getting to my core
beekeeping + phenology = responsible honey
When you buy my honey, wax bars and pastilles, and lip balm, when you use my phenology guides for beekeepers, we are working together for good air and water quality and choice-level perennials in the ground.
You see, I grew up in the country. Excellent air and water quality and appropriate land use motivate me. Combining my love of beekeeping with that motivation led to honey, lip balm, teaching, BeeLaws.org, A Phenology Planner for Beekeepers, and A Beekeeper’s Year (prairie edition) Calendar.
I choose to spend my time and money in alignment with my values, so I also want you to know that I run a homeshare-style AirBnb where $1 from every night’s stay goes to the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust and another dollar to rotating religious charities.
My resume type of stuff can be found at LinkedIn. My resume is diverse for a unique experience.
Publications
A Phenology Planner for Beekeepers, 2021
A Beekeeper’s Year (prairie edition), 2022
2024 Activity
- Market on the Prairie sales event, Aug. 3, Brenton Arboretum, 9 a.m. – 12 noon
- Phenology Calendars to Track Nectar and Pollen Flow + Learning Circles, Southwest Iowa Beekeepers Club, Mar. 3
- Meet Julia McGuire, CanvasRebel, Jan. 24
- Class Act, Johnston Living Magazine (2024)
- Education through Learning Circles, SARE Farmer Forum, Iowa Specialty Producers Conference, Jan. 8
2023 Activity
- How to Track Nectar (and Pollen) Flow, Central Iowa Beekeepers Association, Dec. issue
- Free course in beekeeping offered for Iowa teens, RadioIowa, Dec. 12
- Try THAT in a Small Town!, Diversity Panel moderator, Iowa Farmers Union Annual Convention, Dec. 2
- Success for All Means Accessible Information for All, Bee Culture, Sept. issue (a review of the Phenology Calendar)
- Specialty Producer Spotlight with Julia McGuire (click to watch and listen), Iowa Farmers Union Lunch and Learn, Aug 17
- Introduction to Beekeeping, East Side Branch, Des Moines Public Library, July 26
- Introduction to Beekeeping, West Des Moines Public Library, April 1
- Evolving From the Phenology Planner to the Phenology Calendar, East Central Iowa Beekeeping Association, March 13
- Using Phenology to be a Better Beekeeper, Practical Farmers of Iowa Annual Conference Lightning Talk, Jan. 21
Reviews for the Phenology Planner
- American Bee Journal (2022)
- The Buzz (Dec. 2021)
- The Beeline (Summer 2021)
Grant Awards
- NC-SARE Learning circles for beekeepers, 2023
- ChangeX Pollinator habitat, 2022
- NC-SARE Phenology for beekeepers, 2021
- IDALS SCBG Impact of mushroom extracts on honey production, 2019
- IDALS SCBG Bee Laws for the State of Iowa, 2015
More Bee Stories
- Norwalk Living Magazine (2022)
- Field to Family story (2021)
- Your Neighbor (DM Cityview 2020)
- Talk of Iowa with Andy (audio Iowa Public Radio 2020)
- A bee rescue story with Jerry (video KCCI 2017)
episode 132 JULIA MCGUIRE BEES (KFMG Green City)
Bee-friendly Cities in Iowa (audio WVIK 2016)
- Evolution of BeeLaws.org and changing city code (WFAN 2016)
- Q & A (The Urban Farm 2015)
- My bee story (The Urban Farm 2014)
- FarmHer minor part (Harvest Public Media 2014)