Urban Agriculture Resources
Late Dec 2022
Emily and I start talking about queen rearing in Boston because I took the They Keep Bees queen rearing course over the summer.
Category Best Bees
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Beekeeping Tips & Tricks: Overwintering
Contents: What is Overwintering? What are Overwintering Rates? How Do Bees Prepare for Winter? What Do Bees Do in the Winter? What is the Difference Between Normal Worker Bees and Winter Bees? How Do Beekeepers Prepare for Overwintering? What do…
The Best Bees Checklist for a Pollinator Garden
Contents: What is a Pollinator Garden? Why are Pollinator Gardens important? Do Pollinator Gardens have to be a Certain Size? Plants To Include in a Pollinator Garden Plants to Avoid in a Pollinator Garden Provide a Water Source How to…
HoneyDNA Dec 2021 pt 2
Started tackling the backlog of HoneyDNA samples; with the new software, we were able to get through it in a couple weeks.
HoneyDNA Dec 2021
We developed proprietary software to process and analyze the genomic sequencing data, making it easier and faster to analyze species present in honey samples at scale. It used to take 45 minutes to analyze the sample (the lab sends us…
Propolis and its Incredible Properties, Benefits, and Uses: In and Outside the Hive
Contents: What Is Propolis? How Do Bees Make Propolis? What Do Bees Use Propolis For? What Are the Properties of Propolis? History of Humans Using Propolis Propolis Use and Benefits for Humans Scientific Research Conducted About Propolis Souring Ethical Propolis…
The TNFD and an Innovative Framework for Reporting Nature Impact
Contents: What is the TNFD? What is the TNFD Developing? Why is the TNFD Developing the New Framework? What are “Nature-Related Opportunities”? How is the TNFD’s New Framework Different from Previous Frameworks? How will the TNFD Guide Corporations with this…
Bzzz 2012
Co-founder and COO Sean Cahill joins company, develops proprietary software system, Bzzz, designed for recording and displaying data collected by beekeepers on their beehive visits. Bzzz is a desktop program, beekeepers input data from the field once they have returned…
Bzzz 2013
Cahill develops a mobile version of Bzzz to allow beekeepers to record data while in the field, in real-time.
Bzzz 2018
We hired our first in-house software engineer, Elizabeth Rocheleau, to work on Bzzz with Cahill.