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• Leawood considers becoming latest Johnson County city to allow backyard chickens 04/11/2021 19:01 Prairie Village Post - Kansas Leawood is considering becoming the latest Johnson County city to allow residents to keep chickens within city limits. This week, the city council voted unanimously to direct city staff to research how other area cities approach allowing chickens. They …
• “Pollinator Protection Act” Seeks to Help Save the Bees 04/11/2021 19:01 KBUL NewsTalk - Montana By Austin Amestoy UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism Patty Sundberg remembers a time early in her 40-year career in beekeeping when a 5% annual colony loss felt like a big deal. Now, she said it’s all her company can do …
• Charles Wesley Lindsay 04/11/2021 19:01 Irving Rambler - Texas Charles Wesley Lindsay, age 97 passed away on March 7, 2021 after leading a rich and full life. He was born on July 15, 1923 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents Howard T. Lindsay and Pava M. (Nickens) Lindsay. Charles enjoyed gardening, beekeeping, golf, …
• More Time, More Topics For This Year's Virtual Sustainability Summit 04/11/2021 19:01 WFSU 11 - Florida Like so many events over the past year, Leon County's Sustainability Summit next month will be a virtual affair. That format will allow organizers to pack more topics into more days than ever before. Instead of a single daylong event as in previous …
• TOP EIGHT: New food and drink businesses to watch 04/11/2021 19:01 Noosa News They may seem different at first glance but dive deeper into the background of these new Sunshine Coast food businesses and you will see they have one element in common - all turned an idea into a success story. Here are eight exciting new business venture …
• Conserving Nokondi land 04/11/2021 19:01 The National COVER STORY The story of one community in the Eastern Highlands, keen to conserve their natural environment and the evidence of the mystical one-legged man. –The stone bed believed to be used by Nokondi.Words and pictures by SHIRLEY KOMOGI HUMANS have …
• Meet Your Neighbor: Pendleton shares her homesteading skills 04/11/2021 14:02 Port Clinton News-Herald - Ohio LINDSEY - There isn’t much Toni Pendleton of Lindsey buys at the store. When she heads to the market, her shopping list may include milk, laundry detergent or toothpaste, but what is noticeably missing are items like chicken, pears and green beans. That’s …
• Southern Indiana man, 85, has been tending bees for 62 years 04/11/2021 08:21 The Republic - Indiana JASPER, Ind. — The bees would have to wait. The 8,000 or so bees arrived at their new home Sunday after being lugged all the way from Georgia. But they’d still have to wait another day or so. The temperature was set to drop below 30 degrees that night, and …
• Bees bounce back after Australia’s black summer: ‘Any life is good life’ 04/10/2021 23:07 The Guardian You could say that Adrian Iodice is something of a stickybeak neighbour. On Iodice’s once-lush bushland property, nestled within the Bega Valley of New South Wales, there stands a majestic rough-barked apple tree that the beekeeper used to, every now and …
• Great sadness over passing of Oliver wine personality Chris Jentsch 04/10/2021 16:48 Times-Chronicle Don Urquhart Times-Chronicle For the second time this spring the B.C. wine community mourns the loss of another beloved wine personality – Chris Jentsch, proprietor of C.C. Jentsch Cellars on the Golden Mile Bench above Oliver. The 58-year-old, Okanagan- …
• Unveiling of bee sculptures to kick off annual Bee Fest 04/10/2021 10:22 The Recorder GREENFIELD — The city is abuzz each spring as it prepares for its annual Bee Fest. This year, though it will be largely virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is no different, particularly due to the unveiling of six large bee sculptures to kick off …
• As Billions of Cicadas Get Ready to Emerge, an Ohio Company Releases a Wearable Bug-Screen Pod 04/09/2021 21:13 Cleveland Scene - Ohio With the billions of cicadas in Brood X set to emerge this May across 15 states — including right here in Ohio — one local company is thinking ahead. Cincinnati's Under the Weather has a solution to keep the insects off of you while you enjoy the great …
• Nurse Enjoys Beekeeping Hobby and the Resulting Honey Products 04/09/2021 20:55 Lancaster Farming Gail Carmichel is not a farmer, but she has countless tiny “livestock” producing for her as a beekeeper. By day, she works as vice president of patient services for Nascentia Health in Syracuse, New York. In her leisure time, she cares for up to three …
