Become a beekeeper Keeping honeybees in your backyard is a great way to help bees. Being a beekeeper doesn’t have to be a major enterprise. One or two hives will provide hours of fun and interest. There are many species of bee with many different nesting needs that don’t require the time and expense of [...]
Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop March 24th
March 24th, 2012 ~ 9:30am-12:30pm Red Barn, Terra Nova Rural Park, Richmond Learn to graft your own heritage dwarf apple tree. These small size trees are suitable for growing in pots on balconies or in small back yards. From theory to hands-on, several grafting methods will be demonstrated and practiced. A wide selection of apple [...]
Mason Bee Workshop January 14th
January 14th ~ 10am-12:30pm Buemann House, Terra Nova Rural Park, Richmond Learn how to have happy healthy mason bees in your garden with Brian Campbell. In this introduction to the native Blue Orchard Mason Bee you will learn about their life cycle and how to attract (and keep) them in your garden. These gentle, shy, yet [...]
Honey Favours
Blessed Bee Artisan Honey favours are the perfect gift for weddings, baby showers, birthdays, parties and corporate events. From whimsical to elegant, we will create a design that compliments your special event. The custom labels for your special event can either be placed on the jar or tied to the jar with a ribbon. The [...]
Blessed Bee Hive Products
Our beecentric apiary does not treat bees with synthetic chemicals or antibiotics. Bees live on their own wax with their own honey and pollen. They are not stressed out migratory workers feeding on an imbalanced diet of monoculture crops. Healthy bees make great, real honey.
New Courses
We’re busy planning the next round of courses. We’re also looking for your input on courses you would like to see. Some of the courses being considered are below. Please leave a comment and let us know your preferences, or suggest a new course. Native Bees Workshop 8 Session Urban Beekeeping Weekend Introductory Course 2 [...]
What Is Sustainable Beekeeping?
Concepts Respect for all living things Knowledge intensive vs. chemical and petrochemical intensive An attempt to create a homeostatic hive (a balance between competing and complimentary elements inside and outside the hive). A dynamic spiral between the beekeeper and the bees, not a final destination but a learning process Based on traditional beekeeping knowledge and practice but assumes nothing is sacred. Common sense. [...]
How To Wash Mason Bees
Why One of the joys and responsibilities of keeping mason bees in manufactured nests is taking the nests apart and washing the cocoons in preparation for their spring release. Unmanaged mason bees, wild bees in their natural setting, rarely reach the same levels of population density as do managed bees kept in human made nests. In nature there are [...]
Special One Day Top Bar Hive Course ~ July 31st
Come and join Blessed Bee Farm with special instructor Garret Wilkinson on July 31st for a day of Top Bar Hive beekeeping. With many years experience using this traditional method Garret has developed an amazing sensitivity to the honeybee. Garret will share his experiences and skills so that we may do what is right for the [...]
2nd Evening 8 Week Urban Beekeeping ~ Wait List Only
This course is currently Full. Please contact us to add your name to the wait list in case there is a cancellation. This is an in-depth hands-on program that teaches the basics of backyard and small-scale beekeeping. Over the eight 2.5-hour sessions you will acquire the skills and confidence to get started in beekeeping. The cost [...]
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