READ: Swarm-less Spring and Summer?
By HoneyLover Susan Rudnicki It is the natural reproductive urge of honey bees to build up numbers in the Spring in order to swarm and establish new colonies. This activity has other benefits for bees...
View ArticleThe Flowers of Winter
by HoneyLover Susan Rudnicki Flower-nectar and pollen are the life’s blood of our bees and—even though we are in the month of November—much is in bloom in the city. Many plants from the Southern...
View ArticleBee Informed Partnership Hive Scale Project
via HoneyLover Susan RudnickiHave you ever wondered how our local, LA Urban beekeeping differ from other areas of the country? I just read the other day that beekeepers in Wales expect about 25 pounds...
View ArticleLOS ANGELES LEGALIZATION UPDATE!!
Public Hearing Notice: Backyard Beekeeping Draft Ordinance All interested persons are invited to attend a public hearing for a proposed City of Los Angeles Zoning Code amendment to allow backyard...
View ArticleREAD: Organic Beekeeping Conference in Oracle Arizona
By HoneyLover Susan Rudnicki One of the most delightful and informative ways beeks can advance their understanding of bees and beekeeping is by attending conferences. The American Beekeeping...
View ArticleLISTEN: Natural Beekeeper Kirk Anderson via @rootsimple
Root Simple’s interview with Kirk Anderson, a natural, no-treatment beekeeper and mentor. Kirk tells funny stories and shares his wisdom on how to keep bees in a big city. During the podcast they...
View ArticleREAD: Brood diseases and lagging bees
by HoneyLover Susan Rudnicki Spring is the time of year when bees go into high gear to get ready to do their instinctive reproductive act of procreation—swarming. A colony grows to fill its space,...
View ArticleREAD: Sweet! Los Angeles is closer to legalizing beekeeping
By KERRY CAVANAUGH via LA Times Los Angeles is getting closer to legalizing backyard beekeeping and the proposed ordinance couldn’t come at a better time. Professional beekeepers reported this week...
View ArticleREAD: Backyard beekeeping could soon be legal in Los Angeles
POSTED BY JOHN SCHREIBER via mynewsla.com Beekeeping would be legal in the backyards of Los Angeles homes under regulations to be considered soon by a City Council committee. The proposed rules —...
View ArticleWATCH: Saviors of Honeybees @Ford #GoFurther
The Saviors of Honeybees in the City of Angels Ford Go Further | Everyday Heroes Honey bees are responsible for $15 billion in U.S. agriculture crops each year, and pollinate 80% of the world’s...
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