you general information about bees and how one starts their beekeeping adventure. If you would like to contact me I can be reached at [email protected]. Until next time!!

Beekeeping can be a full-time profession or a simple hobby. Yet, more often than not, what began as a hobby would become a profession. But you cannot just determine and tell yourself that you will start to do beekeeping. You need to have adequate knowledge and comprehension on the subject that you’re going to enter before beginning on any hobby or profession. Then it is about time to indulge yourself in your line of interest, if you really have been putting off your interest in beekeeping for quite a long time. Bee farming may appear easy; learning the basic beekeeping lessons can enable you to get off to a good start. What does a beekeeper have to understand? You should have interest that is complete on beekeeping to start at the right foot. You should have also consented to share your home space with the bees. There are potential dangers in beekeeping that can damage not only you but your family too. Your focus is not only to earn money by selling honey; a good beekeeper should have passion and a keen interest in raising bees. An apiarist ought to know the right place for the beehives. The area must have sufficient sources of nectar for the bees to get. You need certainly to make sure beekeeping is enabled in your area, if you decide to put your beehives at your backyard. There are several places confined to beekeeping; you need to get permission relating to this. Beekeepers must know whether beekeeping supplies are available in the area where the beehives are situated. You may never understand when you should visit a neighborhood beekeeping shop; it’s best that a nearby beekeeping shop is not inaccessible. Equipment and protective gear may also be very important to beekeepers to know. Know the right kind of suit to choose to keep you from any potential risk in beekeeping. Last but definitely not the least, among the beekeeping lessons you have to know is that: it is very important to the beekeeper to know the appropriate manner of picking honey. In case you are unable to harvest honey all the beekeeping efforts would be useless. The approaches should be known by a beekeeper in gathering the honey from your comb; beeswax is also part of the yields in beekeeping. Professional honey producers say individuals should stop spending their hard earned money on expensive how to raise bees classes in Madison Wisconsin because they can get affordable training through online information and ebooks which cost far less than honey bee farming classes.

I played Badminton for a while, once a week, with friends – nothing competitive or serious. I am significantly worse than them, a true amateur really so I didn’t take seriously but it was lots of fun and a nice social activity. They then decided it was more challenging and exciting for them to go to a club instead of booking a court because that way they can play with a bigger variety of players. I gave that a go for the first time as well, but it just wasn’t for me, so I didn’t go again. This was about the same time as I got started on my beekeeping. Today, I was having a chat with one of the guys from that group and he asked me how much honey I make per day. This was over chat so I am assuming he was joking a little bit when he said “per day”, right…? Anyway, so I replied that in fact I am (LOL) making none and that I might collect some in September, if I am lucky. To which his response was: “Why do you do it then?” For those people out there who have forgotten the meaning of a hobby, this is the definition from the Oxford Dictionary of English: An activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure.Example: ‘her hobbies are reading and gardening’pastime, leisure activity, leisure pursuit, leisure interest, amateur interest, sideline, diversion, avocation, divertissement, enthusiasm I don’t do it because it’s my job – it’s not. I don’t do it because of the promise of honey. I don’t do it because of an environmental guilt. I don’t do it because someone told me to. I do it because it interests me. I do it because it makes me feel good. I do it because it’s my diversion. I do it because I am also a beekeeper.

Many diseases and pathogens infect honey bee colonies, but chalkbrood is likely the most common among beekeepers. Ascosphaera apis causes chalkbrood, which is a fungal brood disease. Beekeepers commonly detect chalkbrood in the spring because chalkbrood is considered a stress-related disease. However, chalkbrood is observed throughout the year. Many times, chalkbrood becomes established in colonies because of many interacting factors, such as environmental stressors, genetic makeup of colonies and beekeeping practices. Chalkbrood contaminates larvae when nurse bees admix chalkbrood spores with brood food. The fungal spores out-compete larvae for food and eventually, turn larvae into “chalk-like” mummies. Beekeepers can observe chalkbrood in many colors, ranging from white to grey to black. As larvae turn black, the chalkbrood begins producing fruiting bodies, which are highly infectious. Beekeepers can find these mummies at the entrance or bottom boards, especially if chalkbrood is widespread. At this point these mummies can spread spores to other colonies in the area. Chalkbrood often infects 3-4 day larvae, and can be found as uncapped or capped larvae. If the colony shakes a frame with capped chalkbrood, the frame will rattle when shaken. Read the fully article here: Chalkbrood: A common spring disease — The Daily Guide to Beekeeping

Stamp painting, knitting, playing with basketball or collecting: these are the certain things that come to mind when folks think of avocations. Make an effort to think of beekeeping as a hobby. Keeping bees is a distinctive pastime, it can be educational and entertaining; it can also be a rewarding hobby. Apiculture or beekeeping is the preservation of honey bee colonies. Apiary is where the bees are kept. A beekeeper or apiarist is a person who keeps honey bees for the intent of fastening products like honey, beeswax, pollen, and lifting queens and bees to sell to other farmers. There are commercial beekeeping: sideliners, residential, hobby beekeepers or hobby beekeeping, or different types of beekeepers. Residential beekeeping is normally kept bees in the most busy place in urban environment. Before keeping bees make sure to know the laws, regulations and demands because some places do not enable beekeeping. Most beekeepers are hobby beekeepers; they keep bees as a hobby but they’ve a different day job, and just find beekeeping enjoyable. Only a few hives are generally owned by these folks. They have interest in ecology. A sideline beekeeper needs to make a profit but relies on an extra source of income; it generally happens when they have decided to widen beekeeping in time that is full or when a hobby gets out of control. Sidelines beekeeping can handle up to 300 colonies of bees. And lastly, Commercial beekeepers command hundreds or thousands of colonies of bees. The broadest beekeeping type of pounds of honey. millions can handle up to 50,000 colonies of bees and make Beekeeping lessons are essential for an aspiring beekeeper As beekeepers, you should wear protective clothing to shield skin from stings of the bees. Gloves must be worn by beekeepers for holding the racks and a hooded suit or hat and veil to protect your face and particularly the eyes. Sometimes they do not to use gloves because they have this expertise in managing bees and in beekeeping. The face and neck are the most significant areas to protect why most beekeepers will wear a veil that’s. Rinsing glove hands and washing suits often will minimise interest. Beekeeping can readily be learned over time. Hands on expertise is the greatest way to learn. You will understand how you can approach correctly work and the hive with the bees. Constantly keep an open mind and beekeepers need to use all their senses. Start with a superb beginning, look for what you should try to learn and ask some experiences beekeepers seek for their advice. But it is not unimportant at all times the safety of the beekeeper. Always remember that what you may want to accomplish, anything you would like to do or what business or profession you want to enter only follow what your heart says and go for what makes you will joyful. Some folks who are interested in beekeeping get their training from how to raise bees classes in Fairlea West Virginia but it may be very expensive. Fortunately there are cheaper ways to learn the art of successful beekeeping in WV.

Beekeeping can be a full-time profession or a simple hobby. Nonetheless, more often than not, what started as a hobby would turn into a profession. But you cannot simply decide and tell yourself you will begin to do beekeeping. You need to have adequate knowledge and understanding on the subject that you’re going to enter before beginning on any avocation or profession. Then it’s about time to indulge yourself in your line of interest if you’ve been putting off your interest in beekeeping for a long time. Bee farming may appear simple; by learning the basic beekeeping lessons, you can be got off to a good start. What does a beekeeper must understand? First, you should have interest that is complete on beekeeping to start at the right foot. You should have agreed to share your house space. There are possible risks in beekeeping that can harm you but your family too. If you decide to let the bees inside your living space, then you certainly must understand the supplies and equipment that you will use for beekeeping. Your focus is not just to earn money by selling honey; a good beekeeper should have a keen interest and fire in raising bees. An apiarist ought to know the right location for the beehives. The place must have adequate sources of nectar for the bees to get. You need to make sure beekeeping is enabled in your area, if you decide to set your beehives at your backyard. There are several places confined to beekeeping; you should get permission concerning this. Beekeepers must understand whether beekeeping supplies can be found in the region where the beehives are situated. When you need to go to an area beekeeping store you may never know; it is best that a nearby beekeeping shop is not inaccessible. Protective tools and equipment may also be important for beekeepers to understand. Beekeepers are prone to bee stings; the ensemble that is proper must be worn during beekeeping sessions. This will lessen the odds of being stung by your bees. Understand the right type of suit to pick to keep you from any potential danger in beekeeping. Last but definitely not the least, among the beekeeping lessons you need to find out is that: it is very important to the beekeeper to understand the appropriate way of picking honey. If you are not able to harvest honey from your bees all the beekeeping efforts would be useless. The approaches should be known by a beekeeper in gathering the honey from the comb; beeswax is also part of the yields in beekeeping. Expert honey producers say individuals should stop spending their money on costly how to raise bees classes in Belgium Wisconsin reason being they can get affordable training through online information and ebooks which cost far less than honey bee farming classes.

