Bee Camera
It is official. The bee camera is up and running. Please feel free to check out the honeybee hives on the roof of our facility at The George Washington University. To see the bees, simply click on the...
View ArticleGW Food and Nutrition Expo
Calling all food and bee lovers! Today, at the GW University Marvin Center, members of the GWBuzz community will be speaking at the GW Food and Nutrition Expo. Organized by the GW Urban Food Task...
View ArticleRain, Rain, Go Away Say The Bees!
As of late, Washington DC has been plagued with thunderstorms, flash flood warnings and rain showers. It is set to rain all next week and as urban beekeepers, we have been curious as to how this...
View ArticleNew Season, New Junior Beekeeper–and New Installation!
Good afternoon everyone, Today, we have installed six new hives, with the help of a gentleman named Kevin. He drove the bees to our apiary and stayed for an extra hour to ensure that the bees got...
View ArticleAnimal Architects at the National Building Museum
Forming their own building material, building perfect hexagons, and maintaining uniform structure and function, honey bees are certainly true animal architects! Today, our researcher Sasha and I had...
View ArticleLIVE Bee Cam Up and Running Again!
I am so excited to announce that our bee camera, which has been offline throughout most of the season, is up and running again! With our camera, you can see our LIVE bee activity, and you can zoom in,...
View ArticleHoney Extraction!
On Sunday, September 10th we hosted a group of amazing volunteers who helped us harvest and extract our honey- We were able to successfully extract 175 lbs of honey! A special thanks to everyone who...
View ArticleA buzz in the GroW Garden
On Sunday July 22nd, our Junior Beekeeper James and I had the incredible opportunity to discuss the biology and behavior of honey bees with members of GW GroW Garden! We touched on how honey bees...
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