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The Evolution of Plant Minds

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 | 19 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago
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Rea Family

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When Bees are Outlawed Only Outlaws will have Bees

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 | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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BlueIce65

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Cure for Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder?

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 | 32 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago
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w_fuller

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Farmers should plant bee friendly flowers

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 | 1 year ago | updated 45 wks ago
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Feck Off! Deemed to Be Acceptable in the Uk-Photo-01

infomatique

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Feck Off! Deemed to Be Acceptable in the Uk

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 | 49 wks ago | updated 49 wks ago
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blackberry

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Bees Without Borders: NYT article

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 | 52 wks ago | updated 52 wks ago
241 views | 32 recommendations | 6 comments

Barbara McPherson

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Rats!

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...

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opinion by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Early study touts honey as antibiotics substitute

blacktryst

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Early study touts honey as antibiotics substitute

" Early study touts honey as antibiotics substitute Module body Wed Sep 24, 2:04 PM ...

created by blacktryst | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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jstovall

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The most aggrevatin'-ist thing

"• 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
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jonny pardoe

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Bumblebee conservation led by Toby the sniffer dog

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...

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created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Free Bees Funky Disco - 9/11 Staying Alive - BANNED-REPOST!!

Erik Larson

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Free Bees Funky Disco - 9/11 Staying Alive - BANNED-REPOST!!

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...

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opinion by Erik Larson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Forget the minor stock market problems; where's the bee? - from GTBP.org

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...

created by Rob Guerriere | 1 year ago
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kyz

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Bees Lose Buzz When Sick

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
2637 views | 30 recommendations | 66 comments

PlanMyGreen

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$27 million dollar project to save birds, bees, and bats

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
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Bees to Help Hunt Down Serial Killers

"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
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