5th Annual SAVE the BEE 5k Run/Walk Posted on April 4, 2019. GloryBee® is hosting our annual 5k Run to support SAVE the BEE at Richardson Park in Junction City on April 13th. This marks their 5th 5k run to be held in Eugene and the 6th race overall to benefit the SAVE the BEE initiative. Last year, the SAVE the BEE 5k raised over $11,000 to donate to the SAVE the BEE initiative. SAVE the BEE started in 2012 with a goal to impact organizations dedicated to saving honeybees and researching bee health issues. As part of their mission to support ongoing education about the important issue of honeybee health, SAVE the BEE supports the Oregon State Honey Bee Labs’ research on bee nutrition, habitat and health, and works closely with beekeeping associations across the nation to facilitate education about the care of bees. “Every year we look forward to this race as a way of bringing the community together to raise funds for honey bee research,” remarked Jo Jasmer, Event Manager for GloryBee. “We have runners who’ve raced each year. The lakeside course is a great spot. I’m excited to see everyone out to support the honey bees again.” The SAVE the BEE 5k will be held at 10am on April 13th at Richardson Park in Junction City. It is dog and family friendly, so bring everyone out for a fun run or walk with a purpose! There will also be a costume contest and delicious snacks. Register online at GloryBee.com/5k

Expert honey producers say individuals should stop wasting their hard earned money on expensive how to start beekeeping classes in La Porte City Iowa reason being they can get cheaper training through online information and ebooks which cost far less than beekeeping classes. Beekeeping, like every other activity, has its own dos and don’ts. Start beekeeping generally involves buying bees and the equipment that is needed. Yet, some individuals who are starting this hobby usually make several mistakes. It is okay to make mistakes, which article can help new beekeepers prevent making exactly the same mistakes others have in the past. Here are three blunders which every beekeeper should avoid: 1. Not understanding the best time to start a beekeeping business or avocation can end up being a catastrophe. It often leads to some loss of your bees and cash. Since most bees perish during the wintertime winter is the worst possible time to start. This would induce a beekeeper to purchase a brand new mountain of bees, which would cost more money. Fall is another poor time since there are fewer flowers, so a smaller amount of honey picked to start beekeeping. The best time to begin beekeeping is during summer, which can be the time of the year where there are lots of flowers that are blooming. 2. Purchasing used gear and old books. This can be a common error made by many start beekeepers. It’s understandable that one would desire to conserve money as much as possible, but purchasing used gear and old beekeeping books is not a great thought. First, used equipment can come with “inherited” problems. The extractor outlet might have a leak, or the uncapping knife might not be sharp enough to uncap all the wax in one go. This would certainly change the quality of one’s honey, which isn’t an ideal situation especially if a beekeeper is intending to begin a honey-selling business. Second, old books can supply info that is outdated on beekeeping. One might be stuck using the conventional approach when there are better and faster methods manufacture honey and to maintain beehives. 3. Refraining from buying protective gear. Think relating to this. He/she’ll come out as a pincushion with all the bee stingers if one doesn’t wear protective equipment when managing the hives and accumulating the honeycombs. Protective gear is pricey, yes, but it’ll help beekeepers prevent having to pay medical bills from all the bee stings. These three blunders are presented here to help they are avoided by future beekeepers. It’s a good idea to consult with an expert beekeeper before getting started beekeeping. If purchasing a particular thing appears overly high-priced, constantly think about the ending price (if they don’t purchase this thing now, will it cost them more later on?). Finally, it truly is up to the individual to decide the best strategy.

The Preservation of Honey Bees in Idaho by: Virginia Harness In mid-January, you can walk into almost any ranch supply store in Southern Idaho and pick up a kit to build your own bee box. There are shelves lined with beekeeping displays and supplies. You have a broad variety of books to pick up on how to care for bees, and there’s a rack full of seeds for native plants nearby. Community education classes are offered on beekeeping, and there are a broad variety of resources for the general public, farmers, and gardeners on how to preserve honey bees.1Though the honey bee population is decreasing, public knowledge is increasing, allowing Idahoans to work toward better habitats for honey bees. In 1945, the honey bee population included nearly 6 billion hives across the United States.2 Today, there are only around 2.3 million.3 With such drastic decreases in the honey bee population, crops are becoming more and more at risk and the US is in danger of entering a food security crisis. Two of the major dangers facing bees include loss of native forage and constant increases in pesticides.4 In Idaho, there are few state programs to address growing concerns about bees, but a dedicated core of volunteers from around the state are working constantly to improve habitats for honey bees. In response to decreasing honey bee populations, groups such as Treasure Valley Beekeepers have risen to the challenge to educate the public about the importance of these creatures.5 In cooperation with Idaho Honey Bee, volunteers teach community education classes on honey bees, habitats, and beekeeping at least twice a month.6 These courses draw a wide variety of people, from experienced beekeepers to new gardeners. In addition, Treasure Valley Beekeepers has an online library with PDFs on beekeeping and videos about the importance of honey bees.7Through outreach programs like these, volunteers are able to create a community with a basic knowledge of how to support honey bees’ natural environments. Beekeepers are also working with the public to foster a better understanding of honey bees. Boise Bees and Blossoms offer backyard beekeeping services for families with small gardens or wildflower patches, bringing in a honey bee box and maintaining it.8 This program both helps the environment and encourages homeowners to learn more about bees. They also offer bee removal services for people who find swarms of bees, safely taking the bees to areas with good forage in order to avoid extermination.9 Public and private universities alike in Idaho have contributed to honey bee research and education. The University of Idaho’s College of Agriculture and Life Science contributes to community education through publications such as The Homeowner’s Guide to Honey Bees, which details ways homeowners can help preserve honey bees.10 Boise State University has a rooftop beekeeping program, encouraging research into urban beekeeping and hiring students as interns.11 This program began in 2011 and brings more public awareness to honey bees and urban beekeeping while benefiting Boise’s environment.12 Small gardeners and farmers are encouraged by nurseries, University of Idaho Extension offices, and local soil conservation districts to plant native species and wildflowers in their gardens and backyards to promote healthier ecosystems for honey bees.13 Both the University of Idaho and Treasure Valley Beekeepers offer online and print resources on plants that help sustain bee populations. With easily accessible information about native plants and flowers, many small gardeners and hobby farmers create forage for honey bees on their own properties. The increase in gardeners and landscapers growing native forage is a direct result of community education programs. In 2007, Idaho Legislature passed a law allowing landowners to opt out of routine pesticide spraying by the Mosquito Abatement District.14 When honey bees are sprayed by pesticides, they often try to find their way back to the hive while disoriented and sick, and are denied entry by other bees to avoid contamination of the hive.15 Every year, beekeepers lose almost 25% of their herd to illness and pesticides.16 By opting out of pesticide spraying, landowners can help save honey bees around their property.17 The state of Idaho also offers a project called Operation Wildflower in cooperation with the AdoptAHighway program.18 Through Operation Wildflower, volunteers can plant seeds for native flowers along the highway while participating in cleaning the roadway, creating healthy habitats where bees can find adequate forage and support their young.19 Idaho needs to continue growing community outreach programs and state supported programs, but with the efforts of dedicated volunteers and concerned Idahoans, we are improving habitats for honey bees and helping keep this crucial species from going extinct.20 As interest in honey bees increases in Idaho communities, many different groups are working to change the future of the honey bee. Many youth are introduced to the preservation of bees through 4H programs, wildlife center presentations, and community outreach at fairs and farmer’s markets. Thanks to the work of volunteers, universities, and beekeepers across the state, a new generation is entering the fight to preserve honey bees, and they are more dedicated than ever. (Find the complete bibliography and resources at http://preservationofhoneybees.org)

- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey (June 17-23 is National Pollinator Week.) "How many? Does anyone know?" No one did, but by the end of the Pollination Education Program, sponsored by CAMBP, all 72 youths from the Sutter Creek and Ione area of Amador County did: 20,000. They also learned that there are 4000 species of bees in the United States, 1600 species in California, and 350 in Yolo County. And they learned that pollinators include honey bees, bumble bees, butterflies, sweat bees, hummingbirds and syrphid flies. "Can you all say entomologist?" Mather asked. "Does anyone know what entomology means?" "Insects," said one youth. "Yes, entomology is the scientific study of insects," Mather told them. That's what each and everyone of you is today: entomologists! Okay? She explained the life cycle of a bee: from egg to larva to pupa to adult. "Males are called drones," she said. "Females are called worker bees." Toward the end of the program, Mather told the students: "You are ready for the university. As soon as you graduate from high school, I hope to see you guys here. You are all excellent, very respectable, responsible and mature scientists. I want you to please take the knowledge that you gathered here today and share it with family and friends." The Pollinator Education Program (PEP), developed two years ago by CAMPB director and Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, along with staff research associate Bernardo Niño, aims to provide a fun, immersive educational experience "to help kids of all ages understand the importance pollinators play in the lives of humans." At the recent session, Mather shared data on native bees, explained the life cycle of a honey bee, encouraged students to be citizen scientists, and demonstrated how to carefully collect bee specimens with a bee vacuum in a catch-and-release activity. Volunteer Robin Lowry managed the “Planting for Pollinators” and “Be a Beekeeper” station. Students tried on beekeeping suits and tested the equipment, including a smoker and hive tools. Volunteer Julia Wentzel introduced the concept of "pollinator specialists" and engaged the students in creating a "pollinator" which they then used to transfer "pollen" to different shaped flowers. Diverse floral sources are integral to honey bee health, she said. Matthew Hoepfinger, staff research associate in the Niño lab, opened a bee hive (inside a screened tent) and showed the students the queen, workers and drones. Just before boarding the buses for home, the students sampled several varietals of honey. "This is really good!" a girl said. "I want more." Ron Antone of the UC Master Gardeners of Amador coordinates the annual program, working with Amador school officials, parents and master gardeners. This year he coordinated two groups: - Jackson Elementary. 62 third graders, 3 teachers, 2 aides, 3 parents and 2 Master Gardener volunteers from Amador County. - Ione Elementary. 72 third graders, 3 teachers, 7 parents, 3 Master Gardeners and 3 volunteers from Farms of Amador. The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology operates the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, with Elina Lastro Niño serving as the garden's faculty director and Christine Casey as the manager. Two others from the Niño lab--staff research associate Charley Nye, manager of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, and staffer Christine Torres--assisted with the pollinator education programs. "It takes a village as they say," Mather said. That it does. A tip of the bee veil to CAMBP, PEP, the Niño lab, and the UC Master Gardeners of Amador County for their roles in educating youth about pollinators. - Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey What's life like on the farm? If you're looking for something to do on Saturday, Aug. 4, the Pleasants Valley Agriculture Association (PVAA) of Vacaville is hosting its first-ever Open Farm Day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event, free admission and open to the public, is an opportunity for small farm owners of Solano County in Vacaville to showcase what they do. Visitors also will be able to shop for local produce and other goods, including everything from summer fruit and dried lavender to wine, olive oil and honey. PVAA is a newly formed collective of farmers, agriculture and ancillary business owners located in the rural areas of Vacaville. All have a collective interest in agriculture tourism, preserving agriculture land, and cross-promoting with local businesses in Solano County. Four farms will be open: Joyful Ranch, Soul Food Farm, Morningsun Herb Farm, and Be Love Farm. “Open Farm Day is a great time to meet local farmers and experience life on the farm,” said Alexis Koefoed, owner of Soul Food Farm.The Joyful Ranch, a 19th century farm, is the original Pleasants family farm. Two tours, offered by Pleasants family descendent Ethel Hoskins, are scheduled: one at 10 and one at 11. Hoskins' grandfather, William Pleasants' book, Twice Across the Plains – 1849, 1856, will be available for purchase, with a portion of the proceeds going toward the Joyful Ranch non-profit organization. Other PVAA farms that will be at the Joyful Ranch location on Saturday include - La Borgata Winery, offering wine tastings and a plein air (outdoor) painting demonstration - Girl on the Hill, offering lavender products for sale, as well as a free talk about lavender distillation - Sola Bees, hosting honey tastings and a free talk about honey. Live music and a picnic area will await visitors at Soul Food Farm. The owner, Alexis Koefoed will be offering free, 30-minute talks on chicken care. Karen Ford of Clay's Bees will discuss the benefits of local honey. Lockewood Acres also be on site. Dried lavender, olive oil, honey and produce will be available to purchase. Morningsun Herb Farm, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in May, is a mid- sized plant nursery with a diverse selection of plants, herbs and garden gifts. Will Brazelton from Brazelton Ranch (another PVAA farm), will discuss peach tree care. Visitors also will be able to get their photos taken with the Morningsun Herb Farm donkeys from 1 to 3 p.m. Be Love Farm is the only Open Farm Day farm not located on Pleasants Valley Road; the small, family-owned and operated farm focusing on regenerative farming techniques, is on Bucktown Lane. They will be offering “Regenerative Farm Tours” at 10 a.m. noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Be Love Farm just opened its farm store in early July. Visitors can shop for organic fruit and veggies, wine, olive oil, sunflower sprouts, and more.

“If we can encourage a few new beekeepers, bring pollination back to communities, and give people the opportunity to enjoy their very own honey – well, that’s a great day!” – Marianne Gee, Gees Bees We at JustChange are abuzz over our latest grantees, Marianne and Matt Gee of Gees Bees Honey Company! Matt and Marianne will be partnering with the Ottawa Food Bank to set up a beehive next spring, which will increase pollination in the community and will produce honey for the benefit of the Food Bank. Matt and Marianne became beekeepers by chance seven years ago, when they discovered a colony of bees living in their home. They knew nothing about bees at the time, but weren’t comfortable when it seemed like the only option external companies were offering was to kill the bees. Knowing that declining bee populations are a serious environmental concern (beekeepers in North America saw about a 40% decline in the bee population in the past two years), the Gees moved the bees themselves, and began caring for the colony on their property. As they learned more about beekeeping and its environmental benefits, the Gees decided to reach out to others, offering bee removal services for homeowners looking for a sustainable option. In 2015 alone, Marianne and Matt were able to “rescue” about 15 bee colonies, bringing them to their rural property where they could continue to pollinate. They also offer a beehive rental service which gives businesses, restaurants, and homeowners the opportunity to have their very own local honey and help Ontario’s declining bee population, while the Gees take care of everything. As their Host a Hive program grew, Matt and Marianne realized their environmentally-friendly work could also do social good in the Ottawa area. They reached out to the Ottawa Food Bank, which operates a community garden in Goulbourn, to see whether they’d be interested in hosting a hive. They see the partnership as having two major benefits to the community: the bees would increase pollination and all the honey harvested from the hive would benefit the Food Bank. The $1,000 grant the Gees will receive from JustChange will cover the costs of installing and maintaining a beehive for the Ottawa Food Bank for the 2016 season. To find out more, come celebrate our latest grantees at our October JustDrinks event! – October 15, 2015 at the Atomic Rooster (303 Bank St.). You can also connect with Gees Bees on Facebook and Twitter @GeesBeesHoney.

