Bees

SOW SWEETCORNThe sugars in corn rapidly convert to starch once picked, so even the best shop-bought corn is a pale shadow of homegrown. Sweetcorn is easy to raise from seed. Sow direct into rich, well-cultivated soil once soil temperature reaches 16C. Alway…

Crystal Giants by Giovanni BadinoThis book shows clearly how the reality of nature can go far beyond human imagination. Badino and the explorers of La Venta bring the reader on the exploration of one of the most astonishing places of the world, the Giant Crys…

URU Shimbwe is an ordinary village in the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, except that it is home to many nationals who have seen the essence of sustaining ecological organic agriculture as a way of farming to eke out a living and for sale. This is where I met Remm…

Posted November 20, 2019 16:58:20 Beekeepers are warning the price of honey is likely to rise, as the industry recovers from devastating bushfires that have destroyed hives and key foraging country in north-eastern New South Wales. Key points: So…

I simply must inform you of this crucial bee fact: When bees get trapped in water, they use their wings as hydrofoils to surf back to the safety of land. While bees can float, they cannot fly with wet wings, and worse, they arent strong enough to free their …

If their honey-making and pollination prowess werent enough, theres a new reason to appreciate honeybees: Theyre world-class surfers. Beyond pollinating flowers, worker bees which are all females are given the job of searching for water to cool their hives.…

German authorities are discouraging their citizens from using leaf blowers over fears that the tools cause harm to insects, small animals and the environment. The Ministry for the Environment also said that the devices were too loud and contributed to air po…

Small farms require “eaters’ support,” says organic farming pioneer and author Michael Ableman. The farmer behind Sole Food Street Farms in Vancouver will bring his insights about small farms to Langley next Saturday as part of a workshop designed to encoura…

The 270 million hectares of native vegetation preserved by rural landowners (Legal Reserves and unprotected areas) yield Brazil the equivalent of some U.S. $1.5 trillion per year in ecosystem services, such as crop pollination, pest control, water security, r…

Nakuru County has started lobbying for commercialisation of the queen bee as part of efforts to curb a decline in its population. The county's agriculture department said this on Thursday, adding that there has been a tremendous drop in both the quality and …