Rooting DC Beekeepers

Jeff and I hopefully inspired some new beekeepers in DC this weekend!

At the sixth annual Rooting DC -- a forum for urban gardeners -- DC Honeybees held two workshops, packing a classroom at Woodrow Wilson High School. Organized by DC Greens, the forum pulled in around 800 participants. Our session broke down the process and pitfalls of raising honeybees in the city.

Seeing Red?

Roses are red, violets are blue…unless you’re a bee, this much is true.

While we might be used to the Roy-G-Biv acronym to remember the colors of the rainbow, for bees it’s more like oyG-Biv-UV. Bees cannot see red wavelengths, but this doesn’t necessarily prevent them from landing on red flowers. Humans perceive light base on combinations of red, green and blue, while bees base colors on green, blue and ultraviolet light. Because of this distinction, bees see flowers in an entirely different way.

Potential Next Bee Class

We are considering a bee class for the weekend of March 2 & 3, from 1-4 in Georgetown.  Please let us know if you would like to join us.  These are very fun and informative.  Plus you walk away with a hive, veil, and book.

Email me at Jeff@DCHoneybees.com if you are interested and we can firm up the date.