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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😊
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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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🐝🐝🐝
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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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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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