Papaveraceae What we have here this morning is a poppy of some kind. I am uncertain about the exact type. It looks like a desert poppy, though not quite. It is surely beautiful against the Western sky this fine...
SKYLON is a spaceplane designed by Reaction Engines Ltd. A wonderful animation depicting a typical mission flightplan can be found here. There are at least two applications for the technology: Troy and space-based...
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 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 105 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 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1443 views | 109 recommendations | 12 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...
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 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 356 views | 32 recommendations | 5 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 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 2770 views | 20 recommendations | 13 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...
opinion by Barbara McPherson | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 296 views | 22 recommendations | 6 comments
"• 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 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 154 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...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 449 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
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...
opinion by Erik Larson | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 448 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
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 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 625 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 | 3 years ago 225 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 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 2822 views | 30 recommendations | 65 comments