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Nature’s Bounty
Beekeeper, potter, public speaker, budding herbalist, and foraging instructor in the Ottawa Valley.
Foraging Bees
At midlife, worker bees begin to go out of the hive to collect nectar, a sweet liquid from flowering plants such as fruit trees, for the colony. They cover a radius of about 4 km from the hive and visit 4 410 000 flowers to make 1 kg of honey. A single worker bee makes just 0.8 g (1/10 of a teaspoon) of honey over a lifetime, and come back to the hive to perform an intricate butt-waggling dance to tell her sisters where to find all the best things nature has to offer.
Foraging is what Tauney and the bees have in common. Learn about foraging the Ottawa Valley by joining one of Tauney’s seasonal foraging classes, talks, and special events. She won’t waggle her butt at you, though. No special dancing abilities required for this one!
Private Foraging Tours
Find out what nature has to offer on your property and eat your weeds, too! Foraging was a way of life for many people in the not so distant past. Learn to safely and sustainably enjoy nature’s bounty.
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