• Entrepreneur sells bee business started in council house for £100m 04/09/2021 20:45 Business Live An entrepreneur has sold his bee business started from the kitchen table of his council house to an American company for £100m. Steve Ryan, who is from Liverpool, has sold his Bridlington firm Bee Health to Dallas-based INW, and says he can now afford an …
• Bloom a Kiss, Save the Bees: Guerlain launches bee conservation social media campaign 04/09/2021 15:12 The Moodie Davitt Report Guerlain Muse Natalia Vodianova kickstarted the Kiss Kiss Chain on 8 April LVMH-owned beauty and fragrance house Guerlain has launched a bee conservation campaign on Instagram called ‘Bloom a Kiss, Save the Bees.” The campaign, kickstarted by Guerlain Muse …
• Beekeeping, Animal Husbandry Eyed For New City Ag Board 04/09/2021 13:48 New Haven Independent - Connecticut Soil contaminated? Have to shlep five gallon buckets of water by hand to your thirsty veggies because no spigot is nearby? Is a zoning conundrum blocking you from planting a garden in the first place? City food policy staffers want you to bring those …
• Las Cruces Department firefighter receives national attention for rescuing bee swarm 04/09/2021 11:07 Deming Headlight - New Mexico LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces fireman Jesse Johnson received national attention this past week for rescuing a large swarm of bees that gathered in a man’s car while he was shopping at a local Albertsons. But this once-in-a-lifetime experience is enough for him. …
• Karnataka: ‘Fence of honeybees’ around village curbs elephant-human conflict, to be replicated in other states 04/08/2021 23:03 The Indian Express More states in India are likely to install fences of honeybees in areas prone to human-elephant conflict, after a pilot initiative in Karnataka’s Kodagu was found to be successful in the past month. Union Minister for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises ( …
• SMH welcomes Swan as diabetes educator 04/08/2021 18:37 Advertiser Democrat - Maine NORWAY — Stephens Memorial Hospital’s Outpatient Department Manager, Lissa Merrill, PT, is pleased to announce that Karen Swan, RN, has accepted the role of Diabetes Nurse Educator at Stephens. Karen is a registered nurse of fifteen years, with six years …
• Survey provides insights into New Zealand's bees and beekeeping practices 04/08/2021 16:36 The New Zeland Herald A recently released survey reveals important findings on the winter colony loss rates of Kiwi bees, Apiculture New Zealand says. The latest New Zealand Colony Loss Survey showed that overall winter loss rates of bee colonies in New Zealand had continued to …
• What you can do in your yard to help Wisconsin's endangered species 04/08/2021 14:39 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Wisconsin What difference can one homeowner make to help animals who greatly need some assistance? Quite a lot, it turns out. Yards can become a collective force for good. Critter cancel culture can be halted just outside your backdoor. “Especially in urban areas, …
• Spokane native Eileen Garvin arrives at Get Lit! with her first novel and a whole lot of buzz 04/08/2021 12:35 The Pacific Northwest Inlander The Music of Bees is Spokane native Eileen Garvin's first novel, but its initial inspiration is rooted in her adopted home in Oregon. A few years ago Garvin, a beekeeping hobbyist, bought a package of bees from a local farmer to replace her hive that …
• Sustainable farm, mini golf to open this summer on waterfront 04/08/2021 12:21 Brooklyn Eagle - New York Volunteers sort through donated oyster shells that will be used to help restore oyster reefs. Photo by Rose Cohen A mini golf course and a sustainable farm, both of which are slated to open this summer, were announced on Tuesday as interim uses for the …
• SPONSORED: Who will scoop the title of Merseyside's environmental champion? 04/08/2021 10:55 Liverpool Echo What is a hero? Maybe you're thinking of someone in a cape or a historic legend. Oxford English dictionary defines it as a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Sound familiar? The finalists of this year …
• Nadia Lim: The simple reason bees should matter to all of us 04/08/2021 01:33 Stuff We have 12 beehives on our farm. They’re behind the glasshouse, just under the willow trees. It’s a great spot for them; in winter, when the willows have no leaves, the hives get some sun on them, and in summer, it provides a touch of shade. Sometimes, if …
• GUEST OPINION: U.S. should help Yemen diplomatically 04/06/2021 15:56 Waverly Newspapers - Iowa On New Year’s Eve 1982, Bill and Vera Bunger left Waverly to visit their daughter, Merry Bunger Fredrick, their grandchildren, Erika, Adrian and Andre, and me, in Sanaa in the Yemen Arab Republic. We visited the legendary burial site of Job with Muslim and …
