tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post2861983513511344659..comments2023-03-30T04:34:13.915-04:00Comments on City Bees Blogspot: A Visit With the First BeesPhanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11241590817326972746noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-88767443693778873802009-09-18T14:50:58.357-04:002009-09-18T14:50:58.357-04:00The nearest beekeeping club to Bethesda, Maryland ...The nearest beekeeping club to Bethesda, Maryland is the Montgomery County Beekeepers, <a href="http://www.montgomerycountybeekeepers.com/" rel="nofollow">www.montgomerycountybeekeepers.com</a>, though also to the west of Washington DC you can hook up with the Beekeepers of Northern Virginia, <a href="http://www.beekeepersnova.org/" rel="nofollow">www.beekeepersnova.org</a>. <br /><br />Phanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241590817326972746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-55083722739927770052009-09-18T14:48:12.344-04:002009-09-18T14:48:12.344-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Phanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241590817326972746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-21543785480919159652009-09-16T12:54:50.244-04:002009-09-16T12:54:50.244-04:00I have 58 acres in Charlottesville Virginia on whi...I have 58 acres in Charlottesville Virginia on which I have started a small apple orchard and want to establish a bee hive. Thirty five years ago in Los Angeles I had a hive in my back yard and greatly enjoyed bee keeping. Now I have to start all over with hives, supers, foundations and bees. There do not seem to be any apiary societies on the web in the Washington DC area. I actually live inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-11001573238234236682009-06-19T03:05:27.403-04:002009-06-19T03:05:27.403-04:00This is great to see! Thanks for posting this all ...This is great to see! Thanks for posting this all for us to see.<br /><br />What a great adventure!<br /><br />NickNick Hampshirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-59691641904585868932009-05-10T22:21:00.000-04:002009-05-10T22:21:00.000-04:00Thanks very much - I would love to get in touch wi...Thanks very much - I would love to get in touch with some of my local beekeepers in the neighborhood... and look forward to getting things set up for next year's nectar flow...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494992104102456427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-30037922649095765602009-05-04T10:03:00.000-04:002009-05-04T10:03:00.000-04:00Hey Peter --
Two things:
First of all, the way th...Hey Peter --<br /><br />Two things:<br />First of all, the way the season works around here (one major nectar flow from late April to mid-June, max) you would have to have your hive started already to have much chance of having them survive. In fact, it would be hard for you to find bees to start with right now.<br />Second, the state of legality in DC is pretty much in the eye of the beholder, Phanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241590817326972746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-74929822126971259252009-05-02T21:05:00.000-04:002009-05-02T21:05:00.000-04:00I am so glad to have found you City Bees... I am a...I am so glad to have found you City Bees... I am a long lost beekeeper from my days as a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa... and have wanted to start keeping bees but did not know it was legal in DC... what is the best way to obtain information about the requirements for keeping a hive on residential property here in DC? I live in a single family detached with a nice big yard in Takoma DC...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494992104102456427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-51395529663572467212009-05-02T21:02:00.000-04:002009-05-02T21:02:00.000-04:00I am so glad to have found your blog. I am a long...I am so glad to have found your blog. I am a long lost beekeeper from my days as a Peace Corps Vol in Africa - and have wanted to start a hive here in Takoma DC - but did not know it was legal. What is the best way to obtain information about the legal constraints on beekeeping in DC?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494992104102456427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-31360969833636728302009-04-25T18:45:00.000-04:002009-04-25T18:45:00.000-04:00I'm wondering about the stand also. Seems like a G...I'm wondering about the stand also. Seems like a GREAT way to manage flight path in a busy garden, and I'd do it in mine in a heartbeat. Except. . . how would you manage it on a platform without a partner? Those supers are heavy?Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-38619635970388604412009-04-24T18:53:00.000-04:002009-04-24T18:53:00.000-04:00Couldnt help but wonder how tricky it might be to ...Couldnt help but wonder how tricky it might be to manipuate that hive(full honey supers). Whats the idea behind the extra high hive stand?paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-46427443460611408982009-04-20T11:01:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:01:00.000-04:00Hello City Bee - Thanks for your great blog. I am ...Hello City Bee - Thanks for your great blog. I am a new beekeeper in a city where beekeeping is illegal, and I'm wondering whether beekeeping is legal in DC. In our effort to legalize beekeeping here, it would be helpful information. Thanks.Deborahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-33444085655400097072009-04-18T19:27:00.000-04:002009-04-18T19:27:00.000-04:00Hey, I just found your blog...I too am an urban be...Hey, I just found your blog...I too am an urban beekeeper. I have been for a few years and never had any troubles. Most folks appreciate knowing I have bees and no one seems to mind after I show them around some. Anyhow, thanks for posting!warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927162550870912773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-26312775434743954392009-04-18T00:36:00.000-04:002009-04-18T00:36:00.000-04:00The woodenware with the vent holes is just taller ...The woodenware with the vent holes is just taller than a shim, and inside there is a baffle that further moderates the flow of air (a piece of wood with cutouts at the corners) -- there is no fan or mechanicals, just the chimney effect. I have a picture that I will try to post later. The plexi is to keep outside wind from blowing in, but it further slows the outbound air flow, too.Phanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241590817326972746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11468615.post-35251931395946105492009-04-18T00:06:00.000-04:002009-04-18T00:06:00.000-04:00What a great opportunity! I'm glad I found your b...What a great opportunity! I'm glad I found your blog just as you posted this. One observation though...are those four vents that are shielded by plexiglass? Those are rather large. Can you give some more detail about that?nkybeekeeperhttp://www.nkybeekeeper.comnoreply@blogger.com