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Category: Permaculture

Keeping bees would not be complete without learning how to improve our environment for them and as a result, for us as well. Permaculture focuses on management systems that affect the greater whole. Welcome to Sustainable Beekeeping!

Posted on 22 Oct 201921 Oct 2019

Why I’m converting to Top Bar Hives

I’ve been using Langstroth style hives for almost 18 years. They definitely get the job done, as long as you have an extractor, an uncapping system, can lift 40-90 pounds,…

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Posted on 15 Oct 201910 Feb 2020

Supporting Native Pollinators: using Sustainable beekeeping methods

I had a rude awakening after reading a blog post written by another beekeeper. She had attended a conservationist meeting and discovered that their attitudes towards beekeepers are, shall we…

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Posted on 2 Jul 201910 Feb 2020

Honey bees: the new monocrop

What if I told you that the issue of disappearing honey bees is not the problem? And then I followed with this: the problem is that we have too many…

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Posted on 28 May 201910 Feb 2020

Honey harvest: what’s a fair take without taking too much?

Have you ever wondered or worried about how much honey you can harvest without harming your bees? What if you take too much! This is a very tricky question to…

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Posted on 8 May 201910 Feb 2020

How to control ‘weeds’ & wildflowers as a beekeeper

If you’re anything like me, you hate to cut down honey bee forage. Yet at the same time you can’t let nature crowd you in your own space. At some…

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Posted on 29 Apr 201910 Feb 2020

An educational picture book your children will love

There’s a new book on the market aimed at teaching young children using vibrant colors and clever rhymes. There’s no better way to teach your children about the importance of…

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Posted on 3 Apr 201910 Feb 2020

Beekeeping: the Next Generation

With the increased usage of pesticides coupled with the decline of the honey bee, evidence points that commercial beekeeping practices are unsustainable. The links on this website may contain affiliate…

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Posted on 29 Mar 201910 Feb 2020

Natural Beekeeping with the Warré Hive

Natural Beekeeping with the Warré Hive A Manual by David Heaf There are only two beekeeping practices no matter what type of beehive style you use: the more common Anthropocentric…

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Jonathan Adam Hargus

Jonathan Adam Hargus

I've been in beekeeping since 2002 That's plenty of time to get stung. I've worked thousands of hives and seen what works and what doesn't. I can't imagine not having a beehive around to poke my nose into (most of the time with a veil on ;) I've been stung more than once and sometimes even deserved it. I'm just a beekeeper who's sick and of commercial beekeeping practices and tired of research looking in all the wrong places to solve common sense issues. It's time for something new!

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