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How I Became an Urban Beekeeper
I work in a very different environment from most people. I work in a garden, the Toronto Botanical Garden. Working here has provided me with many opportunities. It’s a beautiful place and the people...
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The Days of our Hives: Opening the Hive
At last! Spring has arrived with the promise of summer waiting in the wings. For as long as I can remember, the sight of luscious green bulb sprouts pushing up out of the ground was the sign that the...
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The Days of Our Hives: Early Summer Swarms
One of the most common questions I hear when I speak about TBG’s bees is, “Do they swarm you?” Of course bees do swarm occasionally, though never at anyone (this is not a defensive behaviour, rather a...
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The Days of Our Hives: Expecting Royalty
Several queens developing in peanut-shaped cells While royal births are rather common fare in the bee yard, to those of us that follow the dramatic highs and lows of the TBG bees’ social lives, the...
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Making Mead at Toronto Botanical Garden
In January, the Urban Beekeeping Series included a mead making program led by award-winning meadmaker Catherine Henderson. During this three-hour class, we learned how to turn honey into mead. We’ll...
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