Beekeeping

Wings and Wheels (and Supper, too)

If you're interested in learning more about bees and Urban Beekeeping, then you'll want to head down to OmCulture (2210 N. Pacific Street) this Friday (June 14) at 7:00PM for a potluck supper with Seattle Urban Permaculture. Bob Redmond, creator of the Common Acre's "Flight Path" honey bee project at Sea-Tac. In WINGS AND WHEELS, Bob Redmond will talk about bee and human food systems. The talk will cover a history of bees, kinds of bees, the impact of bees in food…

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Urban Pollination Project

Susan Waters is a scientist at the University of Washington, and she's trying to get the public's help with citizen science research on bee colony collapse and urban farming. They have just 21 days to raise $1600 to keep the project going for another year, and they currently have a Christmas countdown on their site, with a new entry every day showing how pollinators contribute to Christmas holiday traditions and foods. Here's what she sent us: Interested in sustainable food, gardening in the city,…

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Wallingford Beekeepers Meeting

If you're a beekeeper, you might be interested in an upcoming meeting, hosted by fellow Wallingford beekeepers: Get to know the beekeepers in the Wallingford Neighborhood!  Learn from what everyone else is doing. Aspiring beekeepers who haven’t quite taken the plunge yet? You’re also very welcome!  Open to surrounding neighborhoods as well. Topics for Discussion: How'd the honey harvest go? How are your bees? Swarm control methods. Pest control & responsibilities Others POTLUCK - light snacks OK RSVP: Kevin: [email protected], or Rick: [email protected],…

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Birds, Bees, Rabbits, and Maybe a Goat

Wallingford Walks is hosting its annual urban farms tour this Saturday, June 9, from 10:00AM to 1:00PM. This year, leaders from Seattle’s only 4-H Club and a farmer from City Grown Seattle will guide folks around the neighborhood, stopping at homes that keep bees, raise chickens, ducks, rabbits and maybe even a goat.  The tour will also include plenty of fruit and vegetable gardens, and farmers will be present to welcome walkers and describe the joys of their urban farm. If you want to tag…

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Chickens, bees, and veggies

Whether you just want to spruce up your garden or cultivate your very own urban farm, Seattle Tilth has loads of classes to get you started. Most of the seminars will be on Saturdays, with only a few exceptions, and the majority of these seminars are geared towards adults; however, there are also plenty of different tours and lessons for young kids as well. Some of the highlights include “Start Your Garden Indoors” on February 16 which covers techniques for finding supplies and setting up…

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Let It Bee

Thanks to a Wallyhood tip from Helen the Gardener, I've just learned about a new honey company that's being launched, in part, right here in Wallingford. Lower Wallingford resident, Kevin Gow, and his business partner Krista Conner, announce the launch of Beek's Honey.  That's right.  Beek's -- shorthand for bee keeper or bee geek.  Kevin is both, so the name definitely fits.  Beek's doesn't have an online presence yet, but you can sample their product and pick up a jar of…

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Keeping Bees

We've been keeping bees in our backyard here in Wallingford about 15 years now. With the growing urban farming movement, we're hearing "I want to keep bees, too!" more and more frequently. Usually, this comes sometime in June or July, which, unfortunately, is a bit late to get started. Bees have a season, and their season is nigh. So, this here is a public service announcement to anyone out there who has been thinking of getting bees: if you want to…

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