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Re: Beekeeping

[(Anonymous)]

I'm sorry I don't have any firsthand experience to share with you, but this sounds like a neat idea and I hope you get to do this because beekeeping has always sounded like a lot of fun to me.

Some helpful links:

http://www.ohiostatebeekeepers.org/beekeeping_class/ (lots of instructional videos)
http://beekeeping101.psu.edu/ (not free, but it's online and offered through Penn State)

You might consider trying to contact individual beekeepers near you to ask if they'd let you tag along during hive maintenance or whatever else they do. Most beekeepers seem pretty enthusiastic and open to sharing their knowledge, and networking is always valuable. Another thing to consider is that if your boss will allow it, perhaps a small garden/wildflower area with bee-friendly plants? If your outside space has a lot of clover, that'll be nice for bees but there are some relatively low maintenance flowers they like, too: sunflowers, purple coneflowers, zinnias, cosmos, bee balm, crabapple trees, etc. etc.

Re: Beekeeping

[(Anonymous)]

This last paragraph especially. Also, remember that there are lots of native bees which are also in trouble and need whatever help they can get.

You can encourage mason bees--gentle, stingless native bees--by making a house for them; alternatively, you can buy commercial mason bee houses. Here are directions for making a bee house:

http://boingboing.net/2014/05/16/build-your-own-mason-bee-house.html

As for nectar plants, any member of the mint family will be adored by bees (so any mint, plus catnip, anise hyssop, lemon balm, and beebalm), also rosemary, thyme, and borage.

Your state apiarist may have more information about encouraging native bees. Good luck!