Today, we are going to the Lakeway Municipal Utility District (LMUD) for a class on all things bees. We are catered by Canje Caribbean Restaurant in Austin, featuring their appetizer menu. Our entertainment is Jimmy Rogers.
Menu
Plantain Chips – Mango Calypso, Epis Aioli
Coco Buns – Toasted Coconut, Thyme Butter
Smoked Avocado Choka – Mango, Lime Vinaigrette, Pickled Onions, Tostones
Pink Pineapple – Passion Fruit, Basil, Aji Amarillo
Ceviche – Sour Orange, Peanuts, Sweet Peppers, Taro Chips
Hushpuppies – Salt Fish Salad, Citrus Scotch Bonnet Aioli
Jerk Beef Patties – Pineapple Pique
Wagyu Beef Suya – Suya Skewer, Peanut, Onion
Pepper Shrimp – Scotch Bonnet, Epis Vinaigrette
Let’s get rolling
The Lakeway Municipal Water District.
Mushroom block giveaway. They can be added to the garden to conserve water and improve soil health.
The seed library. Take some, plant them, and come back with seeds from the plant.
We are in the right place for the presentation.
A backyard refuge for butterflies and bees
More about the refuge
Coffee and water.
Beekeepers’ tools: prybar, gloves, smoker, and hive.
Stephanie Threinen, CPC – Public Information Liaison, introduces Michael Halprin, beekeeper.
The presentation begins.
A rapt audience.
The last time we were here, some plants were laid out ready for planting.
As you can see, the plants are doing very well.
Time now to enjoy the food and music. I hope you have a terrific week.
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What a fantastic conservation project to have on the doorstep John and thanks for the tour.. perhaps we might enjoy some pepper shrimp and a beer together. hugsx
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John, if anyone else had told me where we were going, I wouldn’t have expected much, but this really was a fun tour. I’m fascinated by the mushroom blocks. The menu sounds so refreshing for the weather. Happy solstice and big hugs. 🤗
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Thank you, Teagan. Happy solstice to you. Hugs back. I thought a lighter menu would be better for the heat. Hoping your week is a good one. 😊 🤗
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As soon as I saw Jimmie Rodgers’s name, I was humming the song!
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Takes me way back for sure.
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Cool. Hope the program continues to be successful and the bees in your area get stronger. Noticing fewer bees around here, which is worrisome.
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Fewer bees is worrisome for sure.
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Jimmie Rogers sure took me back. He looks so young and so cute. A simpler time. Sigh.
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Very much so. Thanks, Darlene.
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This is such a nice event for the honeybees, John. Jimmie Rogers’ song stirs my memories. Have a great Father’s Day.
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Thank you, TIm. Happy Father’s Day to you.😊
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I love the butterfly and bee refuge! I haven’t heard “Honeybee” in years.
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I loved that song when I was an idiot teen.
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Nice article. I recently saw two, hour long shows on TV called The Life of Bees. It was amazing. I remember as a kid watching bees go flower to flower even clover.
Sadly I don’t see that anymore even though we have plenty of flowers. We do have Hummingbirds and they are fun to watch.
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Your Chicago mayor killed off all the bees because they actually worked for a living.
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Bee all you can be. Nice info about bee pollinations.
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Thank you, Pat. I could have run every slide, but no room.
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OUAT the Nevada home was out in the high desert. Gardens struggled. I got two beehives and everyone’s gardens improved all around the area. I used to have the whole beekeeper kit.
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That is a great story. 😊
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This looks like a great event, John. I would have enjoyed attending.
I can’t possibly pass up Hushpuppies. There isn’t anyone anywhere near us that makes decent ones.
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I remember the same when I lived in Connecticut.
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It’s sad, John.
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Now you know (nearly) everything about bees, dear John. Just on the other side of our lane are the allotments where some people keep bees too. So we have no problems with pollination in our garden. You are lucky to have this project at yours too.
Have a happy week
The Fab Four of Cley
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Yes indeed. 😀
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My sister in law was a beekeeper (apiarist) in central CA until recently, and I know one here in Iowa (who has gifted me some of her golden nectar). We used to have a house for brown bats that looked like the slits in the butterfly house.
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I had purple martin houses when I lived in Indiana, but I never had one for bats.