• The State of the Verde: Where Do We Go from Here? 04/05/2021 22:02 Sedona Dot Biz - Arizona KSB Virtual Speaker Series on Wednesday, April 14 Sedona AZ (April 5, 2021) – Keep Sedona Beautiful is pleased to host its monthly Preserving the Wonder™ Speaker Series webinar on Wednesday, April 14th at 5:00 pm. This month’s “virtual” guest is Dr. Nancy …
• John Brown 04/05/2021 11:06 The Dequincy News - Louisiana John Keith Brown, 79, of DeQuincy, passed away on Friday, Mar. 26, 2021 at his residence. He was born to his late parents, Charlie and Dorothy Brown on Mar. 23, 1942 in DeQuincy. He enjoyed hunting, beekeeping, fishing, four wheel riding, working in his …
• Honey producers feel hybrid seeds’ sting, output suffers 04/05/2021 06:18 The Indian Express WHILE FARMERS of Punjab have been fighting for respectable prices for their crops at Delhi’s borders for the past over four months, bee keepers of the state are fighting another battle for several years now. The yield of honey per colony has gone down …
• City To Host Public Meeting April 5 To Discuss Bee Ordinance 04/05/2021 02:24 Summit Tribune April 3, 2021 The City of Lee’s Summit will host a public meeting on April 5 at 6 p.m. via Zoom to discuss the future of the City’s ordinance regarding beekeeping. The City’s current ordinance states, “It shall be unlawful to keep or harbor any bees in the …
• Man finds swarm of about 15K bees in his car after leaving grocery store 04/02/2021 18:54 WSAV TV - Georgia LAS CRUCES, N.M. (NEXSTAR/KRQE) — A supermarket shopper who was about to drive away after putting groceries in his car came face to face with a swarm of bees in the back seat earlier this week. The man’s car had been parked with a window down Sunday at …
• Beekeeping profession is gradually regaining its glory 04/02/2021 13:23 SANA
• Michigan, George Floyd, Baseball: Your Thursday Evening Briefing 04/02/2021 01:15 The New York Times (Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. Nearly every state now finds itself in a race between vaccinating its residents and succumbing to a new wave of Covid-19 cases. The U.S. has entered a …
• You Can Grow It: How you can help honeybees and butterflies in your garden 04/02/2021 00:47 KTVB Honeybees and monarch butterflies are in trouble. Here are some things you can do in your garden to help save them. BOISE, Idaho — Growing a garden gives us some nice rewards…. pretty flowers, fresh fruits and vegetables, and it attracts wildlife to your …
• 15,000 bees that swarmed a parked car in New Mexico were removed by off-duty firefighter 04/02/2021 00:18 10 News WTSP LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Talk about the latest buzz. One New Mexico man was in for a surprise when he started driving home after his usual shopping trip. Thousands of bees had entered his car through a window while he was in the grocery store. The department …
• Couple launch honey brand with a nod to family's past 04/01/2021 21:11 The New Zeland Herald Helena Newenham and Adam Dale pictured at the Strath Taieri A&P Show with Adam's grandfather John's original honey cart which he used in the 1950s. Photo / Alice ScottFor as long as Adam Dale can remember he has been kicking around with …
• US man returns from swift shopping trip to find 15,000 bees in his car 04/01/2021 14:14 The Guardian A man who went shopping in New Mexico returned to a car filled with 15,000 honey bees who had apparently got in through an open window while he spent 10 minutes buying groceries. Astonishingly, the man – who was not named in the New York Times report …
• North Texas Beekeepers Suffer Honey Bee Losses Due to Winter Storm Uri 04/01/2021 10:24 Local Profile of Collin County - Texas When local meteorologists began warning about Winter Storm Uri, Dan Brantner knew he had done all he could to ensure that his beehives at the Texas Honey Company in Plano were fortified for the storm. As a master beekeeper, Brantner understood how …
• A Man Found 15,000 Bees in His Car After Grocery Shopping 04/01/2021 09:12 The New York Times He had just finished grocery shopping, but a New Mexico man got much more than he bargained for when he returned to his car in the store’s parking lot: A swarm of 15,000 honey bees had decamped in the back seat. The man, whose name was not released, had …
• Little things go a long way with these fintechs' employees 04/01/2021 06:30 American Banker The dense, single-spaced, 20-odd-page company report that is sent to IntraFi employees each month may not be as satisfying as the office breakfast spreads or as soothing as the weekly yoga sessions. But the feeling of trust it evokes may be one of the …
• No April fooling 04/01/2021 06:00 Illinois Times Say hello to the month of April in the year of 2021. Our live music scene keeps growing oh-so-slightly every week, but please, let's all do our best to stay vigilant as together we work our way through these strange times. Once, every so many years, …
