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Why saving the bees is so important for our world.

All elements of an ecosystem are important to the functioning of that ecosystem. Remove one element and the system will need to make adjustments. The effect of that adjustment may often not be known until...

7 comments    education food eating
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WHERE ARE ALL THE HONEY BEES GOING?

Why are the honey bees disappearing overnight? The honey bee is going to work out in the fields and never returning to the hive! Some thing is killing them and if we care about this planet at all, we...

0 comments    gardening flowers trees
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Healing Manuka Honey

Did you know honey saves lifes? A man with a very serious yeast infection in his leg facing leg amputation who was miraculously cured by Manuka honey, is the living proof. Antibiotics treatment and other...

0 comments    health honey natural remedies
âThe bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for othersâ -- Saint John Chrysostom74

Bee Inspired

The widest read and written literature in the world, next to that of man and his affairs, is the literature about the life of an insect. From the earliest days of learning down to now, poets, philosophers,...

18 comments    nature honey egypt
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How To Move A Colony of Bees

It is a difficult task to move a bee colony but it can be done It needs to be done in the Spring when the population of the colony will be smaller and the bees have time to prepare for winter. Here are two possible ways to move a honeybee colony that has established its self in a wall.

11 comments    education bees beekeeping
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Snakes and Honey bees

Introducing the Honey Bee The deadliest of all Australian Animals, responsible for an average of 10 deaths per year, is the European Honey Bee. Environmental hazards In North America, Africanized bees have...

25 comments    education commonsense few deaths
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Extracting North Carolina Honey

My wife and my middle two kids (ages 16 and 13) are certified North Carolina beekeepers. They have several hives out in the garden, and every year in the May and June time frame is when we harvest the honey....

14 comments    honey honey bees raw honey
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How You Can Help The Honey Bees

Imagine Thanksgiving dinner without cranberry sauce and pumpkin pies. Summers without strawberry shortcake and watermelon. Burgers without pickles, hot dogs without relish. Chips with no guacamole. Chinese...

5 comments    garden honey bees
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Games That Promote Hand Skills for Ages 3 and 4

Games of dexterity and coordination for 3 and 4 year old children. Cootie, Lucky Ducks, Bean Bag Toss, Honey Bee Tree, Hungry Hungry Hippos, What’s in Ned’s Head, Poppa’s Pizza Pile-Up, Squiggly Worms, Mr. Potato Head, Fishin Fun.

6 comments    coordination children's games
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The Honey Bee a Social Creature

Flowers are blooming, pollen is in the air and the Honey Bees are hard at work. Honey bees are constantly being swat at, called a nuisance and a pet, but really, they are intriguing creatures. Honey bees are...

2 comments    education honey insects
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