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Edmonton Beekeeping: 6 Things To Get Started

September 12, 2014 by Dustin Bajer 1 Comment

Edmonton Beekeeping Pilot Opens Doors For Urban Beekeepers.

Edmonton Beekeeping. An urban beehive with a green roof

Edmonton Urban Hive

In the Summer of 2014, Edmonton rolled out the details of a new Edmonton Beekeeping pilot. Great news for would-be urban beekeepers! Though, before going into detail, let me preface this list with a quote from the Edmonton Journal and Mayor Don Iveson:

Since many cities already permit urban beekeeping, Mayor Don Iveson characterized the program as a “pilot” for functional reasons only, not just “dipping a toe in the water.” Projects will get the green light this summer, with administrators coming back to council next year with bylaw changes.

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Join The Edmonton Swarm Catchers List

July 16, 2014 by Dustin Bajer 1 Comment

Join The Edmonton Swarm Catching Remind Group

Before we begin – if you’re in the Edmonton area and there IS a swarm of bees outside your window, call (780) two-three five – zero-two-two-three or visit Report A Swarm Or Honeybee Colony.

If you’re in Edmonton and interested in catching swarms, there are a few ways to stay in the loop. I typically receive 30 to 40 local swarm calls per season and can’t catch that many. The first place I’ll post information about local swarm calls in the Hive Mind Group on BeeComm. If nobody in Hive Mind is available to catch them, I’ll send it to my swarm catching list:

Swarm Call Priority:

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CBC Interview: Edmonton Considers Urban Beekeeping

July 4, 2014 by Dustin Bajer Leave a Comment

City of Edmonton Considers Urban Beekeeping. An Interview With CBC Edmonton AM‘s Mark Connolly.

Mark: Ah yes, loves goes in hand in hand with those birds and bees does it? When it comes to backyards, though, not everyone loves the idea of birds or bees. yesterday we talked about the possibility of the city approving urban chickens. Today the city comes out with a report that [Read more…]

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Edmonton’s River Valley Food Forest

June 21, 2014 by Dustin Bajer

Edmonton’s Food Forest – An Edible Ecosystem in the River Valley

Each summer since 2014, hundred of volunteers descend into Edmonton’s river valley to add thousands of edible, native trees and shrubs to the City’s first publically planted food forest.

Located on the South facing slope of MacKinnon Ravine, the goal of the food forest is to [Read more…]

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Inspiring Education Through Urban Ag High

April 12, 2014 by Dustin Bajer Leave a Comment

Jasper Place High School students sitting on straw bales that will be used for a permaculture school garden.

Urban Ag High Helps Edmonton Schools Establish Agriculture Programs

In recent years, the Edmonton area has seen an increase in schools pursuing urban agriculture (urban ag) initiatives. Traditionally run as extra-curricular activities or horticulture classes, urban ag is rapidly gaining interest among urban youth and educators. At the same time, while there are champions in schools across the city, existing administration and school boards may not always be aware of positives impacts of urban agriculture projects in schools.

Not only do school urban ag projects exemplify the guiding principles of Alberta Education’s Inspiring Education* document, they offer hands-on, experiential, student-lead, cross-curricular, and project based learning including: [Read more…]

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5 Sweet Reasons To Keep 60 Thousand Stinging Insects

February 15, 2014 by Dustin Bajer 1 Comment

5 Sweet Reasons You Should Consider Keeping Honeybees

Dustin Bajer swarm catching honeybees in Edmonton, Alberta.

Catching a swarm of bees is similar to installing a package.

Installing a package of honeybees for the first time is an exhilarating and somewhat nerve-racking experience. Even if you’ve seen it done it’s hard not to hesitate – is this a good idea? Installing a package of bees (and my thought process) go something like this:

Step 1. Hold tube of bees upright and swiftly hit bottom against the ground so that they all fall to one end. What, what? That doesn’t sound right.  [Read more…]

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Natural Beekeeping with Warre Top Bar Hives

February 8, 2014 by Dustin Bajer 5 Comments

Natural Beekeeping Means Allows Bees To Express Their Natural Behaviour

When I was young, my Dad kept a beehive on our acreage in rural Alberta. I loved sitting cross-legged in front of the hive. I enjoyed more than just the honey; I liked having them around (though, the honey is great too). At the time, my Dad was using a traditional langstroth hive that required lots of management. After all, shouldn’t bees know a thing or two about managing bees? Despite some domestication, one might expect that [Read more…]

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