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A budding community garden in Flatbush, Brooklyn

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Beek Reads: Ethics of Insect Research

Posted on September 30, 2018March 29, 2019 by sbrunstad13

photo: barta iv “The use of power is a tremendous responsibility and must be done without arrogance and with a… Read more Beek Reads: Ethics of Insect Research

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58 E 18th St, New York, 11226

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We are suspending our public food scrap collection temporarily. But we encourage you to enjoy time at the garden (3 people at a time at <6 feet>). This is also a time to think about using your scraps in new ways. Found a bulb (onion?) & ginger root while turning a bin this afternoon, both of which you can plant at home for a whole new plant! 🌱 🍄🌻

In times of uncertainty, nature becomes all the more therapeutic 🌿Props to all the community gardens figuring out creative ways to stay open in the age of #socialdistancing . Behind the QG stick pile, these #cleavers have made a nice home for themselves! Apparently they have all kinds of medicinal properties and are also a nutritious addition to garden pestos ❤️ #gardenlessons #galiumaparine #bedstraw #communitygardening #gardenmagic

Magical night extracting honey on a winter/summer coronavirus eve.... Thank you to neighbors and community for making it feel like it's all going to be ok. #lickinghoneyofftables #communitybeekeeping

Thanks to everyone who made it out yesterday -- a lot of #seedstarting knowledge was shared and everyone got their hands dirty! 🌱 Now onto taking care of our plant babies at home until they are ready for the outside world. #communitygardening #manyhandsmakelightwork

Join us on Sunday, March 1st 12pm – 2pm for a hands-on workshop on starting plants from seed. Bring experience to share or curiosity to learn – all are welcome! + In addition to starting seeds to be planted at Q Gardens in early spring, you’ll also have the opportunity to start seeds for @thirdrootnyc’s new Sowing Solidarity program 🌱 See you there!

What a day! Sadly, our two hives didn't make it past January so today was #hiveautopsy day. The first few pics are hive 2 and the last several are hive 3. Clusters looked small, only small patches of brood, there was a definite mite load, some bees had tongues sticking out (which could be a sign of pesticide exposure) but no sign of any of the nastier diseases. Plenty of honey was still in the hives... We are curious how other NYC beekeepers fared -- let us know! The last photo is of the amazing rack that @c.tsimbidis built so we can store frames with drawn comb without having to worry about evil #waxmoth infestation. We look forward to starting with new bees in May!! #onwards #qgardensbees #communitybeekeeping

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