If you want to start beekeeping but concerned about the space, don’t be. There are lots of solutions out there, you can even try my favorite, DIY mason jar beekeeping. You’ll just need a couple of supplies to get started, some wood, the bees, and you guessed it, mason jars! So scroll on and check out what the steps are so you can get started on beekeeping the easy way. Materials Needed for your DIY Mason Jar Beekeeping: - 1 – Piece of 2″ x 12″ x 6′ wood (cut 2 pieces for the sides to 22″) - 1 – Piece of 2″ x 12″ x 6′ wood (cut 2 pieces for the front and back to 18″) - 1 – Piece of 1″ x 1″ x 6′ wood (cut 2 pieces for the top frame left and right sides to 22″) - 1 – Piece of 1″ x 1″ x 6′ wood (cut 2 pieces for the top frame front and back to 18″) - 1 – Piece of thick plywood (cut to 16″ X 20″) - 1 – Bottom beehive kit (for the bees to enter and exit) - 12 – Big mouth quart sized mason jars (for honeycomb) - 1 – Box of wood screws (size 1″ screws) - 1 – Can of wood stain (use a dark wood stain of your choice) - And, lastly, your bees. Step 1: Cut a piece of thick plywood to 16″ x 20″ First get a piece of thick plywood and cut to 16″ x 20″.Then measure and center for 12 holes and drill the pilot holes.Next, drill 12 – 3 1/2″ holes with a hole saw (for the jars to fit into). Next cut 2 – 22″ pieces from a 2″ x 12″ x 6′ board and 2 – 18″ pieces from a 2″ x 12″ x 6′ board. Then screw everything together and stain the wood with dark wood stain (or whatever you choose). Once Upon a Time in America…Are you ready to turn back the clocks to the 1800s for up to three years?Our grandfathers and great-grandfathers were the last generation to practice the basic things that we call survival skills now. ….Watch this video and you will find many interesting things! Get your 12 wide mouth mason 1/2 gallon size jars (or a normal quart sized jar).Then arrange them and make sure they all fit properly over the holes. Here is the 12 beehive jars arranged and installed in our backyard beehive. The jars sit with the screw lid on for less than 1/16″ gap between the jar and the beehive hole. You may need to add some shims to support the weight so it won’t sag with the weight of the honey. Another view of our DIY backyard beehives in a jar project.You can vent and screen this chamber if there is excess heat or put the beehive where it gets late day shade. The bottom wooden piece we purchased as a kit and this is where the bees enter and exit the beehive. The bees are seen here after we added them to the jars, they are now ready to make organic honey. After much time, here is what the honeycomb jars look like filled with honey. The Best 3 Life Lessons We Learned From Our Grandparents. How far have they come? Survival Things We Lost To History! MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT BEES IN A JAR ? PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW…

Are you searching for how to start beekeeping in Braddock Pennsylvania? A number of folks say honey bee farming classes in PA can be expensive and there are cheaper ways to learn beekeeping without spending a fortune in training. Beekeeping is a hobby that depends on having complete fire. You can’t should you not enjoy coping with creatures that are live start a company like this. Working with bees is like working with any other sort of fowl or animals; it wants care and knowledge to keep bees healthy and productive. You should take complete care of every little thing and each, so that it doesn’t create any trouble for the business in the future. – Choosing the correct tools Beginning beekeeping without picking the right tools is like entering the conflict with swimming costumes. Before you begin your business you should be prepared, or it will likely be a total loss on your money and time. Before you choose your appropriate hives ask your self several questions. This depends a lot on what is your aim from beginning beekeeping. If you are willing to invest time and some cash in a bee keeping company then you may want to understand will you take good care of your hives. Are you prepared if it’s best alternative for you to purchase an expensive hive? These sort of questions will be asked to you once you visit a professional bee keeper to consult with him about the hive that is best to purchase. Every hive has its specifications, maintenance and honey generation quantity. – New technology and procedures If you are looking at bee keeping as a business then you must analyze a lot about their nature, bees and the most recent technologies that emerged in this profession to be able to keep all of your information up to date. Your bees are once they start producing honey the machines of your factory which will create cash for you all the time, so they were focused on by keeping your ideas and your mind open for what’s new in the sector will get you on top of the business.

by Ian Stevenson Several years ago, my father, Andrew Stevenson, ordered three colonies of three-banded Italian bees, three white hive bodies, two protective suits, and various tools. Getting bees was his project, but it soon became a family undertaking, and while my mother has certainly been the most helpful to him, when I am home I chip in where there’s work to be done. I, too, am eager to look inside the whirring hive. As for my father, he and his own father discovered their mutual interest simultaneously. Home one summer from college, my father and his dad found a bee swarm in a crab apple tree in the yard behind their Maryland house. They captured it in an African basket, and for the rest of his life, my grandfather kept bees in white hives in his garden. He distributed his honey to colleagues at his work downtown and gave it to neighbors. When he died, his colonies went to a friend who also kept bees. My own father didn’t keep bees himself for a long time after he and his father captured that first swarm. Schoolwork and living in apartments are all not conducive to keeping bees. Our first house, on Jennifer Street, had a postage stamp backyard that would have been too small, I imagine, for a beehive. When we moved to Albemarle Street, we had a bigger yard and my dad made time for the bees. Mail-order bees come in boxes with tin can reservoirs of sugar to last them the voyage. The queens (one in each box) come separately, in a little cage about the size of a matchbox. Accompanying her are a few “nurse” bees that take care of her. Each wooden cage has a wire mesh window and one end is plugged with a candy stopper. When placed inside the hive, the bees and queen eat at the stopper from both ends. While they eat, the worker bees become accustomed to her smell so that, when she is released from her cage, she is their queen. From a hook hanging in the garage, I grab a white one-piece work uniform, slip into it, and pull the silver zipper up to my chin. I turn up the collar and put on what looks like a hardened, inelegant safari hat veiled in yellow gauze. The netting surrounds the back of my neck, and a string passes along its perimeter. Pulling this string tight around my waist, the netting sits tight against the white suit all along my back, chest, and shoulders – bee-proof, supposedly. Stepping outside, I feel the day’s heat from inside the cloth. My father already has his veil on and is stuffing the smoker with bits of yesterday’s Washington Post and pine needles. I tuck the white fabric into my boots, lace them up, and head to the backyard. Walking with him towards the white boxes, I pull the gloves up my forearms. I remove the lid from one box and set it down, carefully, beside the hive. I remove the top super (a rectangular bee box like a dresser drawer), which is heavy and fat with honeycomb and insects. Thousands of bees crowd the individual frames, two-stepping over the honeycomb and bombinating in the sunlight. Placing the super beside the hive, I reach for the smoker and pump smoke into the white box, intensifying the hum. The smoke makes the bees anxious, causing the colony to retreat into the hive to defend it and stoke up on honey. This makes them punch-drunk. With his hive tool, my father separates the frames by breaking the propolis sealant, which the bees use to glue everything in the hive together. Below his hands, the wood is mad with life. Honeybees are in trouble. In the Northern Hemisphere, something called Colony Collapse Disorder causes bees to vacate their hives. In 2018, U.S. beekeepers reported that 40% of their hives had died the previous year. One of the most worrisome aspects of the problem is its undetermined source. Some think the problem has to do with pesticides, some varroa mites, and (increasingly) others, climate change. Beekeeping has been on the rise in D.C. over the past few years, since its legalization in 2013. Last year, WAMU reported there were over 400 hives registered in the District. More beekeepers will increase the number of hives and may bring more attention to the bee’s problems. In the fall, honey is harvested from the hives. Each super is removed and taken indoors. One super carries ten ponderous frames, hung like manila folders in a filing cabinet. Each frame is a narrow wooden rectangle with a wax sheet stretched across its area. Since springtime, the bees have been drawing out comb on the hives, constructing hexagonal tubes in neat rows to raise brood and store honey. When one tube is filled with honey, workers cap it with wax and move on to the next. Inside, my father brings out an extractor, which is a large, cylindrical, and silver contraption. In a tray beside the spinning machine, he uncaps the honeycomb on both sides of each frame using an electric capping knife. He fits the frame into a slot in the four-foot tall extractor drum. When all six slots are filled, he closes the lid and switches on the machine, which begins to spin. The spigot at the machine’s base is open and above a bucket. For the moment, the bucket is empty. Inside the spinner, centrifugal force flings the uncapped honey against the metal barrel’s walls like one of those harrowing fair rides. Dripping down off the walls, the barrel’s shape encourages it to flow towards the spigot. A moment later, the honey begins to run in waves, cascading out of the tap and pooling in the bucket below. In a world as urban as our own, it is rare that city-dwellers are able to glimpse the ways our food travels to our markets and our kitchen tables, let alone have a hand in growing and harvesting it. Keeping bees is one way to bring the farm to the city.

