April 2014

This news is very concerning. I thought we were beginning to help people understand the fundamental necessity of bees and the dangers of pesticides. http://www.economicvoice.com/bee-harming-pesticides-to-be-used-again/

I have just returned from a brief trip to the Yorkshire Dales, the old haunts where we filmed All Creatures Great and Small. I discovered some terrific initiatives happening there. Do take a look at these links: » http://www.wharfedalebka.org.uk/ » http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/index/natureinthedales/wildlifeprojects/haytime.htm

Hello friends,I have been asked to recommend some Bee Books, books that will help us to understand the problems we are facing and how we can contribute in this fight to save our planet. Also to be included, we need a couple of books to introduce us to our friends, the Bees … Here are…

I think this worth reading: http://www.npr.org This has been sent through to me from Texas. You might like to contribute and help save the bees https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-us-irrigate-an-organic-bee-farm-in-austin#/ This is fun: http://mentalfloss.com/article/53691/13-fascinating-facts-about-bees URGENT : If you wish to help the bees against the dangers of neonicotinoid pesticides, please sign this petition. It needs another 12,000 sigs before…

A Highway for Bees from Norway http://www.smithsonianmag.com/ I think this is such a terrific and fun initiative http://www.telegraph.co.uk BEE NEWS from FRANCE The Minister of Agriculture in France is calling for a label for French Honey http://www.lemonde.fr And here, the Prinicipality of Monaco is supporting Beekeeping. Installing hives and teaching beekeeping to school children https://www.facebook.com

This is marvellous. Do watch. Very short http://www.abc.net.au/news/