I was listening this past weekend to an NPR story about the history of chewing gum (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106439600&ft=1&f=1032). ...
opinion by Mortal | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago 139 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
Just found this on Treehugger. This is a crazy policy. "Just read how beekeeping is illegal in New York. Another one of Guliani's quality of life issues, like jaywalking and dancing. One more...
created by mtippett | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago 53 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
It seems that the culprit may have been a specific pathogen: Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia). Researchers in Spain apparently identified the pathogen in professional apiaries and treated it with antibiotics in...
created by mgmirkin | 29 wks ago | updated 29 wks ago 810 views | 109 recommendations | 15 comments
Magners Irish Cider received a number of complaints relating to an advert in which a man tells bees to "feck off", members of the public were concerned that young children could be badly influenced by seeing this...
created by infomatique | 47 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago 544 views | 22 recommendations | 2 comments
An interesting article in the New York Times today describes a couple of Connecticut beekeepers (father and son) who have traveled around the world, teaching people how to become beekeepers. Andrew Cote and his...
created by jstovall | 49 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago 231 views | 32 recommendations | 6 comments
Farmers around the world should plant bee friendly flowers. The declining population of honey bees could benefit from bee-friendly flower patches. Honey bees have been declining rapidly, and by...
created by poolparty | 50 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago 1883 views | 20 recommendations | 14 comments
Many of us have an aversion to rats while they are revered in some cultures. Now even those who are sworn enemy of these rodents have to modify our stance. The African pouched rat is currently being...
"• Re-queening a beehive is the hardest, most tedious task in beekeeping.""It's the hardest, most aggrevatin'-ist thing you can do when you keep bees."My anonymous friend was talking about re-queening a hive.I...
created by jstovall | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 110 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
We are used now to stories of about the decline oof the honey bee but the wild bumblebee is too reaching crisis point in terms of decline in numbers and as this doesn't at first sight have the commercial...
Hilarious, uplifting and educational 9/11 Truth youtube video parody of the Bee Gees famous "Staying Alive" song (with a bit from Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall"); "9/11's a Lie". Includes 9/11 truth...
I was sitting in my apple orchard with my neighbor Asher this week. Asher is a retired banker, a Philadelphia Eagles fan, and my beer drinking pal. He was a bit nervous and depressed and it has nothing to do with the liquidity crunch or the upcoming football...
From my website:"This week, the Global Environment Facility, has launched a new $27 million dollar project with the goal of saving animals that are needed to pollinate the many crops of the world. The United...
created by PlanMyGreen | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 513 views | 18 recommendations | 7 comments
"Scientists consider that by analyzing the techniques used by bumblebees when they search for food, could be helpful in tracking down serial killers. "
created by dimon | 1 year ago 182 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
A study done by British researchers shows that bees can get sick and recover after the immune system actively fights off viruses or parasites. Researchers said on Wednesday that bumblebees can get ill and seems to...
created by Heiky | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 2632 views | 30 recommendations | 66 comments