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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 24 Mar 201910 Feb 2020

The Ecological Landscape

The Ecological Landscape Professional by Erik Ohlsen Core Concepts for Integrating the best practices of Permaculture, Landscape Design, and Environmental Restoration into Professional Practice Have you ever wondered, “Is this…

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Posted on 17 Mar 201910 Feb 2020

The 7 Methods of Minimal Disturbance

Recently, I’ve been rethinking my beekeeping practices. The principles behind Warré beehives have forced me to think of the relationship and ethical principles I have with my bees as their…

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Posted on 5 Feb 201910 Feb 2020

To save the Bees: we must first save the Wildflowers

In 1940, the Protection Act passed for the Bald and Golden Eagles. These skyward scavengers suffered from DDT exposure which affected their eggs in a very bad way. Although they…

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Posted on 3 Feb 201910 Feb 2020

Teach children the Way of the Bee

If you have not heard the latest then here it is- there’s a new children’s picture book coming out soon! April 8th in fact and it’s not just any picture…

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Posted on 22 Jan 201910 Feb 2020

Honey bees up close: Macro Photography

I have never considered photography as a thing for me. When it comes to artwork, I usually prefer mediums like graphite, oil paint, or even watercolor. And though I still…

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Posted on 21 Jan 201910 Feb 2020

Persimmons and Hazelnuts: Bigger is Better when it comes to pollination.

We’ve all heard that bigger is better. Well, sometimes it is. Bigger fruit, bigger nuts, better crops. When my wife and I bought our Georgia mountain property, one of the…

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Posted on 17 Jan 201910 Feb 2020

Paint your Beehives with the Best, non-toxic paint

When I was in commercial beekeeping, each year brought with it the chores of building new hive bodies and honey supers. I watched as each new box was dipped in…

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Posted on 10 Jan 201910 Feb 2020

One-Up your Beekeeping Game: learn what’s blooming

Do you know what honey bee forage is available in your area? One thing I believe that all beekeepers can agree on is the excitement we feel when the spring…

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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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