Depending on where you live winter could be in full swing or it could be one of those weird extended summer seasons. Based on what we know for 2017, the winter is going to be a rough one, so pay attention. Now would be a good time to be sure that you are ready on a dime to winterize your hive no matter what beekeeping systems or philosophies you follow. In this list you are going to hear a lot about the following items: - And more feeding just in case your bees are not where they should be for the winter. - Observation: Look at the weather and be ready to move quickly based on upcoming weather. - Action: Begin the winterization process. Place your mouse guards and pest guards on the inside of the hive during this fall weather. By doing this now, you will not have to struggle to find a warm day when it does finally reach the super cold weather. If you are running traditional hives, your mouse guards probably go on the outside of the hive. - Plan: Scout out your winterizing location and plan a timeline to move the hive if you need to. - Suggestion: Plan your inspections around the weather. Remember, it is good to be sure that the relative temperature of the area directly outside of the Beepod is at least 50 degrees F. - Action: Once the temperature drops to an average of 40 degrees F, use the Beerito. It is the best wind block for those not placing their Beepod in an outbuilding or shed. At this time, also, be sure the vent boards remain closed. Stay aware of the night temperatures specifically for this step, as that is when the damage can be done. - Observation: A reduction in brood will be noticeable at this point. The winter bees will eat royal jelly and be heartier (noticeably larger). There will be a smaller number of bees to move into winter and most of the drones should be gone at this point in time. - Observation: Bees will begin to propolize everything they can to seal up their home for the winter. - Action: Do not go into the inner brood chamber as often during this time as they will have to do more work to seal their home. When you hear the propolis start cracking/popping, that’s a sign you are about done going into the hive for the winter. - Observation: The bees will start rearranging their honey in their home. They compress the honey into a single area to prep for a winter cluster. Many times this happens to be located near the entrance. If you notice that there are honey bars that are not being touched, it might be good to take a closer look at those bars of comb. - Observation: How is the water and food situation? - Action: Make water available. Feed your bees a syrup or the honey tea recipe (can be found on Beepods Blog). DO NOT USE brown organic sugar to feed your bees. This will make the bees sick. Feed refined white sugar if you are going to create a simple syrup. - Action: If you pulled honey stores throughout the summer for the winter, now is the time to put those back into the hive - Note: With the Beepod, you can continue feeding even after the propolis seals have hardened. Open the lid and use the feeder jar. We suggest having jars of feed ready to go so the time with the lid off the hive is limited. - Note: Be conscious of how heating the hive will work. The less space they have to heat the better. It’s like your home. If they have empty bars or bars that will not contribute to winter survival (comb not being used, unfilled partially drawn out comb, empty space), remove them. - Prediction / What we have heard: It’s going to be a difficult winter. Feed the bees. - Observation: Pay attention to your bees and track this using the following guidelines and always note in the Healthy Hive Inspection™ Software.

Are you on the search for how to start beekeeping in Langeloth Pennsylvania? A number of individuals say honey bee farming classes in PA can be expensive and there are cheaper ways to learn honey bee farming without spending lots of money in training. Beekeeping is a hobby that depends on having fire that is whole. You can’t start a business like this if you do not like coping with creatures that are live. Working with bees is like working with another sort of animals or birds; it wants knowledge and care to keep bees healthy and productive. You should take complete care of each and every matter that is small, in order that it doesn’t create any trouble for the company later on. – Choosing the proper tools Starting without choosing the right tools beekeeping is like entering the conflict with swimming costumes. You should be prepared before you begin your business or it will be a total loss for money and your time. Ask your self several questions before you choose your suitable hives. This depends on what is your aim from starting beekeeping a lot. In case you are willing to invest time and some money in a bee keeping business then you certainly may want to understand will you take care of your own hives. Do you want to purchase a costly hive if it is best choice for you? These kind of questions will be asked to you once you see an expert bee keeper to consult him about the greatest hive to purchase. Every hive has its specifications, care and honey production quantity. – New technology and procedures If you’re considering bee keeping as a business you then must analyze a lot about their nature, bees and the newest technologies that emerged in this livelihood to be able to keep all your info up thus far. Your bees are the machines of your factory that will generate cash for you all the time once they start creating honey, so keeping your ideas focused on them and your head open for what’s new in the industry will get you on top of the business.

#bumblebees #beekeepers # honeybees Are managed honey bees killing bumblebees? Are beekeepers responsible for the decline of the wild bee population? These are questions circulating in the media lately regarding a scientific article published in the journal PlosOne. Lead by Dr. Samantha Alger from University of Vermont te article talk about a spillover of hone bee viruses into bumblebees and the consequences of such event. it was covered all over the media: Some media platforms did a good job, but I can't say the same to some others. I decided to give my view of the article. Enjoy. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Some products I recommend about beekeeping and photography. These are affiliate links and I will get some share of the selling. It does not cost anything extra to you using them. So I appreciate if you can use them to purchase any of these products. That helps to keep this channel running. Thanks! Check out my store where I sell prints of the photos I take making these videos. Join our email list to become a "InsideTheHive.TV Insider" to get more awesome content about bees. Check out my website. Follow us on social media: I appreciate your time. Thanks for watching! InsideTheHive.TV "The Show About Bees"

Last week’s pollen run (and a nudge from a good beekeeping friend) inspired me to visit my school’s science lab with a pollen sample from the landing board of one of my hives. I am blessed to work with a science teacher who humors me enough to share his equipment on occasion. After a few minutes of fussing around trying to remember my high school microscope skills, I managed to get a decent enough view of my pollen. I trolled Google images with my best guesses –filbert and dandelion– and was rewarded with a pretty satisfying match. The image I have borrowed here is most likely not our native filbert, but the closely-related European filbert. Close enough for me to conclude that my bees were in the filberts last week. The whole episode left me excited about creating a floral calendar and/or map for our area. Because there are so many micro-climates in Lane County–from the Willamette Valley, to the foothills east and west, to the Coast–floral sources and their timing vary greatly. Knowing what’s blooming, building up a record over several years, and associating those bloom times with developments in the hive can help us manage honey production and anticipate major events like swarming. For example, Judy Scher, an experienced Eugene beekeeper who’s been keeping records for a few years, has been able to correlate her neighborhood’s forsythia bloom with drone rearing in her colonies. Drone rearing precedes queen rearing and swarming, so Judy can prepare her swarm management strategy accordingly. Are there any adventurous souls from elsewhere in the county that might be willing to collaborate in this project? I will be awaiting your reply–and dreaming of microscopes!

Some individuals who are interested in beekeeping get their training from beekeeping classes in Danese West Virginia but it may be very expensive. Fortunately there are cheaper ways to learn the art of successful honey bee farming in WV. Beekeeping can either be a full time profession or a hobby that is simple. Yet, more often than not, what began as a hobby would become a profession. But you cannot only tell and determine yourself that you will begin to do beekeeping. You need to have sufficient knowledge and understanding on the subject that you’re going to enter before starting on any avocation or profession. Then it’s about time to indulge yourself if you really have been putting off your interest in beekeeping for a long time. Bee farming may appear easy; learning the basic beekeeping lessons can get you away to a great start. What does a beekeeper should understand? On beekeeping to begin at the right foot you should have interest that is full. You should have agreed to share your house space with the bees. There are possible dangers in beekeeping that can damage not only you but your family as well. Your focus is not just to build an income by selling honey; a good beekeeper should have passion and a keen interest in rearing bees. An apiarist ought to know the right place for the beehives. The area must have sufficient sources of nectar for the bees to get. If you decide to set your beehives you need certainly to make sure beekeeping is enabled in your town. There are several places confined to beekeeping; you have to get permission about this. Beekeepers must know whether beekeeping supplies can be found in the area where the beehives are situated. You may never know when you should visit a neighborhood beekeeping shop; it’s best that a nearby beekeeping shop is reachable. Protective gear and equipment will also be essential for beekeepers to know. Beekeepers are prone to bee stings; the correct outfit must be worn during beekeeping sessions. Know the right type of suit to choose to keep you from any potential risk in beekeeping. All the attempts that are beekeeping would be ineffective in case you are not able to harvest honey. A beekeeper should know the methods in gathering the honey in the comb; beeswax is also part of the yields in beekeeping.

