Local Buzz Andelsbirøkterlag moved to Stensparken in Oslo!

What does it mean to be member at Local Buzz?

Local Buzz functions through a membership-based model where anyone, regardless of honey bee knowledge or experience, can own a share of our community hives.

The membership fee is paid in advance to become a shareholder of a Local Buzz hive. Throughout the season, honey is harvested and shared equally among members.

On average, ByBi’s hives in Oslo produce around 30-40 kg of honey per year, so one share gives you app. >3 kg, enough for two people’s yearly honey needs! This means you get local, unprocessed and real honey straight from the bees.

Our 3 community hives are cared for by Idil, ByBi’s faglig leder and the main responsibility for the wellbeing of the hive lies with her. This means you get hands-on involvement without any worries.

Through your hands-on membership, you are entitled 5 times in the season to visit the bees who produce this golden delicacy for you! Suits and gloves are provided so you just need to bring a curious mind.

Hands-on membership (23-25 spots): 3750 kr

Honey share (app. 3 kg); wax share (30 gr); intro course; access to the Learning platform; newsletters; monthly hive inspections btw Apr-Sept at Stensparken; honey extraction workshop at Kongsgården; honey tasting workshop; access to suits and gloves

Basic membership (7-9 spots): 2500 kr

Honey share (app. 3 kg); wax share (30 gr); intro course; access to the Learning platform; newsletters; 1 hive inspection in June; honey extraction workshop at Kongsgården; honey tasting workshop; access to suits and gloves

Program

Welcome meeting & seminar at Gartneriet: 25 march, 17:00-19:00

First hive visit: 22 april, 16:00-17:00

Harvest workshops: End of june, july, and august

Honey tasting workshop: October

Wax rendering workshop: October-November

Read more about Andelsbirøkt and membership benefits here!

What to expect?

• This program is English. You can expect a diverse like-minded community from very different backgrounds who share a similar interest as you! Getting to know the bees 🙂
• There are 32 shares.
• A LOT of learning moments. Once we open the hive, countless inspiring and fascinating moments of learning will emerge. However, this isn’t a formal educational program, but rather an apprenticeship, so what we learn depends on what happens at the hives at that moment!
• Your personal engagement is key to your learning! The more involved you are, the more you learn.
• Clean, local, unprocessed and hard-earned raw honey + precious Norwegian wax + numerous bee facts up your sleeve
• Hot summer afternoons in the beekeeping suit
• Heavy box lifting, good for muscles; but many hands make light work!
• Fresh liquid honey right from the hives
• The simple delight of seeing the bees at work
• The pure happiness of connecting with a superorganism and getting to understand a little bit of their world
• The novelty of participating at a CSB/Andelsbirøkterlag, which is a rarity in Norway as well as Europe!