Beehaviors: The Waggle Dance (Part 1)
Last summer, we put our apiary through some major changes. We broke some “traditional” beekeeping rules and tested some new ideas. One of the chances we took was moving a colony from one hive to another, but only two meters away from the original one. An old saying teaches beekeepers to move your hive less […]
Buzzing for Joy: Quebec restricts pesticides to save honeybees
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.91″ background_layout=”light” header_font=”Special Elite||||||||” header_2_font=”Special Elite||||||||” header_3_font=”Special Elite||||||||” header_4_font=”Special Elite||||||||” header_5_font=”Special Elite||||||||” header_6_font=”Special Elite||||||||”] For years, I’ve taken bees for granted. I’ve always fully expected to see them in the summer, buzzing around the flowers in my garden. Or, making that somewhat concerning, rather large hive in their favourite peak of my […]
Federal Court Nixes Pesticide
If you ever wanted proof that the EPA regulates pesticides to suit chemical company wishes, this is it. The 9th District U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco revoked the agency’s sloppy approval of a fourth generation neonictinoid made by Dow Agroscience. Not one, but 3 federal judges concurred that the EPA should never have […]
Honey: Grow Your Own
Okay, so technically you can’t get honey from seeds, but you can set up your own private beehive just about anywhere. Its the least you can do really to keep the neighborhood plants and trees thriving, and for a little effort every week or two, you can enjoy honey you helped create when summer is […]