Some individuals who are interested in honey bee farming get their training from beekeeping classes in Inwood West Virginia but it may be very expensive. Fortunately there are affordable ways to master the art of successful honey bee farming in WV. Beekeeping can either be a full-time profession or a hobby that is simple. Nonetheless, more often than not, what started as a hobby would become a profession. But you cannot merely tell and determine yourself that you will start to do beekeeping. You need to have sufficient knowledge and understanding on the subject that you’re going to enter before beginning on any hobby or profession. Then it’s about time to indulge yourself in your line of interest, if you really have been putting off your interest in beekeeping for quite a while. Bee farming may not appear difficult; learning the basic beekeeping lessons can enable you to get away to a great beginning. What does a beekeeper must know? On beekeeping to start at the right foot first, you should have interest that is full. You should also have agreed to share your dwelling space with the bees. There are potential risks in beekeeping that can damage you but your family as well. You then must understand the supplies and equipment you will use for beekeeping, if you decide to let the bees inside your living space. Your focus is not only to make money by selling honey; a great beekeeper should have a keen interest and passion in raising bees. An apiarist ought to know the right location for the beehives. You need certainly to make sure beekeeping is enabled in your area, if you decide to place your beehives at your backyard. There are several areas confined to beekeeping; you have to get permission relating to this. Beekeepers must understand whether beekeeping supplies can be found in the region where the beehives are situated. You may never understand when you have to go to an area beekeeping store; it’s best that a nearby beekeeping store is reachable. Equipment and protective gear may also be very important to beekeepers to know. Understand the right kind of suit to select to keep you from any possible danger in beekeeping. In case you are unable to harvest honey all the attempts that are beekeeping would be futile. The approaches should be known by a beekeeper in gathering the honey from your comb; beeswax is also part of the yields in beekeeping.

Professional honey producers say people must stop wasting their money on costly beekeeping classes in Gresham Wisconsin because they can get affordable training through online information plus ebooks which cost far less than honey bee farming classes. As someone who may adore gardening you know the need for honey bee pollination, be and/or you a flower, vegetable fruit gardener. No doubt you have noticed that you simply do not have as many honey bees tripping about in your own garden in years previous. You most probably have heard of CCD [ Colony Collapse Disorder ] decimating our bee population here in the US. By The Way, as of the writing, research workers still haven’t pinned down a cause for CCD. Many think it is actually a result of general misery due to multiple factors for example, disease, pesticides, mites that have emigrated here from Asia, etc. The result is that we want more people to keep their own bees. What can you do about it ? Why not start your own bee hive or two? It makes sense does it not ? Almost anyone can become a beekeeper. If your home is in a rural setting, in the midst of a suburban area, or in a high rise at the center of New York City and, it does not matter. Bees can be kept anywhere that plant life thrives. The honey bees will not care if you are a man, woman or child. If you happen to be seventy or nine years of age five years old it is immaterial. You may even have a serious physical handicap as long as you’ve some sort of freedom and a pal to help lift a heavy box for you. In case you are smart and innovative maybe you are able to even figure a way around that limitation. The beekeeping season begins then and with the flowering of trees and the onset of spring plants of all types. Ok you say, “How do I begin” ? First, learn all it is possible to about beekeeping and honey bees. Visit with your local library and check out what they have on hand. The Internet is a gold mine of information for beginners to advanced beekeepers. A popular beekeeping magazine specially composed for the hobbyist beekeeper is Bee Culture. You’ll be able to find Bee Culture on-line by doing a search. Some of the posts are available in their own entirety on-line and others are only accessible by subscribing to the magazine. You can even subscribe on-line to the editors ‘Catch The Buzz’ newsletter. Search for ‘beginning beekeeping’ information through the use of your own favorite search engine or Google. Go online to locate some of the many great publications available along with beginning beekeeping videos. Poke around the place where you live and see when you can locate any local beekeepers as they love to help people get into beekeeping. They may have the ability to tell you about the existence of a local place bee club or association. A number of these associations run a winter ‘Bee School’ for people interested in honey bees and becoming a beekeeper. While driving around if you spot a bee hive in someone’s yard, do stop and introduce yourself as this really is a terrific way to meet an area beekeeper. After you have your own beehive(s) you have a personal unique supply of honey. Your own bottled honey makes a great gift very much valued by the receiver. You can even sell your excessive honey. A nice way to help pay for your beekeeping equipment is made by that. Remember the honey bees know what they’re doing, as you learn about beekeeping. As a beekeeper you are attempting to manage them for your own benefit, for his or her honey and their pollination services. Although Bumble Bees are much superior pollinators they are too few in numbers to satisfy with our needs, that is the pollination of one third of what we eat, vegetables, fruits and nuts such as almonds. You’ll also learn that if you’re in a room with six or seven beekeepers and ask a question, you’ll get about seven or six distinct answers. Beekeepers are an independent and resourceful bunch, each with their own way of doing things. What this means is that you need to rely on your own own learned knowledge the experience that you just accumulate, of honey bees and most of all, your common sense! So, come up with the answer that you just feel and mix that up with your own knowledge and expertise and take the responses you discover from the other beekeepers in the room makes sense to you. Once you’ve your own beehives, the best method to learn more about honey bees is to stand to the side of the entry to certainly one of your own hives and merely ‘observe’ what is happening. The more often you are doing this the more you will find out about beekeeping and honey bees. You may soon get a ‘feel’ for the natural flow of daily life for your bees. By simply observing the hives action if life isn’t right with the hive because they have some type of trouble, you’ll shortly understand.

This bee-loving tour will guide you on electric bicycle around the Bled region, where you will get familiar with the rich cultural heritage of beekeeping and see what the exquisite apitourism and bee products have to offer to you. Bled - golf - Vrba - Breznica (Janšev čebelnjak) - Cesarska cesta - Nova vas - Radovljica (čebelarski muzej) - Lancovo - ob Savi - Selo (čebelnjak, pokušina izdelkov Ambrožič) – Bled Mileage: 30 km Altitude: 350 m Duration: 4-5 h (sightseeing included) Bike included: Haibike SDURO 2.0 We'll start our tour in Bled, the picturesque town in Gorenjska region with the only Slovenian island. Taking the cute village route and biking trail in the direction of Lesce, where the first Slovenian airport was built. We don't, however, visit Lesce, as we're turning towards golf right after crossing Sava Dolinka river. With our premium bicycle equipment the altitude won't present us any trouble! We'll be passing by a truly curated greenery with golf courses, and then continue towards Vrba (birthplace of Slovenia's biggest poet, France Prešeren) and later to Breznica. Here, we'll be visiting the exquisite beehive of Mr. Anton Janša and learn more about the old beekeeping traditions. We'll go on, following the Caesar Road (named in the times where there were no railways yet and all main roads led from Vienna to Trieste). People used to transport different goods across these roads, with most important being the post carriages. At the local taverns, people got food and accommodation, and to this day, you can see where they could tie their horses for the duration of their stay. Caesar Road is ideal for cycling as it's secluded from the busy motorways. Through the Nova vas (New village) we'll bike to the old city of Radovljica. Among the houses that remained from the 16th, 17th and 18th century, there's also the Radovljica castle, which is the largest building at the Linhart square. Inside, you will find the Beekeeping Museum, a rich tradition of Slovenian beekeeping. In the 18th and 19th century beekeeping was a very important field of the rural life in Slovenia. At the technical area of the Museum, you will get to know the most typical bee locations and beekeeping tools, while the biology chamber will show you the life and work of our authentic bee species Kranjska sivka (in summer time you can even observe it in her natural habitat). At the art area you can admire the phenomenon of Slovenian folk culture - painted beehive panels. After having visited the Museum, we will take a breath to rest a bit on the picturesque Linhart square, where we get the wonderful view of river Sava valley and Julius Alps from. Later, we'll continue with cycling down the hill towards river Sava. The trail will lead us by the confluence of two rivers, Sava Dolinka and Sava Bohinjka, and under Jelovica towards Selo pri Bledu. Beekeepers are already waiting for us there! At the beekeepers Ambrožič, we'll check out the beekeeper duties, observe the bee family, taste typical bee products and admire beehive panels, folk art Slovenia is specifically known for. When we're finished touring the bee house and tasting delicious products, we have just a short trip through Mlina and by the Bled lake left. At the very end of our tour, we'll celebrate it with a gift of local honey for each of our guests.

