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Honoring honey bees

11/5/2011

An inspiring night at Cedar House Sport Hotel
An event by NC Communications | Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011

A big note of thanks to John Miller, Patty and Jeff Baird, Slow Food Lake Tahoe, the Shaw Family, Jocelyn Maddux from Lone Buffalo Vineyards and everyone who participated! Evening highlights included . . .
• John Miller, http://www.millerhoneyfarms.com/MillerHoney/Home.html
• The beekeepers lament: How one man (John Miller!) and half a billion honey bees help feed America
• Honey Stinger (energy chews and more!) - http://www.honeystinger.com/
• Project Apis m - A new vision to fund honey bee research on managed colonies
• “Queen of the Sun: What are the bees telling us?” - 10 things you can do for bees
• Shaw Family Farm - http://www.shawfamilyfarm.com/
• Nevada County Beekeeper’s Association - http://www.countryrubes.com/nevadacobeekeepersassociation/membershipsignup.html
• Kings Beach Common Ground – Find out about plans for the new Pollinator Park in Kings Beach, CA
• Slow Food Lake Tahoe – Upcoming events and Slow Food highlights and news
What's next?
We're planning additional social and thought provoking events with a focus on our surroundings, the environment and sustainability. Please contact NC Communications with comments, feedback and to suggest follow-up and new program ideas.

1 Comment

Sam

11/9/2011 04:39:05 am

Good piece about local beekeeper's in yesterday's Auburn Journal

"For beekeeper Tom Harper, honey tastes good and it’s nice to have plenty of it. He’s also comfortable working among the hives.

“I think there’s a funny feeling when you open a colony of 50,000 stinging insects and you feel comfortable putting your bare hands in there,” he said.

As bees season winds into its dormant stages, local hive keepers reflected on the past few months and the importance of the insect. They also shared what it takes to keep bees buzzing.

Harper and his daughter Julia have been tending bees at Boorinakis Harper Ranch in Auburn for the past seven or eight years.

“The bees came because someone gave them to us,” he said. “Our daughter’s godfather thought we needed bees. He’s from Crete and it is a big beekeeping place.”

They have about 10 hives, some of them on the ranch and others scattered around town in locations near star thistle and blackberry bushes.

“If you are near star thistle or blackberry, you’ve got good bee territory,” Harper said...

http://auburnjournal.com/detail/192585.html

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