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Lovin' Lisa Simpson

It's official. Bees are now part of pop culture. Even Lisa Simpson has her eye on the disappearing bee population. The episode is wittily titled: "The Burns and the Bees," and--though I won't vouch for the bee science in the show--it's nice to see the bee awareness spreading into pop media. The plot? Basically, Mr. Burns decides to build a sports complex in the one place where the declining bee population is thriving, and ends up getting stung financially as a result. It's cute--not The Simpsons… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on December 9, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Smokers of the World, Unite!

No--I'm not talking about cigarette smokers; I'm talking about bee smokers. You can see me with a smoker in my profile picture-… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 30, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Jumping the Gun on CCD

I just emailed Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture magazine and a wonderful blog on beekeeping in The Daily Green. I asked him about a book that came out this spring about Colony Collapse Disorder, titled A Spring Without Bees, by Michael Schacker. I found this book quite illuminating, especially because it pointed to a specific cause of CCD: An insecticide called Imadaclopri… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 29, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Keeping it Light

I love this comic by… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 29, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

The Bees won in Denver!

Want to know what I'm thankful for? I'm grateful for the Denver City Council passing legislation that allows Denver residents to keep bees in their backyards. This was the result of a recent snafu with a local resident who had a couple hives in her yard and was slapped with a $950 fine if she didn't remove her hives. (See previous post about it here.) Although the proposal passed 10 to 2 in the council, there… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 26, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

The Bee Project is in the Paper!

This whole Oprah Magazine thing is pretty crazy. Here's a link to a newspaper article on the Women Rule weekend that ran here in Denver. Man, I have GOT to get crackin' on this. I don't think I realized it would be such a big deal! During the course of the incredible weekend, I had a chance to talk to many women about my project. One thing that the participants kept reflecting to me during the weekend was that I seemed most excited about bees and writing, and less excited about teaching women b… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 11, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

How is aspirin related to honeybee decline?

There's a lot of speculation out there about what's causing the bee decline, specifically CCD. Until there's a definite answer, unfortunately, it's especially difficult to rally a movement to stop CCD as well. What do we do? People ask. Buy organic? Support local beekeepers? Keep bees in our yards? How can we help? To answer the above: yes, yes, and yes. But...that's still not enough, as the bees being affected by CCD the most are typically commercially raised bees. So--something has to be wron… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 9, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Are bees still on the decline? YES!

My uncle asked me this question a few days ago, and I found it disappointing. Not on his part, of course--I was glad he knew about the situation and cared to see where it was at. Instead, my frustration was aimed at the media and the general public and their lack of knowledge on this topic. Why isn't there more news on this? According to an article on CBS news, 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 6, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Councilwoman Peggy Lehman to the rescue!

In one of my previous blogs, I wrote about a local beekeeper who was fined by Denver for illegally beekeeping in the city. Well...some interesting things have happened as a result of Marygael Meister's decision to not simply back down and let Denver win the fight. You can read the whole article here, but here's the synopsis. Angry about the fi… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 4, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

If you like photographing bees...

Then you'll love this blog that David Tejada, my fabulous photographer, did of our photo shoot. It has some footage and some lovely pictures. I think David is a great and talented photographer, and would recommend him for any of your photography needs. You can see his blog here. Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 4, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Beekeepers for Obama

Okay, it's 4pm...just a few hours before the landslide. Yeah, I'm predicting a landslide win, and I have to tell you it makes me weep every time I think about it. I LOVE Obama. I really respect him too, and I think the environment AND the economy are going to be in much more competent hands than the past eight years. Thank you, Americans, for coming together, learning, listening, and putting your time into making this campaign happen. You are the reason for this awesome change, and I can't tell… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 4, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Another awesome photo shoot!

So yesterday I did a photo shoot for a magazine article I wrote about bees. (This was my second professional photo shoot of the year, both about bees. Crazy!) The photographer wanted to take pictures of me with bees, but my colony didn't survive this year, so I wanted to find a better setting. After a bit of research and some calls, we located a place in Boulder where Backyard Bees, owned by Laura Tyler and her husband, have a small apiary. Laura made… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 2, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Denver Officials Threaten to Jail Backyard Beekeeper

Here I am, innocently--yet illegally--working in my urban beehive in Denv… Continue

Added by Jennie Durant on November 1, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

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