Some folks that are interested in honey bee farming get their training from beekeeping classes in Prichard West Virginia but it can be very costly. Fortunately there are affordable ways to master the art of successful honey bee farming in WV. Beekeeping can be a full time profession or an easy hobby. Nonetheless, more often than not, what began as a hobby would become a profession. But you cannot merely decide and tell yourself you will begin to do beekeeping. Before beginning on any avocation or profession, you need to have adequate knowledge and comprehension on the field that you are going to enter. Then it’s about time to indulge yourself, if you really have been putting off your interest in beekeeping for a long time. Bee farming may not seem difficult; by learning the fundamental beekeeping lessons, you can be got away to a good beginning. What does a beekeeper must know? On beekeeping to begin at the right foot you should have interest that is complete. You’ve got to spend time taking care of your colonies of bees. You should have also agreed to share your house space. There are possible dangers in beekeeping that can harm you but your family also. Your focus is not only to earn money by selling honey; a great beekeeper should have passion and a keen interest in raising bees. An apiarist should know the right location for the beehives. The place must have sufficient sources of nectar for the bees to get. You have to make sure that beekeeping is allowed in your town, if you decide to set your beehives at your backyard. There are several places limited to beekeeping; you have to get permission relating to this. Beekeepers must know whether beekeeping supplies are offered in the region where the beehives are situated. You may never know when you must attend an area beekeeping store; it is best that a nearby beekeeping store is not inaccessible. Equipment and protective supplies are also important for beekeepers to know. Know the right kind of suit to choose to keep you from any potential danger in beekeeping. If you are unable to harvest honey from your bees all the beekeeping efforts would be futile. The methods should be known by a beekeeper in collecting the honey in the comb; beeswax is also part of the returns in beekeeping.

THE genteel ladies of Belgrade were not amused. In fact, they were scandalised when a very large and imposing bronze statue of The Victor was erected in all his naked glory. They averted their eyes from Victor's six-pack and rippling muscles as he stood, 46ft tall, atop a column to rival Nelson's, brandishing his sword and showing off his manhood. So, to preserve outraged sensibilities the city's governors bowed to pressure and moved Victor to the Belgrade Fort overlooking the Danube and Sava Rivers. There, he commemorates Serbia's victory over the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Balkan and First World Wars. And there he's stayed, since 1928, a striking emblem of Balkan power and warning to potential invaders. We witnessed that power as a deafening flypast of war planes and helicopters swooped over Victor in formations of threes, screaming engines vibrating the ground where we stood. They were celebrating Ministry of Defence Day. We happily toasted the pilots and their flying machines, clinking our glasses of rakia — a powerful fruit brandy guaranteed to put hairs on your chest — and yelling "ziveli!" or cheers. Rejoicing in its reputation as one of the world's wildest party destinations, the Serbian capital certainly has its fair share of boozy hen and stag parties. And Air Serbia sets the mood by serving free alcohol — even in economy. Boozy, buzzing Belgrade is liberal and laidback, as bustling and modern as any European city, where young and not so young throng the 3,000 restaurants, cafes and bars and where the clubbing scene is hot and loud and late. It still bears a few scars of the vicious Balkan conflict when Nato bombarded targets against the regime of Slobodan Milosevic in 1990. Our guide Srdjan Petrovic recalled: "I was 12, visiting my friend's granny, when we saw aircraft coming over our heads and the bombing." But to the young that is ancient history. They are more likely to be looking forward to joining the EU. Belgrade, like the rest of Serbia, welcomes international tourism to boost its economy. It is rich in history, hospitality, museums, galleries and architecture where brutal Communist-era concrete eyesores vie with art nouveau and palaces. By appointment you can visit the palace of Crown Prince Alexander II, a godson of our Queen Elizabeth. He was born in the posh London hotel Claridge's 73 years ago and speaks better English than Serbian. In fact, he's still taking lessons. The government allows him and his wife to reside rent-free in a splendid palace where the couple are happy to pose for selfie stick-wielding tourists. Sadly he was overseas when we visited but his presence was evident. A discarded dish of popcorn and water bowls for the dogs lay between plush velvet seats of his private cinema. Even more famous bottoms graced those velvety chairs — Tito, the former Communist president who led what was then Yugoslavia, was a movie fanatic. He hosted Liz Taylor and Richard Burton in his comfy cinema. His memorial tomb stands beside his wife's. His mistress's grave is in landscaped gardens which provide respite from the fast pace of the city. Just a stroll away is the Hyde Park restaurant — a mix of kitsch and Cath Kidston. There we feasted on karadordeva snicia (rather like a chicken kiev) but with veal or pork and served with lashings of kajmak, a salty, yoghurty cottage cheese that garnishes everything from bread to burgers. Serbia is a carnivore's paradise — heaps of sausages, grilled meats, goulash and kebabs. Vegetarians and vegans can just about survive by insisting on posna hrana or meatless food. Don't worry if you're baffled by unpronounceable Serbian words as most menus offer an English translation. No meal, it seems, is complete without that glass of rakia, flavoured with plum, apricot, quince, apple or raspberry. At up to 60 per cent proof, the fruity flavours are secondary to the overwhelming burning sensation as the potent liquor hits your throat. Sadly it doesn't count as one of your five a day. But undoubtedly good for our health was the heavenly honey sampled at an apiary founded 150 years ago by Professor Jovan Zivanovic, guru of modern beekeeping. The 26-year-old father of three suffered from TB so moved to the fresh air of the countryside at Sremski Karlovoci, almost at the end of our 54-mile drive from Belgrade to Novi Sad. He became a beekeeper, had a dozen more children and attributed his virile long life to his honey. I bought three jars from what is now a museum where his family carries on the beekeeping tradition and also makes fine wines. Other notable Serbian exports include plums, raspberries and tennis star Novak Djokovic. MOST READ IN TRAVEL Serbia's second city is this year's European Youth Capital and in 2021 will become the first non-EU country named European Capital of Culture. The annual EXIT Festival is the jewel in the youth culture crown. It exploded into life in 2000, a focus of young people's hatred of the Milosevic regime, and lasted 100 days. It's been going strong ever since, attracting 200,000 revellers each July. Pop, rock and fireworks on the 18th century Petrovaradin Fortress Exit (exitfest.org/en) has featured Sex Pistols, Lily Allen, Arctic Monkeys and this year The Cure are on the bill. I'm booking my tickets! Thescottishsun.co.uk is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.

