Wee Bee Crazee

09/23/2024

Our honey display made the news for the 2024 Oregon Honey Fest.

09/20/2024

09/17/2024

Come on out to Honey Fest this Saturday 9/21/24 in Oregon OH.

09/03/2024

09/03/2024

I was called out to Providence metro park after the recent storm, to remove a swarm from a tree limb that had fallen near a pedestrian path. It took me a few days to get there but they had to drag the limb out into the woods. I decided to leave them Bee as they were content with the new location. They looked new to this hole in the tree or maybe outgrowing it, so I think they may relocate. The limb in the new position is Knot ideal as the comb they have built is oriented wrong and maybe another reason they will want to move. I will check in on them in a few weeks to how they are doing. The tree is in bad shape so it will have to be removed.

07/31/2024

Join us for a sweet treat. Straight from the hive to the jar, come experience the joys of honey harvest. 🐝💛🖤 RSVP at 419.720.8714 or email [email protected]

07/23/2024

Did a cut out today in West Millgrove OH. Average size swarm very new as it was all fresh white comb with nectar and small amount of pollen. No brood nest. Queen was hard to find as they were working on building back under the floor. After several attempts to grab a pile of bees with my hand I could not get her. I used a small cardboard box and scraped the underside of the floor and lo and behold there she was I dumped her in the nuc box and everyone followed. Off to find them a new home.

05/20/2024

University of Findlay is now home to approximately 100,000 bees and a new bee club called The Hive. Two UF students founded the club and...

04/25/2024

Plant these to feed the bees! 🐝

04/22/2024

Just another reminder to those in the Northern Hemisphere that Dandelions are a key source of early nectar to Pollinators, flowering normally begins in a few weeks time but we're already getting reports of Dandelions appearing across the hemisphere, so consider leaving a few plants to flower if you are mowing 🐝

Dandelion (genus Taraxacum) are flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions native to Eurasia and to North America, but the two commonplace species in the wider world, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, were also introduced from Europe and now propagate as wildflowers in those regions including North America where they are considered introduced. Both species are edible in their entirety. The common name dandelion comes from French "dent-de-lion", meaning "lion's tooth". Like other members of the family Asteraceae, they have very small flowers collected together into a composite flower head. Each single flower in a head is called a floret. In part due to their abundance along with being a generalist species, dandelions are one of the most vital early spring nectar sources for a wide host of pollinators that themselves are critical to pollination of later flowering plants. Although they are appearing earlier, May-June is a peak blooming time critical for Pollinators.

02/27/2024

Learn how to make your own rain barrel.

UPDATE: This workshop is now FULL. Look for more dates in the Fall. We will keep you posted!
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The next Rain Barrel Make it and Take it Workshops at the 577 Foundation taught by our stormwater program manager Lauren Rush and members of the Rain Garden Initiative will be held on April 17 at 4, 5, 6 and 7 p.m. Registration begins tomorrow (Wednesday, February 28)! Link to register: https://577foundation.org/classes-events/

02/11/2024

A friend of mine is camping just outside of Daytona Speedway, a few campsites away there is a honeybee nest in a box mounted to a pole. A local beekeeper is removing it and giving them a better home.

02/06/2024

Are you interested in becoming a certified master rain gardener? 💧🌿 This 5-week course will walk participants through the step-by-step plan for installing a rain garden. Upon attending all the sessions and installing a rain garden or adopting a public rain garden and providing needed restoration and maintenance for a year, participants will be certified as a Master Rain Gardener.

Course Dates are: February 21st (virtual); February 28th (virtual); March 6th (in-person at 577); March 13th (virtual); March 27th (in-person at 577). Class Time is 6pm to 8pm. Our very own organic landscape horticulturist, Bennett O. Dowling, will be hosting the in-person sessions which will take place at 577.

This class is being offered by Toledo-Lucas County Rain Garden Initiative (RGI), in partnership with the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office.

To learn more and register, visit https://bit.ly/3uiSbOe (link also in bio).

*Please note: Registration is not through 577. Please register at the link provided.

01/26/2024

Your bees need to eat!
Learn what to plant.

Calling all garden lovers! Registration is now open for our Master Rain Gardener program. This class series covers the purpose, design, and installation process Spaces are limited. Register at https://linktr.ee/raingardentoledo

01/16/2024

No January meeting tonight