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Thursday, July 12, 2012

The Bee Journal: Planting the Honey of a Garden

After reading the Honey Handbook I feel so much more informed as I prepare to put in a garden for the bees.
The Honey Handbook focuses on how to produce great flavoured honeys. And nothing helps the bees do that more than right right kind of plants.
I'll never forget lifting the lid off the extractor after our first extraction. The smell was like tomatoes and sweet chilly peppers. Not what I thought honey should smell like. The taste was different too. I wondered what on earth the bees had gotten into.

The Bee Journal: Middlesex, Oxford, Elgin Beekeepers Association Annual Bee Yard Meeting

I remember a couple years back when we held the event in my bee yard that I learned more in 10 minutes with an experienced beekeeper than reading all kinds of books.
You just can beat some good old fashioned hands-on training.
This year we met in Elgin County at Albert Devries' home where he raises Buckfast bees.

The Bee Journal: The long and winding road

Today the Beatle's song is going through my head. The long and winding road. It often leads to unexpected places.
In this case my mind is saying, "back home." In truth I don't know where I'll end up.
Today I join with millions of other Canadians and citizens around the world that have or are experiencing the terror and uncertaintly of unemployment.

Friday, June 15, 2012

How gravity messes with honeybees' waggle dance

Honeybees are known to communicate in a dance language called the waggle dance to point out the location of resources that keep the hive alive, but new research reveals that gravity can mess with this dance's accuracy.

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Honeybee decline linked to killer virus

Parasitic mites wiping out bee colonies by transmitting deadly virus directly into the bloodstream of the bees, research reveals

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Homeowners Warned Of Bee Removal Dangers - San Diego News Story - KGTV San Diego

SAN DIEGO -- Homeowners are being warned of the dangers of hiring someone to remove bees without doing the necessary research. Monday, May 28, 2012.

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Smart Wind Turbines Get $1.6M US Grant «

A Purdue University research team has been granted $1.6 million in federal funding to help develop the next generation of wind turbines, so-called “smart” turbines that will operate more efficiently and break down less often that today’s versions.

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