Canadian Neighbor Pharmacy Knows How to Regain Male Potency after 50 Modern men rarely boast of excellent potency after the age of 50 despite the “saving” drugs, which can be purchased online without a prescription in any online pharmacy, such as Canadian Neighbor Pharmacy. The fact is that men do not like to talk about this intimate problem, and even when they reach the age of 50, they either tolerate impotence, or try to switch to something else. In fact, men should not panic, because it’s not difficult to regain potency. Men just need to eat well, do sports and visit a doctor on time. And the male power will improve in the shortest time. Why do I have erectile dysfunction? How to revive strength? Before you start treatment, you need to find out the reason of low libido. Every man over 50 suffers from erectile dysfunction from time to time. At the age of 45, most men do not have problems. Only 10% of men suffer from weak potency in this period. But with age, the first sings of sexual impotence appear. Why is this happening? - Hormones. By the age of 50 the level of hormones in men strongly decreases. As a result libido decreases and erection becomes weak; - Problems with blood vessels. Malnutrition and poor lifestyle leads to plaques on the arteries that interfere with normal functioning of the body. The inflow of blood to the penis is no longer the same, and therefore the male power weakens; - Ecology, bad habits. The more a person is addicted to alcohol and drugs, the faster his body ages. Smokers get erectile problems much earlier if compared to men who lead a healthy lifestyle; - Lack of physical activity. Men with erectile dysfunction prefer a sedentary lifestyle which leads to potency disorders. This does not mean that you refuse alcohol completely or start running around the house right now. You should change your life gradually, because at the age of 50 your life is just beginning. If you look at famous men over 60 (Tom Selleck, Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Patrick Stewart, Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins and others), you will see that they not only look good, but also lead an active lifestyle. Sean Connery is already over 80, but he still remains attractive and popular with young girls. How to prevent erectile dysfunction? - The first step is to change your diet. Men over 50 should not abuse fried, smoked, salted, fatty foods. In general, you should stop eating harmful foods. Food causing a heart attack and leading to cholesterol is especially dangerous. It has a negative effect on the body and potency; - The diet should consist of vegetables, fruits, fish, bran, buckwheat and wheat porridge. Mayonnaise can be replaced with olive oil mixed with mustard and lemon juice. It is necessary to drink fresh juice daily; - Weight reduction is next on the list. The more weight you have, the worse your potency is. Fat can squeeze the ducts, through which blood enters the penis. As a result, erection does not occur. Erectile dysfunction occurs due to damage to nerve endings; - Men suffering from high blood pressure will need to learn how to control it, otherwise, they will not avoid problems with potency. Also, alcohol is very dangerous, it damages the liver and the nervous system; - Instead, you need to do sports. You can choose any activity: running, swimming, jumping rope. But you’d better avoid riding a bike and horseback riding. Excessive pressure on the area between the scrotum and the anus leads to erectile problems; - The next thing to do is learn how to control testosterone levels. After the age of 50, it often falls, resulting in a low sexual desire. A man should refuse anabolic drugs. Usually, athletes and bodybuilders use them on a regular basis, but they do not know that this reduces testicles and their ability to produce testosterone; - Smoking has a negative effect on potency too. This leads to damage to blood vessels and violates blood flow to the penis. Vessels begin to contract, the blood flow slows down. It takes one year to recover from smoking; - Often, erectile dysfunction is associated with “wrong” sex. Too aggressive thrusts during sexual intercourse, “dry” sex, compression of the penis – all this can lead to tissue damage. That is why the partners are recommended additional lubricants, gentle movement, condoms; - Stress is another cause of erectile dysfunction. You need to learn how to relax not only physically, but also emotionally. This is very difficult, especially if you have problems at work or in the family. If you can not revise your views on life, you should contact a specialist who will put everything in order. What foods should I eat to regain potency after 50? The so-called aphrodisiacs are products that cause a sexual desire contain vitamins (A, E, B), which improve the transmission of nerve impulses. To have better potency, you need to use: - Lean meat, eggs. The male body can’t function without protein. But do not eat too many eggs; - Honey and products of beekeeping. Perhaps, this is one of the best natural remedies for better potency; - Natural wine. We mean 1-2 sips before dinner, but not a glass or a liter. Natural wine expands vessels and improves blood circulation; - Vitamins. Zinc is one of the basic substances necessary for the production of testosterone. You can’t get the necessary amount of vitamins with foods, so you’d better buy vitamins from Canadian Neighbor Pharmacy. But you need to consult a specialist before using them; - Fish. It contains phosphorus, which also improves the production of sex hormones. If you learn how to eat properly, you can forget about the erectile problems.

Michael D. Ciliberti, MD Dr. Ciliberti graduated from New York Medical College. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital, NYC and residency at Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT. He completed his adult allergy/immunology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He is on staff at Lehigh Valley Hospital and St. Luke’s Hospital and is a member of several national and state medical societies. He is also an accomplished musician and enjoys playing golf, reading and cooking. Kathleen Ververeli, MD Dr. Kathleen Ververeli is board-certified in both allergy/clinical immunology as well as pediatrics. She earned her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College of the Thomas Jefferson University and then completed a three-year residency in Pediatrics at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Following this she did a fellowship in Allergy/Clinical Immunology also at TJUH. Dr. Ververeli has been in active clinical practice for almost 20 years caring for both children and adults with a range of allergic and immunologic disorders. She has also served on faculty for the Allergy/Clinical Immunology fellowship program at the Hershey Medical Center of the Penn State University Hospital and conducted clinical research at the Allergy and Asthma Consultants. Dr. Ververeli actively participates in community and school education programs as well as pediatric resident education. She is an avid equestrian and competes alongside her children at multiple competitions all over the country. Dr. Ververeli is very family oriented and uses this ideal to treat her patients with respect and empathy. Her main clinical interests are pediatric asthma and food allergy. Schweta Arakali, MD Dr. Arakali is a recent graduate of the Allergy Immunology Fellowship Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Rutgers-RWJMS Internal Medicine Residency Program. She earned her medical degree at Jefferson Medical College, now known as Sydney Kimmel Medical College. She sees both adult and pediatric patients for the evaluation, treatment and management of allergic and non-allergic asthma, nasal and ocular allergies, exercise induced asthma, sinusitis, food allergies, pet allergies, allergic skin conditions such as contact dermatitis, eczema, urticaria (hives), angioedema, stinging insect allergy, drug induced allergy, and immunodeficiencies. Her primary focus of study during fellowship was in the area of tree nut food allergies, and food allergies in South Asians. She has presented her work at both major national conferences of the AAAAI and ACAAI. She is the first author of a peer-reviewed food allergy publication which appeared in the Annals of Allergy and Asthma, Allergy. She grew up in Upper Macungie, and is excited to be back working in her hometown. She enjoys spending her free time with her family, husband and miniature poodle Elsa. Katie M. Armstrong, MSN CPNP-PC Katie joined our practice in 2009. She completed both her undergraduate and graduate studies at Gwynedd Mercy University, where she graduated at the top of her class Summa cum Laude. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, Katie worked as a registered nurse in the Operating Room at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is certified by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board as a Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, is a fellow of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and a member of the Pennsylvania Allergy and Asthma Association and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nurses. Katie treats children for allergic rhinitis, asthma, atopic dermatitis and both IgE-mediated and cell-mediated food allergies. She has a particular interest in Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis (FPIES) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE). She has a passion for holistic healthcare and integrates natural approaches to care whenever possible. Outside of work she enjoys yoga, Zumba, organic gardening, studying aromatherapy and homeopathy, and spending time with her husband and children. Anecia Mary Carter MSN NNP FNP-c Anecia Carter started her nursing career in Pediatrics 25 years ago. She earned her Masters Degree in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner from DeSales University, where she graduated with honors in 2002. She also earned her Neonatal Nurse Practitioner degree with high honors from University of South Alabama in 2004. Anecia serves on the Board of Directors for the Florida Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (FANNP) as both Secretary and Conference Planning Committee team member. Her professional associations include the Academy of Nurse Practitioners, National Association of Neonatal Nurses, and FANNP. In her spare time, Anecia enjoys training for and competing in triathlons, traveling, and most importantly, spending time with her family. She also volunteers her time and abilities as a medical provider for Camp PALS, a camp for children with Trisomy 21 / Down Syndrome. Samantha Schmell RDN, LDN, RYT Samantha joined the practice in April of 2016. She completed both her bachelor’s degree and dietetic internship at Cedar Crest College. During her undergraduate education, she completed her didactic research seminar with a focus on food allergy and oral immunotherapy. In 2017, Samantha served as a guest speaker on pediatric food allergies for the Cedar Crest College graduate nutrition course. Her areas of clinical interest include: food allergies, FPIES, and EoE. She is an active member of several organizations including: Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine, The Center for Mindful Eating, Yoga Alliance, and several state and local beekeeping associations. Samantha is passionate about the use of food as medicine and offers an integrative approach in her nutrition counseling. Outside of the practice, she teaches regular yoga classes and wellness workshops. Samantha is deeply passionate about engaging the community to spread nutrition education, deepen agricultural awareness, and ignite spiritual empowerment for all.

Two Danish beekeepers, Lars Fischer and Zofuz Knudsen, showed that Denmark can produce world-class honey at the 2015 Apimondia beekeeping world congress held in Daejeon, South Korea. Competing against entries from 114 other nations, the pair won first prize at the congress for their hard honey and second place for their liquid honey. The pair aren’t strangers to winning prizes – last year they won the best honey title at the International Food Contest in Herning. “Danish beekeepers make really good honey and have a tradition for doing so using gentle methods,” said Rune Havgaard Sørensen, the secretariat head of the national beekeeper association Danmarks Biavlerforening. “When the bees gain access to areas that have a rich flowering through the whole season, we can produce some of the best honey in the world here in Denmark.” The honeys were judged by an international panel for their taste, appearance and texture and also underwent considerable laboratory analysis ahead of the competition to ascertain their purity. Fischer and Knudsen weren’t the only Danes to walk away with some silverware. The south-Jutland company Swienty, which sells beekeeping materials, won third place in the competition for innovation. They won the prize for a new apparatus that measures Varroa destructor mites – the parasite with the most pronounced economic impact on the beekeeping industry – and makes it easier for beekeepers to reduce the number of attacks.