Bees

 

Beekeeping is at the heart of Seattle Bee Works’ operations. Local artisan honey couldn’t exist without healthy and productive honey bees, and a nice selection of nectar producing plants.  With beehives located across the city, the bees of Seattle Bee Works are able to forage on Seattle’s bounty of plants and flowers.  Thanks to an increased focus in locally produced food, our honeybees can stay local too. No need to truck bees across the country to provide pollination in your own back yard!   

Connecting the beekeeper and gardener has been the operating model since day 1 for Seattle Bee Works.  If you are interested in offering space in your yard for a beehive (or two, or three or four!) Seattle Bee Works can assist by supplying the beehives and even a beekeeper local to you! Checkout the Homeowner Services below.

Seattle Bee Works Practices are chemical free: Given the start of Krista’s interest in beekeeping emerged via her diagnosis of cancer, she’s focused on avoiding impacts from chemicals and opting for organic products as much as possible in her day to day life. She applies this same focus to her beekeeping practices, when applying supplemental feeding to the bees or when choosing a mite control treatment. For more info on my beekeeping activities, check out my blog!  Interested in learning to be a beekeeper? Checkout the Beekeeper Services below.

 

Seattle Bee Works offers these services:

For Homeowners: 

• Micro-Pollination Services  in Seattle urban yards at No Cost to homeowners.  Each “hive host”  receives a portion of honey produced by the hive(s) placed.  Two to four hives are the typical number of hives placed at a single site. Contact Seattle Bee Works to inquire about hive placement or referral to a beekeeper in your area.   

 

For Beekeepers:

• Hive Rentals are available to new beekeepers.  You tend the hive, we split the honey- beekeeping with no expensive hive equipment costs!   
• Education/Mentoring: Krista has 5 years of beekeeping experience, is the Vice President of Puget Sound Beekeeper’s Association, and is a certified apprentice beekeeper through the Washington State Beekeeping Association. She is in progress of her Journeyman certification, currently.  Rate:  $50/hr or barter. Contact Seattle Bee Works if interested in arranging mentoring sessions.

 

For Public Speaking Events:

•  Seattle Bee Works is available to give educational presentations on bees and beekeeping to schools, garden clubs, or anyone who cares about bees- contact krista (at) seattlebeeworks.com to make arrangements.