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this bee, cool
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Thank you, Annette.
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This looks interesting. I develop blood poisoning from bee stings so I can’t encourage them too much. They are fine in the garden but no nests.
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I can imagine. Thanks for sharing, Robbie.
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Very nice scenic tour today with the mother nature vibe…nice and relaxed. Now, one of the menu items items is a different story. I would definitely Choka on that SAC dish…anyone, know the Heimlich maneuver🐳
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We got you covered. EMS standing by.
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Love bees, John.
Thank you for another fine day in Lakeway! More people need to bee educated about this wonderful insect.
And I would LOVE some plantain chips!
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Plantain chips coming up
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It’s great to see the amazing benefit of honey bees being shown. Thanks, John, and Happy Father’s Day!
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Thank you, Jan. It was terrific.
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Hi John, I learned a few things about honeybees here. I didn’t know there were 7 species and only 2 have been domesticated. I wonder if the other species are too hard to tame. Looks like a great way to spend the afternoon!
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It was great, Barbara. I am sorry I couldn’t post the entire presentation. The African honey bee has been assimilated into the domestic population, so I guess others could too. Thanks. 😊
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You certainly have a beautiful neighborhood and the bee class seems very interesting. Incidentally, the killer bee is a subspecies of one of those 7 honey bee species. I wonder if they mentioned that.
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There was some discussion about integrating “Killer Bees” into standard bee production. The honey output of these bees is 200 times greater than that of the domestic bee. The African bee (killer bee) is pretty much assimilated into the domestic population in terms of a kinder gentler bee.. Thanks, Thomas.
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Oh that is interesting information that I did not know.
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What a great program. I’d go to one around here if someone hosted it. I’ve never heard of mushroom blocks, but they sound like a good thing.
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They are a good thing. They help our soil become more productive.
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Bees are essential so it stands to good reason to learn as much as we can about them. You are on the ball, John!
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Thank you, Dale. I hope folks would follow up with discovery on their own. 😊
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We all should!
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My sis raises bees–four hives! They are a lot of work.
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I have heard that. I never owned bees, so I don’t know anything about them.
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John, this was wonderful! I know my husband especially would enjoy a presentation like that. He even once talked about setting up a hive, but (fortunately 😉) we’re in city limits and not allowed. I mean, I appreciate bees, but I don’t want a swarm in my backyard 😆
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I can understand that for sure. When I was a kid, we had bees in the back yard, and they never bothered me at all.
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I was stung by a bee once. Granted, I was an adult but, boy, did I swear a blue streak! My stepdad was standing next to me and started laughing. Then he made sure the bee didn’t leave the stinger behind 🙂
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I can’t count the number of times. What is really fun is a scorpion.
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No. Greg has a story of putting on a pair of jeans that he had left lying on the floor in his trailer (he was a college student at the time) and then suddenly trying to get them off as a scorpion started stinging his leg 😬😆
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Our youngest had one drop out of the air conditioning vent above her bed onto her chest. You could have heard her ten miles away. After that, I had to put cheesecloth behind each vent.
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I know, right?
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Great event. Bees are so important to the planet. Just keep them away from me. 😁
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Ha ha ha. I’m with you, Debby.
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Now I’m in the mood for real honey, with the honey comb and everything.
As for the menu, sensational as always. I was gonna go with the plantain chips and pepper shrimp until I checked out what was in the latter, scotchbonnets . . . no thank you. So the jerk beef patties will do.
Perfect song Boss
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The scotch bonnets are good tasting, but I guess you have to get used to the heat. Also, you can’t have any stomach problems with those puppies. Jerk beep it is. 😊
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No, I think I’ll keep it to jalapenos LOL
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Love the Honeybee Hilton, John! How cool that your neighborhood is so environmentally conscious with this latest event. Bravo.
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The water department is especially environmentally concerned. Thanks, Monika.
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That’s terrific news! I also was impressed with the seed library. How cool is that?!
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It is very cool. Thanks, Monika.
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What a calming thing to do! I love it!
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A terrific community event.
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I’ve never heard of a mushroom block. This is a great community event. Now that’s a song I haven’t heard in ages.
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I know that song is an oldie.
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Bee and butterfly refuge is a great thing! Thank you for sharing, dear John!🌼🍤🍤🍤🍻
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