Should be at the space this Sunday afternoon, may teach a class at the end of the month on basic hive construction
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oh wow can we meet and discuss it?
Heck yeah, perhaps we need 2 start a Bee committee at the makerspace
do you have your own hives?
Should talk to Brian Stout in the Woodshop (doesnât get on here much). He makes some really nice beehives using scrap lumber, and is a good source of maker information.
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Bee Source also has a set of detailed plans from making beekeeping and honey processing equipment. Make sure you honor âbee spaceâ in anything you make so that your boxes will be well-accepted by the bees and will play nice with commercial equipment.
IMHO, it doesnât make economic sense for a hobbyist to make his/her own frames: it requires many jigs and setups to execute, and buying them is cheap, cheap, cheap. Using commercial frames with homemade equipment only works, however, if you make compatible boxes.
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smashing! I have some Texas wildflower seeds to donate to the committee and could do a seed bomb class.
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The City of Carrollton (most cities are the same) has tracts of land owned by the city and for various reasons not being used.
My idea was to approach the city and request a parcel of this land for public (read DMS) use. a one or two acre track could hold dozens of hives. This would allow DMS to start a Beekeeping group and allow the city to boast about itâs efforts to help the struggling Bee populationâŚ
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If you guys get a polished proposal together I can get you in touch with the correct people in Carrollton.
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No real good on Polished proposals, but I do have the new Mayorâs ear
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I would love to have a large number of bee hives somewhere in carrolton, I would like to raise the honey and sell it as a fundraiser for Science department.
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Know of any land where the owner would like a Farm exemption?
Yeah, but my land is out north of Abilene. 
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i really really want some beeweaver bees. i think i missed the season or events they were selling at 
Just pondering here but couldnât we set up a community garden of sorts on the roof?
We could put an apiary in a corner and have a small container garden up there filled with local wildflowers.
Maybe put a bench or two as well?
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If we canât have honey bees, we might be able to have mason bees. Mason bees donât swarm and generally donât sting. There wouldnât be any honey but they are still useful for pollination.
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Iâd love to help or have a have if we find land. I want bees but my HOA wonât allow it of courseâŚ
Some of us do not wish to be even NEAR bees.
I there is to be a bee project, it needs to be far away from the space.
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There is a valid point underlining your post. Some individuals are allergy to Apis mellifera and a few suffer from Apiphobia.
The roof top garden though would still be great to have.