HONEYLOVE urban beekeepers

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HoneyLove is a 501(c)3 non-profit conservation organization with a mission to protect the honeybees and inspire and educate new urban beekeepers.

Contact: 424.625.8 BEE (8233)

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October 7th, 2012
Group Photo from today at the Michael Bush Lecture & Hive Inspection!

Group Photo from today at the Michael Bush Lecture & Hive Inspection!

October 2nd, 2012
HONEYLOVER OF THE MONTH: Ruth Askren BEES RESCUED FROM: A pile of abandoned carpet-padding in a garage in Bel Aire, two back-to-back wooden fences between neighbors’ yards in Van Nuys; a swarm on a cactus in Pacific Palisades; a tree trap-out in Baldwin Hills; and an overcrowded hive a beekeeper wanted to get rid of.    When I was a kid I would catch bees and keep them in a jar for a few hours, just to watch them (– I did this with lizards and spiders too!). I became a beekeeper in my 50’s as a project for my aging dad and I to do together, because we both love to tinker, and beekeeping is definitely a hobby for tinkerers! A retired engineer, he enjoyed designing a great anti-ant hive stand and often comes up with new and ingenious solutions for various bee problems. My hives are on my parents’ property in Pacific Palisades, where Dad can keep an eye on them.  As I wanted to learn more than I could teach myself, I joined the Backwards Beekeepers club and soon began participating in volunteer feral bee-rescues. Saving bee colonies seemed a logical outcome of my naturalist tendencies. I loved being able to see into the world of wild creatures, not in a jar! And, like my dad, I’m obsessed with tools and this work enables me to use most every kind! Learning about others’ beekeeping methods has been a fun and satisfying part of the project. Now I run Bee Capture, a bee rescue business (www.beecapture.com), taking bees out of walls, attics and trees all over the LA basin.

HONEYLOVER OF THE MONTH: Ruth Askren

BEES RESCUED FROM: A pile of abandoned carpet-padding in a garage in Bel Aire, two back-to-back wooden fences between neighbors’ yards in Van Nuys; a swarm on a cactus in Pacific Palisades; a tree trap-out in Baldwin Hills; and an overcrowded hive a beekeeper wanted to get rid of.   

When I was a kid I would catch bees and keep them in a jar for a few hours, just to watch them (– I did this with lizards and spiders too!). I became a beekeeper in my 50’s as a project for my aging dad and I to do together, because we both love to tinker, and beekeeping is definitely a hobby for tinkerers! A retired engineer, he enjoyed designing a great anti-ant hive stand and often comes up with new and ingenious solutions for various bee problems. My hives are on my parents’ property in Pacific Palisades, where Dad can keep an eye on them. 

As I wanted to learn more than I could teach myself, I joined the Backwards Beekeepers club and soon began participating in volunteer feral bee-rescues. Saving bee colonies seemed a logical outcome of my naturalist tendencies. I loved being able to see into the world of wild creatures, not in a jar! And, like my dad, I’m obsessed with tools and this work enables me to use most every kind! Learning about others’ beekeeping methods has been a fun and satisfying part of the project. Now I run Bee Capture, a bee rescue business (www.beecapture.com), taking bees out of walls, attics and trees all over the LA basin.

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September 14th, 2012
HoneyLove + LUSH = <3!!!

HoneyLove + LUSH = <3!!!

September 2nd, 2012

PHOTOS: HoneyLove Booth  
Los Angeles Times The Taste “Field to Fork“ 
Paramount Pictures Studios - 9/1/12

Photo: HoneyLove outreach @ Sony Pictures 

Photo: HoneyLove outreach @ Sony Pictures 

August 17th, 2012
TOMORROW!!! National Honey Bee Awareness Day is AUGUST 18TH!!! 1:30pm-4pm @ West LA Civic Center Bandshell Free!! All ages welcome!! No RSVP necessary!! View event on: facebook | meetup  The 2012 Theme: &#8220;Sustainable Agriculture Starts with Honey Bees!&#8221; WE HAVE A ROCKSTAR LINEUP OF SPEAKERS FOR YOU!!2PM GEORGE LANGWORTHY &gt; &#8220;Vanishing of the Bees&#8221; 2:30PM KIRK ANDERSON &gt; Backwards Beekeepers 3PM DAVID KING &gt; The Learning Garden AFTER PARTY @ 423 West Gallery (7-10pm) http://www.facebook.com/events/466949993334201/ [click here to download the flyer]

TOMORROW!!! 

National Honey Bee Awareness Day is AUGUST 18TH!!! 
1:30pm-4pm @ West LA Civic Center Bandshell 
Free!! All ages welcome!! No RSVP necessary!! 
View event on: facebook | meetup 

The 2012 Theme:
“Sustainable Agriculture Starts with Honey Bees!”

WE HAVE A ROCKSTAR LINEUP OF SPEAKERS FOR YOU!!
2PM GEORGE LANGWORTHY > “Vanishing of the Bees” 
2:30PM KIRK ANDERSON > Backwards Beekeepers 
3PM DAVID KING > The Learning Garden 

AFTER PARTY @ 423 West Gallery (7-10pm) 
http://www.facebook.com/events/466949993334201/

[click here to download the flyer]

July 19th, 2012

WATCH: TEDxBoston - Noah Wilson-Rich - Urban Beekeeping

“We need bees for the future of our cities and urban living”
-Noah Wilson-Rich, founder of Boston’s Best Bees Company

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July 8th, 2012

WATCH: Bee Swarm(s) on a Treasure Chest 
[via BeeGirl]