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Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild

Thu., June 17, 7 p.m., free, Unitarian Society of Germantown, 6511 Lincoln Drive (meetings continue Thu., July 15, 7 p.m.; and Sat., Aug. 7, 2 p.m.; Wyck House, 6026 Germantown Ave.), phillybeekeepers.org.


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Published: Jun 16, 2010

[ the bee's knees ]

For the inner Thoreau within every city-dweller, there is the Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild. Established in 2009, the organization teaches and encourages urban beekeeping. Monthly meetings school attendees on the ABCs of apiculture, such as how to build a hive and extract honey. But urban beekeeping is more than just a hobby — it's a habit of sustainable development. Maintaining a colony may just be the solution to Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious occurrence in which the adult bees in a hive suddenly disappear. Serious stuff aside, you can make your own soap and candles out of the beeswax you collect. Maybe Winnie the Pooh was ahead of the curve on this one.

Thu., June 17, 7 p.m., free, Unitarian Society of Germantown, 6511 Lincoln Drive (meetings continue Thu., July 15, 7 p.m.; and Sat., Aug. 7, 2 p.m.; Wyck House, 6026 Germantown Ave.), phillybeekeepers.org.