tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post4494567872276451601..comments2024-01-30T15:52:58.083-05:00Comments on Mothering with Mindfulness : Bees!Kim http://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-63404371307124945712015-07-02T19:07:24.275-04:002015-07-02T19:07:24.275-04:00Thanks Taryn!Thanks Taryn!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-79585400678458554452015-07-02T19:07:09.984-04:002015-07-02T19:07:09.984-04:00Oh they are! It was an amazing workshop, and I am ...Oh they are! It was an amazing workshop, and I am so happy we went. <br /><br />Aw, thank you Sally, it feels pretty perfect :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-88557592181537483972015-07-02T19:06:23.949-04:002015-07-02T19:06:23.949-04:00Thanks Erica! I can't wait to share it with yo...Thanks Erica! I can't wait to share it with you :) Nope, no flooding here. Hope you are having a great time on your trip. xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-33398941423711246612015-07-02T19:05:31.494-04:002015-07-02T19:05:31.494-04:00Thanks Carlin. Yes, such fascinating creatures. H...Thanks Carlin. Yes, such fascinating creatures. How wonderful for your girls to experience that. <br /><br />We received a little mail from you and your girls today. Reece was so excited, and just loved their drawings and letters. He is already making plans for some art to send their way. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-20782211497145902802015-07-02T19:03:44.583-04:002015-07-02T19:03:44.583-04:00Thanks Kristen, we are really looking forward to i...Thanks Kristen, we are really looking forward to it. How wonderful that she does that...will there be some hives in your future?Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-65811792408516713262015-07-02T19:02:54.242-04:002015-07-02T19:02:54.242-04:00It was a wonderful workshop Shel, and I am so glad...It was a wonderful workshop Shel, and I am so glad we made the drive to go. It was informative and totally what we needed to take the next step. <br /><br />Oh yes, chickens first, definitely!<br /><br />Thank you Shel, we had a wonderful day yesterday, celebrating with friends. xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-44145878809293008732015-07-02T19:01:29.983-04:002015-07-02T19:01:29.983-04:00Thanks KC! We are so excited about the bees, and c...Thanks KC! We are so excited about the bees, and can't wait for next spring!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-349230148090861932015-07-02T08:46:59.478-04:002015-07-02T08:46:59.478-04:00what great news! what great news! Mama Gone Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591925279586183540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-87645552719233918072015-07-02T07:30:13.964-04:002015-07-02T07:30:13.964-04:00Wow, bees are such incredible creatures, it must h...Wow, bees are such incredible creatures, it must have been a wonderful workshop, and you keeping bees, and in your beautiful garden too, just sounds like the perfect match.Wonky Patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877163026017340681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-70021644906450924222015-07-01T23:43:05.863-04:002015-07-01T23:43:05.863-04:00I am so excited for you and your bee dream!!! Can&...I am so excited for you and your bee dream!!! Can't wait to watch the progress and learn along...I hope you are not getting all the flooding we are hearing about! xoxoEricahttp://pajamacasual.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-54092357743452908832015-07-01T22:56:13.717-04:002015-07-01T22:56:13.717-04:00very cool, I'm looking forward to seeing it al...very cool, I'm looking forward to seeing it all! the girls had a beekeeper come into their class and they were able to see into the hive, i was so jealous. such fascinating creatures. hope you are having a good week!This little lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859706368261093981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-19586956438067716982015-07-01T18:26:23.241-04:002015-07-01T18:26:23.241-04:00How exciting! How exciting! Jen (barnraised)http://www.barnraised.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-83708901810806928212015-07-01T16:22:46.817-04:002015-07-01T16:22:46.817-04:00Kim, what an exciting project to look forward to! ...Kim, what an exciting project to look forward to! My oldest would love to have a hive, as she makes and sells beeswax candles. Beeswax is expensive to buy!Kristenhttp://www.aspirehomestead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-87011410206593737862015-07-01T15:09:50.814-04:002015-07-01T15:09:50.814-04:00Oh, Kim, how wonderful! It sounds like an amazing ...Oh, Kim, how wonderful! It sounds like an amazing workshop and I am so very glad that you had the chance to go and that your dreams of bees will become a reality next spring! <br /><br />We have often talked about keeping bees over the years but have yet to really do anything to prepare to do so. Here in MA we need to take a class (or two) before we can do so. And truly, before we get bees I think we need to make the chicken dream/request come true! <br /><br />Looking forward to next spring and your bee adventure already! <br /><br />Happy Canada Day, dear friend! xoShelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010097249579515249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-23353772260504994982015-07-01T00:18:30.992-04:002015-07-01T00:18:30.992-04:00How wonderful! If we ever get bees I will be doing...How wonderful! If we ever get bees I will be doing the top bar method as well.It's so healthy for the bees.They have a whole workshop weekend devoted to top bar beekeeping here in Tucson. <br /><br />Just imagine how much more produce you will have with the bees so close! