A Washington DC Hotel has become another outpost of ‘Urban Bee-Keeping’. As the bee population declines, keeping urban bees is growing worldwide. Wyatt Andrews reports.
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Urban Bee-Keeping
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Beekeeping – Urban Bees first flight of the year
check out www.urbanbees.co.uk There has been an unspoken anticipation of the day that the bees will come out of their winter home to get a breath of fresh air, check out the food supplies and relieve themselves. Today that day came for our bees. Jan 19th 08 saw the temperature peak above 15 degrees C which is warm enough for our bees to break cluster and take the first flight of the new year. As Alison was busy making our late Saturday breakfast her attention was drawn to a robin perched on …
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Backwards Beekeepers TV: Swarm capture and hive rescue.
Kirkobeeo visits the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles to capture a bee swarm and rescue a hive living in the garden behind a historic theater.
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Backwards Beekeepers TV: The Honey Harvest
Backwards Beekeeping guru Kirk Anderson (aka Kirkobeeo) takes honey from two of his hives–one of which becomes very testy during the process. Then Kirk demonstrates the easy crush-and-strain method of honey extraction. This is the part of beekeeping that gets everyone the most excited.
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Beekeeping – Queen bee on frame
check out www.urbanbees.co.uk Queen bee walking around frame and a bee hatching from her cell.
