Agriculture Weather for next week.

Time to get ready.

It is hard to imagine with the heat of the summer outside, but fall garden planting is just two weeks away. Here is the schedule.

Nothin Tastes Better...

Than a home grown Tomato. If you are Tomato challenged plan on attending:

Tomato Growing Workshop with Sue Gray, OSU Extension
presented by: The Oklahoma Horticulture Study Group

Plant sales 10am-12Noon & 2pm to 4pm, Program with Sue Gray 12 till 2pm. We will have a small selection of tomato plants, and herbs for purchase.

USDA Honey Report for February

USDA Honey report for February has been revised.

Countdown to Bee Buzzzzzzz

Bee Buzzz is March 19 and 20th. This is the annual NEOBA Trade Show and Workshop. Cost is $25.00 for Friday night and Saturday.

Friday:

5:30pm Registration.
6:00pm Opening Announcements and Welcome.
7:00om BBQ Dinner.

Saturday:

8:30am to 4pm
Speakers and Vendors and Pot Luck Lunch.

It will be held at Eastside Christian Church, 15th & Harvard Ave.

This is a good opportunity to get to know the Honey Bee community here in North East Oklahoma. If you are thinking about getting started with Honey Bees you might find some local Beekeepers who still have some Bees for sale.

Regular NEOBA meetings are the second Monday of the month at Eastside Christian Church at 6:30 pm. This meeting will be the annual plant exchange.

Your agriculture weather for last of September.

The Mesonet weather forecast for the last of September

Ag weather for third week in September

Agriculture weather forecast for the third week in September.

Saving Bees: What we know now.

I was over working in the yard of my Bungalow, and there were Chives in bloom from gardens long past. I notices several Honey Bees working the blossoms so I left the plants for the bees to utilize. The other day I was in the middle of downtown and I saw some insects flying around a elm tree in the parking lot of Trinity Church. After closer inspection I identified them as Honey Bees collecting propolis. I don't know if there is a hives downtown or the Bees are ferrel, but it is a good sign to see so many Honey Bees living in an Urban Area. My hives would be about two miles from where I saw the Bees foraging. I know they are not the right color to be from my Italian Hive, but could be from my Okie mutt hive. Here is a article from the New York Times updating us on Colony Collapse Disorder.

Agriculture Weather for second week in September

Mesonet weather forcast of the second week of September.

Agriculture Weather for last week in August

Here is your Agriculture Weather for the last week in August.

Agriculture Weather for third week in August

Here is the Mesonet forcast for next week.

Note from Crosbie Heights Community Farm

"We here at the Crosbie Heights Community Farm have a few new things going on that I would like everyone to know about.
First off we are starting an educational garden/farm/agriculture workshop every 3rd Thursday of each month. August will be the first month and the workshop will be on saving seeds. 6:30 pm at the garden or the Blue Jackalope. Nothing too fancy, just some basic seed saving tips and demos. Free.
Also, we are having a garden fundraiser/ potluck/ block party on Sunday the 23rd of August. We are having some bands play outside, as well as art installations in the garden and of course free food! Activities will start around 6:30."

Not sure who this is from, or who you would contact for more information.

Sorry I'm On The Late Show

The past couple of weeks have been hectic to say the least, and with it time to plant my fall garden I don't see much free time in the near future. Here is June's USDA Honey Report. The report mentions that Colony Collapse Disorder seems to be have run it's course in California. I am curious if this is true for the rest of the United States. Here is the Grading Standards if you are wondering why some honey is more expensive than others.

Local Beekeepers Question Thursday's TW Article.

Here is the quote from Linda Harbinger in question:

"I've got one hive that's kind of nasty," she said. "But they're producing a 100-pound box of honey every week, so they can be nasty so long as they keep producing like that."

I have to admit this is hard to believe. According to the University of Kentucky average yield would be 50 pounds per hive per year. I am not planning on getting any honey this year. I just hope my bee's collect enough to survive the winter. The posts are on the NEOBA forum if you are curious about the discussion.

Why this is happening.

I am starting this blog because I feel that food security is the most important issue the we face everyday.

About a month ago I decided to plant a Urban Agriculture Demo Garden. As I was planning the plot, I thought I needed a way if sharing the successes and failures since it is going to be an experiment in Urban Agriculture techniques. As with most things the blog idea evolved to be more that just a way of documenting my experiment.

So here you have it. This blog will be used to discuss and disseminate information about Community Gardens, Urban Agriculture, Food Security, and other related items.

If you feel as strongly about the subject as I do, please send me a email and I will add you as a contributor.

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