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Comment by Cylia on November 5, 2011 at 12:29am

http://www.beesource.com/

interesting beehive designs

Comment by Cylia on November 4, 2011 at 11:37pm

http://www.honeybeesuite.com/  good resource.

Trying to locate some physical structures to protect beehives. Stone structures seem to work well.

Comment by Jeni on November 2, 2011 at 4:10pm

Hi this is my first year as a beekeeper with my very own bees (after many many years of reading up on beekeeping). I am looking for someone who I might be able to shadow/visit and see how their hive is doing in case I am missing out on some things or atleast to know how I am doing with my bees. So far things are looking good and I am enjoying it very much but I think it would be valuable for me to make some connections with someone close to my neighbourhood (Southlands, Dunbar). I am also very interested in watching someone rescue a swarm (come next spring!). Please let me know if you are interested in being bee buddies and/or if you are a swarm removal expert and are willing to let me tag along for a swarm capture next spring. Thank you! Feel free to contact me via my email address oh.amapola@gmail.com.

Comment by Steve Sandve on October 16, 2011 at 9:16pm

Here's a link from strathconabees 

If you are looking to start beekeeping right away (not as exciting at the spring start and possibly a little toughter) check out the link

Comment by Cylia on October 11, 2011 at 7:43pm

Saw "The Ailing Queen" on Sunday. Awesome, inspiring movie, Quebec based about a forward thinking beekeeper and his year.

Comment by Fiona Gold on October 4, 2011 at 10:29pm

Interesting article out of Florida:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2044764/The-mysterious-hone...

Comment by Cylia on September 18, 2011 at 1:05pm

Just ordered our 2 VIFF tickets.  It was $12 per ticket, plus a $3 handling fee per order, plus $2 membership fee.  I've posted a notice on the Vancouver Meatless Meetup site for a group get-together for a veg. dinner, then film.

Comment by Cylia on September 13, 2011 at 10:52pm

Wondering if there are any bee enthusiasts who would like to meet for a quick dinner and/or then go to the film "The Ailing Queen" on Sunday, October 9th -- 645 pm showing. I would be interested in meeting you, hearing your stories and what you have learned about bees this year. Email me directly if interested. I would prefer to dine at a veg.friendly cafe.

I have just checked the VIFF site and there are plenty of tickets still available so you may want to buy your ticket in advance. Here is the link: http://filmguide.viff.org/tixSYS/2011/filmguide/Title/detail

Comment by Steve Sandve on September 13, 2011 at 10:04am

For those interested in see the film "The Ailing Queen"

it is showing twice:

Sun, Oct 9th 6:45pm  @ Pacific Cinematheque

and

Mon, Oct 10th 1:30pm @ Vancity Theatre

 

Steve

Comment by Fiona Gold on September 12, 2011 at 10:24pm

Hi all,

Check out this film at VIFF.

The Ailing Queen

[AILIN] (Feature)
Canadian Images

(Canada, 2011, 90 mins, HDCAM)

Animals, Environment, Food, Farm & Garden

In French with English subtitles
Directed By: Pascal Sanchez

PRODS: Hugo Latulippe, Éric Deghelder
CAM: Geoffroy Beauchemin, Pascal Sanchez
ED: Natalie Lamoureux
MUS: Serge Nagauchi Pelletier

Director Pascal Sanchez's examination of the worldwide efforts to battle bee-colony collapse concentrates on young, energetic beekeeper Anicet Desrochers. Working through the seasons to strengthen his colonies and spread the word about his methods, Desrochers is a pioneer of a more ecological method of managing bees and the fields they pollinate--and upon which the earth's entire agricultural production depends.

“The early passages focus on Desrochers' efforts to ship healthy queen bees to fellow beekeepers suffering under their own collection of ailing queens. Hive loss, or the sheer death rate of bees, has varied from region to region in recent years, but a mortality rate as high as 60% has hit many keepers. The film patiently reveals Desrochers as a serious student of his craft as he explains the signs of healthy and sick colonies, methods of restoration, and some of the underlying problems stemming from the excessive use of chemicals and pesticides, which he thinks have propelled the crisis. Desrochers' efforts to create bees naturally resistant to viruses and diseases has already won him and his modest farm in the Hautes-Laurentides region of Quebec international regard, but Sanchez's humble filmmaking style never drumbeats that we're watching a hero--just a guy who loves bees and nature, and understands the science guiding them both. “--Robert Koehler, Variety

 

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