By Ali Clarke With bees pollinating 90% of the world’s flowering plant species, and therefore responsible for one third of the foods in our diet, the last decade or so of declining bee numbers is a real source of concern. In countries such as China, workforces are being employed to do the work of bees, at a […]
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How Urban Farms Can Become Buzzwords For Bee Conservation
Posted in Growing, tagged bees, pollinators on October 28, 2018 | Leave a Comment »
Winterize Your Honeybees
Posted in Growing, tagged bees, honey, winterizing on September 27, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
By Garrett Okrasinski I have been lucky enough to inherit a honey bee hive through a friend. It was moved to my property about three months ago and seems to be thriving. I did a hive inspection after the move and was surprised nothing was damaged in the transportation of the hive. The top bar […]
Supporting Our Native Pollinators
Posted in Growing, tagged bees, pollinators on June 28, 2015 | 1 Comment »
By Alex Jones Recently I took the plunge into the world of beekeeping with a 3lb package of bees from a local store. I got honey bees to help with my fruit tree and vegetable pollination. With poor fruit pollination over the past couple of seasons I thought the bees could be the missing link. […]
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