We're a social group of people who are interested in getting together to chat about honeybees and other pollinators, share books and ideas on the subject and establish some cooperatively managed honeybee colonies around town.

Right now “Colony Collapse Disorder” (CCD) and other diseases threaten our honeybee population. We need to discover more about how we can help them, and make sure they are here to pollinate the flowers and fruits of future generations. While there is limited consensus about the causes of CCD, most experts agree on one important thing--If more colonies are established and maintained according to the best practices then there will be more survivors of the "plague". Throughout the world, people in urban areas are cooperatively cultivating bees using shared resources to build up bee populations, enhance public education and to cultivate their own communities--not to mention producing their own honey.

We're looking for experienced beekeepers, wannabe beekeepers, or anyone just interested in meeting others who are interested in honeybees, bee products, or native pollinators. If you would like to become part of the solution by taking part in our urban beekeeping project in Austin, if you have some insight or expertise to lend, or if you're just interested in finding out more, please sign up!

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    Jonathan Smith Jonathan Smith replied to Report your blooms (latest of 3)
    2 hours ago
    Jonathan Smith

    "Several peach trees are now in bloom in our neighborhood and the bees are all over it."

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    Ginny Stubblefield Ginny Stubblefield replied to Re: Monsanto & the FDA (latest of 2)
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    Ginny Stubblefield

    "I'm a member of the Travis County Master Gardener group. One of our members just sent this out regarding Monsanto and damage done by them in France. http://in.reuters.com... Ginny Stubblefield"

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    Dr. Robin Heart Shepperd Dr. Robin Heart Shepperd replied to Monsanto
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    Dr. Robin Heart Shepperd

    "I worry that we can't do anything for the commercial beeks. But we CAN do something for ourselves and our girls...."

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    Ed Thomas Ed Thomas replied to Re: Monsanto & the FDA
    Yesterday at 7:49 AM
    Ed Thomas

    "Denise take a look at the video on my blog this week about poisons and bees. ET http://wildedtx.blogs..."

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    Michael Kelling Michael Kelling started Spring Beekeepers School In Brenham
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    Michael Kelling

    "Central Texas Beekeepers School Registration is now open for the Fourth Annual Spring Beekeepers School to be held March 24 in Brenham, Texas...."

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    Michael Kelling Michael Kelling joined
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    Michael Kelling
    "I am a retired school teacher who is trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up! I enjoy taking bees into the classroom and teaching students that they are not all killer bees that need to be killed like they see on TV."
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    Denise Tucker Denise Tucker started Re: Monsanto & the FDA
    Sunday at 10:12 AM
    Denise Tucker

    "Hello all! I've never posted to this group, but I read all your posts, and am interested in bee keeping some day. I know several families who are bee keepers, as their kids go to the Austin Waldorf School along with mine...."

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    Thad Barnes Thad Barnes replied to New Hive Setup (latest of 3)
    Saturday at 11:00 PM
    Thad Barnes

    "I wanted at least two deeps for brood. And I have mediums for honey later on. But, I hear ya about the weight. This is actually my second go at this and all my original boxes are the 10 frame size...."

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    Jonathan Smith Jonathan Smith replied to Monsanto
    Saturday at 1:54 PM
    Jonathan Smith

    "I hate to talk politics but I loathe Monsanto and their underhanded crooked methods. They are literally running the small and medium farmers out of business. How COULD the president do such a stupid thing?..."

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