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754877585279239499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-1845981801482855612015-06-30T15:40:05.432-04:002015-06-30T15:40:05.432-04:00Thanks Alexa, I am very excited, and honestly stil...Thanks Alexa, I am very excited, and honestly still riding that high, and it was three days ago :)<br /><br />You are so right, Kitchener is lovely. And our hosts, and their property, were just amazing! I didn't even mention the dinner we had when we left the workshop at a lovely restaurant called Cafe Pyrus...a vegan, gluten free place that had the most delicious food. <br /><br />We are planning another trip over the summer too. They are hosting a few family type workshops, so we will make the drive for at least one, maybe two :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-50549180868470793562015-06-30T15:36:37.905-04:002015-06-30T15:36:37.905-04:00Thanks Karen!Thanks Karen!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-59706633613622142062015-06-30T15:36:23.835-04:002015-06-30T15:36:23.835-04:00Thanks Sandra, I am so excited, and can't wait...Thanks Sandra, I am so excited, and can't wait to share it all next year :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-45948074197244051022015-06-30T15:35:50.677-04:002015-06-30T15:35:50.677-04:00I read about that Amanda, so sorry about your bees...I read about that Amanda, so sorry about your bees. The beekeeper who lead our workshop lost her bees this winter too, as did many beekeepers she knows. It was a hard winter.<br /><br />Yes, we will harvest honey, but not the first year. And after that the bees will decide really, if there is extra we will harvest, if there isn't we won't. From what I understand it is fairly easy to harvest the honey as you will only be harvesting from the back frames, and not disturbing the colony at all. Yes, it means when I replace the frame, the bees will have to rebuild the comb, and some see that as wasted time when they could be making honey, I guess. For me, it more closely resembles what they would have to do in the wild if they ran out of room, so it makes sense to me. <br /><br />The beekeeper who lead our workshop has been doing it that way for quite some time, and it has all worked out very well. The once piece of advice she told us not to ignore was making sure our hive was level. Apparently bees build their comb towards the center of the earth, so if the top bar hive is not level then the comb will not be made downwards, and will be all messed up, and joined together. Important information to know, especially to make harvesting work well. You can be sure we will have our hive level :)<br /><br />As we embark on our journey into beekeeping I may have questions for you, hope you don't mind.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-21603254408700007082015-06-30T15:29:59.056-04:002015-06-30T15:29:59.056-04:00First of all, such exciting news about your upcomi...First of all, such exciting news about your upcoming bee adventures! Secondly, I love the sound of how your weekend went! Kitchener is such a beautiful area too, and I can imagine how it played out with cosy B&B hosts. alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850244431516712055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-37002626280672993072015-06-30T13:11:47.532-04:002015-06-30T13:11:47.532-04:00very exciting! I can't wait to read about the...very exciting! I can't wait to read about the process and the progress. Lovely!!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252685705241032079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-61749726792920369392015-06-30T10:33:53.687-04:002015-06-30T10:33:53.687-04:00That's quite amazing! I will love to read abou...That's quite amazing! I will love to read about your experience with bees!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07590405115626629594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-77822369204017584702015-06-29T23:03:25.028-04:002015-06-29T23:03:25.028-04:00wonderful!!! we kept bees for the past five years ...wonderful!!! we kept bees for the past five years and then, after losing both hives this winter, decided to take a break for one year and plan to start again next spring. we mostly use langstroth hives but have a top bar as well and have used it once for a swarm that we caught. do you plan to harvest the honey? I've heard of folks placing langstroth-type supers atop the back area of their top bars so as not to disturb the top bar comb yet still be able to easily harvest honey. curious to hear what you learned at your workshop. and best of luck!amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481345314712596782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-56473715624449892122015-06-29T16:22:09.020-04:002015-06-29T16:22:09.020-04:00I know, I am honestly still riding the high of the...I know, I am honestly still riding the high of the workshop on Saturday, and the more I think about it the more excited I get :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-13760520424755529262015-06-29T16:21:15.730-04:002015-06-29T16:21:15.730-04:00I hadn't either Emma, and I don't know any...I hadn't either Emma, and I don't know anyone else that uses one. It is the main reason I wanted to go to the workshop, to learn more and see one in action. We are really excited about what we learned, and can't wait to give the top bar hive a try.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.com