(3.27) Head down to 115 Empire Street to learn about beekeeping from local apiarist Peter Lutz. Come hear Peter Lutz of the Grove St. Apiary and recent Providence Provision awardee, talk about how he got into beekeeping, his plans for the Grove St. Apiary, and how you can do it too. Bring questions! Peter’s knowledge …
(8.4) Rewiring your kitchen is one thing, but beekeeping is no place for DIY greenhorns. Plant Providence wants to help the bee-curious get this right — for your sake, and the bees’. Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT), Rhode Island College, and the Rhode Island Beekeepers Association are teaming up to host a FREE beekeeping workshop …
Bees are a notorious menace: rabid, bloodthirsty predators that leave everything coated in a brown, sticky goo. Bees can smell fear so you must show them who’s boss. (This unidentified expert demonstrates accepted intimidation techniques such as growling, and being large.) The Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) and Farm Fresh Rhode Island are taking a …
Here’s a fantastic article and video about the White House honeybees. Yet a blurb last year about a White House bee swarm prompted one commenter to accuse Michelle Obama of breaking a D.C. ordinance stating that hives can’t be kept within 500 feet of a residence (although “enclosed properties” are exempt—does the White House fence …