Sunday, April 22, 2012

The discussion on bees is all the buzz at the Unity Gardens Growing Summit. Thanks Peace Bees, Steve Lesniak, and Tim Ives (via Sara Stewart)
The following is from 1992. Apparently not enough people listened. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TQmz6Rbpnu0
Happy Earth Day everyone!!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

If you are not headed for IUSB for the Growing Summit, why not?? Come say hi to Steve & Tim & talk honey bees.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Wow, what an awesome Ag Days weekend. So glad Alex was here to enjoy it. Friday was good, but Saturday was non-stop 10am to 4pm. Sunday was pretty steady as well. The best part was the awesome collaboration between Peace Bees and The Unity Gardens. We had the most popular station, so much so that we held up the entire flow. Already talked to Ag Team members and we are moving our booth[s] farther down the line. Made some great connections and we may be quite busy teaching a lot of newbees!!

Who is ready for Growing Summit next weekend? Not one, but now two honey bee sessions by Peace Bees!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Still don't know which day but Alex is officially on the Green Festival Chicago Page. Keep the weekend open!
http://www.greenfestivals.org/speakers/alex-lesniak

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Peace Bees Apiary Director adding supers to his personal, Northern Indiana hives April 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwI22divdiU&feature=channel
The Unity Gardens bees update: LaSalle Square bees should be making their way out there in the next week or two. We delivered fencing to the Southfield Lake garden the other day so that location will be seeing bees about the same time.
Almond pollination is in February but this is still interesting. All About Almonds… http://blog.beeculture.com/?p=117
Read the label and buy local! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/food-fraud-adulterated-ingredients_n_1408199.html

Thursday, April 5, 2012

A growing body of scientific evidence points to pesticide exposure as a critical factor in colony collapse disorder. (via Pesticide Action Network North America) http://www.panna.org/blog/yet-more-evidence-pesticides-are-key-culprit-bee-die-offs?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=socmed&utm_content=corp&utm_campaign=bees

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

This is a must watch clip. Rumor has it you might see Alex on this show some time in the future. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaevg61yA4
Someone tell Jonelle I am fine! At least she isn't standing over me with the EPI pen!

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Sorry we did not have the link for Bee Friendly Farming Saturday but here here it is.
https://www.facebook.com/BeeFriendly?ref=pb
http://www.pfspbees.org/index.htm
RT @onetewbee: I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/YiSmkcrk Water Foragers
We haven't put the bees @ LaSalle gardens yet & now we are talking bees at
Southfield Lake! We are growing...Growing Gardens? Ha, love it!