In this episode, Deb Dewitt discusses her career as creative director for several ad agencies, and how she gave it up to become a beekeeper. Now her days include moving swarms of bees, finding uses for the never-ending supply of honey, and trying to avoid an angry bee when it follows her home. She had a brief sojourn into Japanese food pop ups, and now makes food that is almost too beautiful to eat. She also has a honey-inspired cocktail mixer that made her a state champion.
Deb's inspirations:
Encaustic painting (with beeswax)
Deb's Pinterest page of encaustic paintings
Deb's Pinterest page of things that inspire her
Beekeeping Info in Georgia:
Tara Beekeepers Association has beekeeping classes for beginning beekeepers. It is a hands-on 6-month class. If you're going to get into beekeeping, spring is the time to start.
Metro Atlanta has Junior beekeeping classes in the summer - great for kids. Pretty much any local bee club’s mission is to provide education.
If you're interested in beekeeping and want to join a local club in GA, the Georgia Beekeepers Association has lots of information and listings for all clubs in Georgia. If you want one of the cute honey bee license plate tags, it came about because of the efforts of the GBA. There's info on how to get one on their site. Proceeds go to education for beekeepers and they provide lots of grants to bee clubs and beekeepers.
American Beekeeping Federation
Other ways to help bees:
- Here's a great site to learn about pollinators and pollinator plants: Beecatur Decatur, GA is a designated Bee City.
-Plant some native pollinators in your garden to provide food sources for bees throughout the summer. Lots of information here.
-Don't spray for mosquitos, and don’t use pesticides!
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