Comments on: Bee bandits create buzz in Vancouver http://thethunderbird.ca/2007/12/05/bee-bandits-create-buzz-in-vancouver/ News, analysis and commentary on Vancouver Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eliese Watson http://thethunderbird.ca/2007/12/05/bee-bandits-create-buzz-in-vancouver/comment-page-1/#comment-27763 Eliese Watson Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:34:09 +0000 http://thethunderbird.ca/blog/2007/12/05/bee-bandits-create-buzz-in-vancouver/#comment-27763 Good Afternoon, My name is Eliese Watson and I am contacting you on behalf of A.B.C: Apiaries and Bees for Calgary. We are an initiative focused on the development of small scale apiculture within Calgary's Urban environment. Our focus is to bring beehives in to community gardens and residential gardens alike in support of a developing biodiversity of urban plant life and food crops. We believe this is possible through the use of bar-top beehive management. Bar-top beehives are type of apiary that is user friendly, movable, and affordable. The bar-top beehives that we have been building look akin to a long birdhouse on stilts. The system works best for small hives because within the community the size of the brood is easily controlled and the maintenance is easily done with little stress on the bees. Our focus is NOT honey production as an agricultural product; it is instead the support of education about the environment and healthy biodiversity within communities. A.B.C is looking to educate the public about the importance of bees in our environments especially urban environments. We are also looking for individuals and communities interested in getting involved with the growing bee-culture in Calgary. We are looking for donations of bee swarms to add to our beautiful hives as well as individuals interested in taking part in the development of events and forums. Please contact me with any questions or comments, Eliese Watson President A.B.C: Apiaries and Bees For Calgary eliese.watson@gmail.com also on facebook Good Afternoon,

My name is Eliese Watson and I am contacting you on behalf of A.B.C: Apiaries and Bees for Calgary. We are an initiative focused on the development of small scale apiculture within Calgary’s Urban environment. Our focus is to bring beehives in to community gardens and residential gardens alike in support of a developing biodiversity of urban plant life and food crops. We believe this is possible through the use of bar-top beehive management.

Bar-top beehives are type of apiary that is user friendly, movable, and affordable. The bar-top beehives that we have been building look akin to a long birdhouse on stilts. The system works best for small hives because within the community the size of the brood is easily controlled and the maintenance is easily done with little stress on the bees. Our focus is NOT honey production as an agricultural product; it is instead the support of education about the environment and healthy biodiversity within communities.

A.B.C is looking to educate the public about the importance of bees in our environments especially urban environments. We are also looking for individuals and communities interested in getting involved with the growing bee-culture in Calgary. We are looking for donations of bee swarms to add to our beautiful hives as well as individuals interested in taking part in the development of events and forums.

Please contact me with any questions or comments,

Eliese Watson
President
A.B.C: Apiaries and Bees For Calgary
eliese.watson@gmail.com
also on facebook

]]> By: chez Kirby » bylaw barriers http://thethunderbird.ca/2007/12/05/bee-bandits-create-buzz-in-vancouver/comment-page-1/#comment-6387 chez Kirby » bylaw barriers Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:29:00 +0000 http://thethunderbird.ca/blog/2007/12/05/bee-bandits-create-buzz-in-vancouver/#comment-6387 [...] to even have one little hive. I guess that’s another bylaw I need to change, isn’t it? They managed to lift the ban on beekeeping in Vancouver last fall, so I hope the trend will be to support one of the world’s best pollinators. It seems like [...] [...] to even have one little hive. I guess that’s another bylaw I need to change, isn’t it? They managed to lift the ban on beekeeping in Vancouver last fall, so I hope the trend will be to support one of the world’s best pollinators. It seems like [...]

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