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  • Corwin Bell on PBS tonight!

  • Bee Guardianship Classes _Dates Added!

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BackYardHive on Colorado Public Television!

Feb 2, Tuesday, 7:30pm

Colorado Channel 12


Urban Conversion's episode of 'The Burbs and the Bees'  featuring Corwin Bell of BackYardHive.

 

Find your local Colorado PBS Channel

View the trailer and get more information
Burbs and the Bees



AND
'The Burbs and the Bees'
is premiering on Create TV this month,
airing on Tuesdays & Thursdays. 229 cities across the US.
Check your local providers to find Create TV and Urban Conversion!


Tune in and check us out!

Urban Conversion "the Burbs and the Bees" Corwin Bell

Top Bar Nucleus Colonies
FOR SALE

 

New options:

* Golden Mean - 18" Bars
* Original BackYardHive - 14" Bars
* Vented Bars in the Nuc - $8-10 more

 

Reserve your Nucleus of Bees now
Orders need to be in by end of Feb

 


Order yours now, we have a limited number of the Nucs available.

Top Bar Hive Nucleus
Each year bee packages come early and in Colorado we often experience spring snow storms. Bees in a package don't have comb to keep them warm, and if we have an early spring snowstorm the bees don't always survive that cold snap. 

This is a unique opportunity to get great bees in an established mini hive. What this means is that instead of buying a "package of bees", you can get a Top Bar nuc of bees, that will have 5-7 combs of brood, pollen and nectar and a strong established colony of bees.


From the Colorado Beekeeping President Beth Conery: "Have you got your bees ordered? If not, you’d better get after it! As is the norm anymore, bee overwintering losses continue to pressure package and nuc providers."


The Nuc top bars will fit both our
Golden Mean Hives (18" length bars)

Original BackYardHive (14" length top bars)
7 bars of brood, pollen, nectar

Ventilated Bars Available in the Nucs $10 extra



Top Bar Nucleus Colony of Bees
$190 
- Order Here:  Top Bar Nuc
Both Golden Mean & Original BYH


NEW! Nuc colony with Vented Top Bars
$200 
- Order Here:  Vented Top Bar Nuc
Both Golden Mean & Original BYH



Carniolan Bees from Prairie Wind Bee Supply

Estimated Delivery Date : May 21st
Pickup Location: Denver or Boulder area
(more details will be sent closer to time)


Any questions please contact
karen@backyardhive.com


The Nucs will have an established, laying queen, 5-7 combs of brood, nectar and pollen and you will get to keep the Nuc box for swarm catching or using for combs when you work your hive.


The Prairie Wind or BackYardHive.com are
not responsible for weather on the day
the bees are delivered or for the survival of the bees
once they are picked up.

 

Bee Guardian Classes

Dates Added - March 12 & 13!
Corwin & Bee Guardians working the hives
Bee Guardianship Class Carbondale, CO
Session I Class
NEW!  Mar 12 - Boulder, CO
Mar 5- Battle Ground, WA
May 28 - Carbondale, CO
Feb 20 - Boulder, CO - FULL

This class is for those just getting started. We will cover basic bee ecology, how the bees communicate with each other in the hive, explain why bees are a super-organism, and the importance of honeybee genetic diversity.You will learn how to set up the hive for bees, obtaining bees, catching a swarm and getting the bees into the hive.
Bee Guardianship Class, Boulder, CO
You will learn the reasoning behind treatment-free, natural beekeeping (it may surprise you). We will demonstrate how to work with the bees in an altruistic, gentle manner so that a symbiotic relationship is formed with the bees. And if there are combs to harvest, we will demonstrate how to harvest and process honey comb.
Register for the Session I Classes
Bee Guardianship Class, Battle Ground, WA
Session 2 Classes
NEW!  Mar 13 - Boulder, CO
Mar 6 - Battle Ground, WA
May 29 - Carbondale, CO
Feb 21 - Boulder, CO -FULL


This class is for the bee guardian who has taken the beginner class and has a colony of bees. In this class you will learn an in-depth working relationship with the bees. The class will cover a deeper understanding of the intimate workings of the colony and the brood nest, so that the bee guardian can confidentially work their hive and feel comfortable with interacting with the bees.
Corwi inspecting Cathedral Hive comb
We will cover spring harvesting, queen-less hives, over wintering and processing all comb types. We will also demonstrate the new Cathedral Hive designed by Corwin. This is a chance to see how
this new hive works and how it is an evolution in top bar beekeeping!
Register for the Session 2 Classes
Bee Guardianship Class, Boulder, CO
NEW!
Session 3 Workshop
Spring Assessment & Harvesting Using the Bear Snack Method

Mar 19 & 20 - Boulder, CO
$45 each day


This weekend workshop is for the bee guardian who has taken both the Session I & II workshops and wants more hands-on experience. We are excited to offer this workshop to help bee guardians build confidence in working with the bees. We will be assessing overwintered hives, learn when to harvest combs, when and how to rotate out brood combs, how many combs to take to open up the brood nest, and how many honeycombs to leave for the bees until the threat of cold weather has passed
Corwin Bell inspecting brood comb
This 2 day, in-depth workshop is hands-on, going through several hives for assessment. Our methodology is to harvest combs in the spring not the fall. In the spring time the bees have used all the combs they needed to survive the winter and they want space in the hive to store fresh nectar and pollen to rear their young.
Register for the Session 3, Boulder, CO
Cathedral Hive inspection
NEW!
The Cathedral Hive Workshop
April 30 - Boulder, CO

Join Corwin for the day learning about the new Cathedral Hive!

This will be a hands-on workshop exploring this new hive design while working with the colony in the new hives. Many of the management techniques are similar to a normal top bar hive but there are some big differences in ease of use and techniques.
Register for Cathedral Hive Workshop, Boulder, CO
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