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...had simply vanished. Bees as migratory labor Honeybees have been transported to crops since ancient Egyptian times. Now key to modern agriculture, honeybees have been tethered to farms ever since...
In addition to their important work as pollinators, honey-bees produce some amazingly nutritious food products. Honey, bee pollen, propolis and royal jelly can be collected from honeybees and used for [...]
The damage antibiotics could do to our microbiome — the trillions of microbes living in our gut — is just being discovered. Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, asthma and obesity are [...]
Ninety percent of flowering plants and 40 percent of the foods we eat depend on pollinators — mostly honeybees. They pollinate everything from almonds and apples to tomatoes and watermelon. [...]
If you notice more bees on your flowering plants this spring, it might be because a neighbor has taken up the latest craze in urban farming: beekeeping. It's a growing [...]
A growing body of research points to a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids as the main culprit causing CCD. Some cities and nations are banning neonics and garden retailers across [...]
LA considers banning GE, Nut thefts continue, Modern wheat different?, and more ...New York Times) Diesel disorients honeybees Diesel pollution snuffs out floral odors, interfering with honeybees’ ability to find [...]
Supreme Court to hear labeling suit, Canada sued for GE salmon, Kauai restricts GE crops, and more ...a Welsh beekeeper. Many apiarists reportedly suspect fellow beekeepers are behind the thefts. [...]
...PCC to consider taking almond milk off the shelves because of the damage the crop does to honeybees. Perhaps whole almonds need to go, too. At the same time that...
Farm-to-School bagged apples, Meadowbrook Harvest Festival, Accelerate the Pace race, and more ...an ecology-based program for kindergarten students that focuses on honeybees. Students learn about basic insect anatomy, pollination, why [...]
Food and farming center • Using online recipes • Vashon farmland preserved • Edible winter peas • Lobster sustainability • Pesticides and arthritis • King County solar power • Meatpacking [...]
Noted mycologist Paul Stamets is collaborating with Washington State University researchers to study how mushroom extracts might protect endangered honeybees. Noted mycologist Paul Stamets is collaborating with Washington State University [...]
...going through 70,000 gallons a day — to ecological — buying malt from salmon-safe farms in the area and conducting deliveries by hand truck. (Seattle Met) Treating honeybees The Varroa...
Learn about new tiny tags to track salmon, recommendations for honeybee protection in Washington, genetically engineered pine trees and more. ...resulting in unknown consequences for forests. Restoring habitat is the [...]
Soda tax impact • Gluten-free beers • Urban light affects seasons • Medicinals for bees • Europe’s BPA standards • GMO labeling change • School flour mill • Pork industry [...]
