Attract bees to your garden Filed under: gardening and plants, nature Colony collapse disorder, the mysterious phenomenon that has entire colonies of honeybees vanishing into thin air, has brought the state of our bee population to the forefront. Not many people realize this, but bees pollinate about 90% of our flowering crops. What that means is: without bees, we don't eat. Creating a bee-friendly yard may not solve the issue of colony collapse disorder, but it is a great way of doing your... Read Full Story
With nearly 80% of crops worldwide requiring pollination, there's a great need for bees and other pollinating creatures. So Alkemie, eco-friendly jewelry designers, are donating 100% of the profits from this necklace to the Pollinator Partnership, a non-profit group researching Colony Collapse Disorder. All of Alkemie's jewelry is made in California from reclaimed metals. Get one of these bee-uties for you or someone you love at eConscious Market. Read Full Story
The honey bee continues to disappear at a dramatic rate worldwide. Many beekeepers estimate that, at the current rate of bee loss, there now may be only a ten year window to find a cause and a cure for this malady. In fact, the British Beekeepers Association has warned that honeybees could disappear entirely from Great Britain by 2018.
This mystery of the disappearing honey bee is called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). CCD is unique since it leaves bee hives with a queen bee, a few newly... Read Full Story
Where do honey bees like to stay when visiting Toronto? On the rooftop of The Fairmont Royal York Hotel. Buzzing merrily in and out of three light green hives, the hotel's honeybee guests are put to work in the roof-top garden where they pollinate the flowers supplying honey for the hotel's restaurants. Wearing bee suits, two volunteers from the Toronto Beekeeper's Co-op check the hives every ten days . We've all heard about 'colony collapse disorder' in the news, so scrutinizing the bees... Read Full Story
Where do honey bees like to stay when visiting Toronto? On the rooftop of The Fairmont Royal York Hotel. Buzzing merrily in and out of three light green hives, the hotel's honeybee guests are put to work in the roof-top garden where they pollinate the flowers supplying honey for the hotel's restaurants. Wearing bee suits, two volunteers from the Toronto Beekeeper's Co-op check the hives every ten days . We've all heard about 'colony collapse disorder' in the news, so scrutinizing the bees... Read Full Story
