{"id":1034,"date":"2016-03-20T17:19:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T17:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaisecommunitygarden.org.uk\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2016-03-21T18:37:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T18:37:37","slug":"bee-keeping-course-by-bee-the-change-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blaisecommunitygarden.org.uk\/?p=1034","title":{"rendered":"Bee Keeping Course by BEE THE CHANGE PROJECT"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the sunny weekend of the 12th and 13th of March 2016 An INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL BEE KEEPING was held by ‘BEE THE CHANGE’ PROJECT at Blaise community Garden.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

These were some of the topics that were involved in the Bee keeping weekend:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Natural history of the<\/span> honeybee
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 History of beekeeping
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Beekeeping around the<\/span> world (emphasis on Tree-Beekeeping)
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sustainable beekeeping practices
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 How to collect a swarm
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 How to work with varroa (and not against it)
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Medicinal properties and uses of honey, propolis, wax etc
\n\u00b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The<\/span> pollination crisis and how to help bees<\/span><\/p>\n

CHRIS CARROLL : “It was wonderful to hear the great knowledge from Heather and Tim at ‘Bee the Change’ who have recently been travelling to look at bee keeping practices in many different countries, even tree bee keeping in Poland. The weekend was fascinating, we learned all about bee behaviour and the effect of pesticides and chemical additives used in bee keeping and the effects on bees world wide.\u00a0We tasted the delicious local honey and a drink containing propolis which has many therapeutic properties.”<\/p>\n

“We are very excited that ‘Bee the change’ can set up a bee sanctuary at Blaise Community Garden, with bee hives and bee friendly flower bed to benefit all types of bees. This means honey can be sourced locally, and natural bee keeping can be supported. The Community Garden will be supporting Pesticide Safe Bristol Alliance. \u00a0A great variety of bee friendly plants to support bees through out the seasons are being grown and planted in the Community Garden this Spring. I hope our new furry friends will enjoy their new residence as much as I have enjoyed learning about them. ”<\/p>\n

For more information about Bee keeping or to find out when the next bee courses are visit\u00a0http:\/\/beethechangeproject.org\/.<\/p>\n

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This is the Golden Hive. Bees are attracted to patterns and especially blue colours( hence the attraction to purple crocus at present).This is very well insulated and expands horizontally. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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This is a Top Bar Hive , which is a trapezoidal horizontal hive, using slats of wood instead of frames. This shape is similar to the natural shape of the honey comb. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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This is a Top Bar Hive , which is a trapezoidal horizontal hive, using slats of wood instead of frames. This shape is similar to the natural shape of the honey comb. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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\"How <\/a>
How to Catch a swarm <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Cow <\/a>
Cow dung skep hive <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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Catching a swarm of bees was an exciting highlight.Catching the queen bee with the swarm is of up most importance, as the colony will die without her. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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\"Honey <\/a>
Honey to eat <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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How to make a bee wax candle <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Whicker <\/a>
Whicker skep pre- cow dung <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"How <\/a>
How to make a skep <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Happiness <\/a>
Happiness is ….seeing a bee on the flower you planted! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Crocus <\/a>
Crocus for the bee garden <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Propogation <\/a>
Propogation house with new seedlings for bees <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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seedlings for bee’s <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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seedlings for flowers to attract bees <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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