September 2011

Byadmin

This is rather novel for those who would like a designer hive in their house.

Get the freshest ever honey with a wall-mounted urban bee-hive

Global Bee Emergency petition

Friends, this one is urgent. I realise that AVAAZ, who I consider an excellent organisation, may have simplified the issue here because loss of habitat is also a cause of concern for bee loss. But the most important fact is TO SIGN their petition. Please do if you agree with this. Global bee emergency – act now!

This was sent to me from a reader in Lithuania and would be worth a visit if over that side of eastern Europe
Lithuanian Museum of Ancient Beekeeping – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A moment’s delight I found on the BBC page
BBC News – How bees perform perfect landing

If you have been to the AVAAZ site, you will have seen the following links. If not, they may also be of interest:

» Bee decline could be down to chemical cocktail interfering with brains

» Bee briefing

» $15 Billion Bee Murder Mystery Deepens

» “Nicotine Bees ” Population Restored With Neonicotinoids Ban

» EPA memo reveals concern that pesticide causes bee deaths

» Beekeepers want government to pull pesticide

» Bees in freefall as study shows sharp US decline

» Pesticide industry involvement in EU risk assessment puts survival of bees at stake

» Vanishing of Bees provide details on the EPA leaked documents

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