• Food: Chef Analiese Gregory on cooking and beekeeping in the wilds of Tasmania 04/01/2021 05:04 The Herald (Scotland) It's 7pm in Tasmania, where chef Analiese Gregory is. There's a huge bowl of in-season cherries beside her, a glass of wine in her hand, and a day behind her spent cooking, foraging and being awed by her new hive of bees. "They like it when it …
• Empowering future business leaders, entrepreneurs through virtual program to help kids bring their business concepts to life 04/01/2021 01:24 The Herald The Florida 4-H Youth Development Program, in partnership with the Florida Afterschool Network, Birdseed and Tkiba, is on a statewide search for the most innovative young entrepreneurs, inventors, creators, and businesspeople! The new program, titled “The …
• Insect “apocalypse”? 03/31/2021 22:32 The Community Word - Illinois Michael Smice relocates bees to a new hive. Smice, who lives in rural Princeville, started beekeeping about six years ago. He has planted thousands of dollars of wildflower seeds to provide food for his hives. (PHOTO BY KRISTIN SNYDER) An “insect …
• Local beekeeper optimistic for summer 03/31/2021 16:57 Seeley Swan Pathfinder - Montana Henry Netherland, Pathfinder Bob Homuth (right) stands in front of some of his beehives with his wife June and friend and fellow beekeeper Rod Hulett. Bob's colonies had a rough winter but he is looking forward to expanding his colonies this upcoming …
• Arbor Day at Northland Arboretum 03/31/2021 05:40 Aitkin Independent Age All are welcome to celebrate Arbor Day at the Northland Arboretum on Saturday, May 1, from noon-4 p.m., by getting outdoors and discovering the arboretum and all that its 500 acres has to offer at a free event for the family. Interact with Pine Grove Zoo …
• 10 Most Profitable Agricultural Business Ideas in 2021 03/30/2021 20:38 Insider Monkey In this article, we are going to talk about the 10 most profitable agricultural business ideas in 2021. You can skip our detailed discussion about the trends in the agribusiness industry and go to the 5 Most Profitable Agricultural Business Ideas in 2021. …
• A dream home come true in Bernardston 03/30/2021 19:09 The Recorder Gloria and Ervin Meluleni are living their dream. “We live on land we love in a home we built ourselves. We connect with friends and community members through the food we raise and harvest,” said Gloria Meluleni (pronounced Mel-yu-le-ni). “Originally, it …
• On the Road Again 03/30/2021 14:25 Style Weekly - Virginia Get out of town. I’ve often heard that to really know Virginia, you must leave cities and suburbs. It makes sense. Since most of the state’s land, from beaches to mountains is forests, farms or small towns, it’s a no-brainer. West Broad Street reveals …
• Well, I'll Bee! Weather's role in backyard beekeeping 03/30/2021 11:31 CW39 Houston - Texas Q&A with Bee2Bee Honey Collective- Nicole Buergers: A bee smoker is a device used in beekeeping to calm honey bees. Before we cracked open the hive Nicole explained to me that, “Because the bees communicate via pheromones, this clouds their alarm …
• Off-duty LCFD firefighter removes bee swarm from parked car 03/30/2021 10:43 KTSM 9 - Texas EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A swarm of bees invaded a parked car on Sunday in Las Cruces. Luckily, an off-duty Las Cruces Fire Department firefighter was able to use his beekeeping experience to help. Firefighters were called to the parking lot at Albertson’s, …
• 10 of the best new UK attractions to visit in 2021 03/30/2021 08:15 The Guardian Llys-y-Frân reservoir, Pembrokeshire Llys-y-Frân Lake in Pembrokeshire is being redeveloped into an activity centre. There will be about nine miles of cycle trails around the reservoir, a pump track to practise BMX and mountain-biking skills, and new …
• Honeybees might need extra care post-Winter Storm Uri 03/30/2021 02:48 Farm Progress Most Texas beekeepers appear to have avoided extreme hive losses during Winter Storm Uri, but honeybees need extra care following the historic cold, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Molly Keck, AgriLife Extension entomologist …
• Off-duty Las Cruces firefighter gets bee swarm to buzz off 03/30/2021 01:37 The Durango Herald - Colorado LAS CRUCES, N.M. – A Las Cruces firefighter who is also a beekeeper is credited with safely removing a swarm of bees found inside a parked car. City of Las Cruces spokesman Dan Trujillo says the incident occurred Sunday shortly after 4 p.m. outside an …
• These two women are transforming communities in South Africa through beekeeping. 03/29/2021 18:34 Ventures Africa Late year, Ventures Africa had a brilliant interview with a young Nigerian apiarist, Olawunmi Omope. The interview gave us an insight into beekeeping and what commercial honey farming is like in Nigeria. Riding on that wave, we believe it’s important to …