Beekeeping and honey

Do we have any other beekeepers on the Forum? If so, I'd love to connect with you!

Chouxfly and I have been keeping bees for about eight years, and we finally have gotten through the painful starter phase and arrived at the painful growth stage.

I know not everyone is big on social media here (and honestly, I applaud you!), but if you'd like to read about some of our apiary adventures, check out the tag #bobacresbees on FB.

We've had a larger-than-expected harvest of spring honey from our nine hives (four at home in Rogers Park, two in community gardens close by, and three at the DePaul student community garden). I'm not sure if we are allowed to sell here, but I have about a hundred pounds of the sticky stuff I need to move. If you want some, let me know and we will figure it out (we are happy to barter with you, too!).

I'll also have about ten pounds of filtered beeswax, if anyone here uses it for cosmetics.

And I want to issue an open invitation to anyone interested in beekeeping and small-scale honey production... you are welcome to contact me and arrange a visit at one of our beeyards. I'm thinking of developing a "be a beekeeper for a day" program, and I'd love a few LTH guinea pigs ^h^h^h^h volunteers to help refine it.

And we will for sure have plenty for everyone to taste at the picnic!

Katje and Bill