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Out-Of-Work Appalachian Coal Miners Retrained As Beekeepers

November 8, 2019

Non-profit offers free beekeeping classes, bees and equipment to displaced coal miners, improving the local economy and protecting threatened bee populations.

https://returntonow.net/2019/02/26/out-of-work-appalachian-coal-miners-retrained-as-beekeepers/

Article source: Return to Now.net

How to Winterize Bee Hives

November 8, 2019

Here’s how to winterize a hive…or at least this is how I get a hive ready for winter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQUqiaXjX7c&feature=youtu.be

Video courstesy of YouTube: Sqeptick

CATCH THE BUZZ – The Latest Addition to Minecraft Recently Has Been The Arrival of, You Guessed It, Bees!

November 8, 2019

Everything You Wanted to Know. Even ten years after its initial beta release Minecraft continues to evolve at an increasingly rapid pace in its quest to develop a natural world teeming with life.

https://bit.ly/2p5IXDq

Article by Zachary Boddy courtesy of Bee Culture.com – The Magazine of American Beekeeping

‘Drunk’ Bees Are Stumbling Around Australian Parliament House

November 8, 2019

A group of bees in Australia are taking the term “buzzed” to a new level.

https://bit.ly/2WYpYqY

Article by Genevieve Scarano courtesy of Geek.com

Beekeeping in Northern Climates

November 8, 2019

This is a companion video to Beekeeping in Northern Climates manual. It is not intended as a standalone teaching video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtqSHaruFBQ&feature=youtu.be

Video courtesy of YouTube: Bee Lab

Netflix Rotten & How to Avoid Chinese Honey

November 8, 2019

My review of the Netflix Documentary Rotten on the subject of fake honey. Learn how to shop for real honey.

https://www.eatlikenoone.com/netflix-rotten-how-to-find-good-honey.htm

Article by Eric Samuelson courtesy of Eat Like No One Else.com

500 Million Bees Found Dead in Brazil

November 7, 2019

Beekeepers in Brazil have reported the loss of 500 million bees from hives in 3 months. Bees have been dropping dead and evidence links pesticides to the cause.

https://bit.ly/32sXGWD

Article source: One Green Planet for Top Buzz.com

Which Is Really Healthier? Artificial Sweeteners vs. Sugar

November 7, 2019

Experts break down a whole list of artificial sweeteners and weigh in on which ones are best.

https://www.shape.com/weight-loss/tips-plans/ask-diet-doctor-sugar-vs-sweetener

Article by Rebecca Brown courtesy of Shape.com

Australian Stingless Bees Build Stunning Spiral Hives and No One’s Quite Sure Why

November 7, 2019

Dr. Tim Heard, through his research and documentation efforts over the years, is determined to increase public awareness about the truly unique sugarbag honeybee.

https://bit.ly/2oWFs1U

Article by Mario L. Major courtesy of Interesting Engineering — Science | Biology

Why honey is now at the centre of international crime

November 7, 2019

People have always liked honey. At the centre of almost every successful empire in human history has been an unseen workforce of buzzing bees, busily pollinating, producing and providing sticky sweet sustenance for people of every economic and social class.

http://twistedfood.co.uk/why-honey-is-now-at-the-centre-of-international-crime/

Article by Thomas Lethbridge courtesy of Twistedfood.co.uk