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• Alphabet's Loon launches balloon internet service in Kenya 08 Jul 2020 12:56 Reuters BARINGO, Kenya, July 8 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc began offering the world’s first commercial high-speed internet using balloons to villagers in remote regions of Kenya’s Rift Valley on Wednesday. The service is run by Loon, a unit of Google’s parent …
• Eating Together Online with Strangers During the Pandemic 07 Jul 2020 10:54 Cornell Daily Sun - New York As college students across the nation impatiently await announcements from universities regarding the status of the coming fall semester, many of us are searching for productive and meaningful ways to spend our free time now that classes have ended. With …
• Manhattan organization helps veterans find new hobbies, purpose through farming and beekeeping 07 Jul 2020 10:23 KSNT MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) — When you look at the products inside Golden Prairie Honey Farms in Manhattan, you’ll notice a seal with the saying, “Homegrown by heroes.” “There’s no greater enjoyment that you get out of something when you can see the end product …
• OPINIONISTA: The wild economy: Changing the way we see and use wildlife and natural resources 07 Jul 2020 09:35 Daily Maverick This article was first published on Roving Reporters. Young black South Africans are challenging the way we look at our planet and how best to use its natural resources. A new generation on the continent and elsewhere are questioning the way we do things, …
• Loss of foreign beekeepers a concern 07 Jul 2020 05:24 The New Zeland Herald Employers of migrant beekeepers could be left scrambling to find workers this spring if, as expected, New Zealand's border remains closed to foreign nationals. Many beekeeping operations rely on skilled foreigners to tend to their hives through the …
• West Louisville teen turned beekeeper raising money to attend Trinity High School 06 Jul 2020 22:11 WLKY A West Louisville teen hopes his beekeeping and honey business can help him afford an education at Trinity High School.Keith Griffith III, the 13-year-old entrepreneur, started the business two years ago and has already learned enough about honeybees to …
• Pregnant woman poses with thousands of BEES on her stomach 06 Jul 2020 22:10 Daily Mail A pregnant Colorado woman has posed for a shocking maternity photoshoot with her large pregnant belly covered in 'thousands' of bees — despite her own claims that she is allergic. Bethany Karulak-Baker‎ shared the photos in the Beekeeping Basics …
• Tractor Supply Company Supports 50 Military Veterans With Farmer Veteran Coalition 06 Jul 2020 19:48 Odessa American - Texas BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 6, 2020-- Tractor Supply Company honored 50 military veteran farmers nationwide this month in partnership with Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) in celebration of the Fourth of July. Each awardee has been awarded a $1, …
• James Middleton reveals delightful new addition to his family 06 Jul 2020 11:49 Hello! July 06, 2020 - 11:20 BST Alexandra Wilby The Duchess of Cambridge's younger brother exclusively speaks to HELLO! about life in lockdown, his new puppy and his passion for beekeeping James Middleton has opened up about the latest addition to his family …
• Beekeeping industry helps households get rid of poverty in Hebei 06 Jul 2020 11:34 Shanghai News Chen Shaohui (R) and a member from the beekeeping cooperative check the conditions of bees in Nantou Village of Lincheng County, north China's Hebei Province, July 4, 2020.(Xinhua/Zhu Xudong) XINGTAI, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chen Shaohui, 39, started to …
• COVID-19 Is Laying Waste to Many U.S. Recycling Programs 05 Jul 2020 00:24 Ecowatch <p>To understand what it will take to move forward, Food Tank has compiled its summer reading list to delve into the issues that affect our food system today. These 20 books provide insight into food access and justice in Black communities, food …
• Beekeeping in Markazi province, W Iran 04 Jul 2020 10:20 Mehr News Agency ARAK, Jul. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s beekeeping industry has shifted its focus from producing only one main product, namely honey, to producing other bee secretions such as royal jelly and bee venom.Iran produces more than 80,000 tons of honey every year. West …
• The new pub-iquette: From guestbooks to app ordering, what to expect from your first post-lockdown pub trip 04 Jul 2020 01:34 Evening Standard Top up the contactless and start the WhatsApp countdown. Your local boozer opens for (non-takeaway) pints in four days and counting. Pubs are set to rake in £210 million when they reopen this weekend, but don’t expect your favourite seat at the bar — from …
• Alberta bee population impacted by cold weather, COVID-19 pandemic 03 Jul 2020 21:11 CISA Bees serve as important factors in the province’s ecosystem, helping pollinate and produce honey across Alberta. However, this year, officials fear the bee population will see a drastic decline. “We’re anticipating a loss of up to 60 per cent [of bees] …
• The bee’s knees! Monk learns great wisdom from his hive at Glenstal Abbey 03 Jul 2020 15:18 IrishCentral "I am now older and more respectful of the bees and their extraordinary adaptations to life on this earth." I have looked after the monastery bees for the last forty years - or rather I should say, they have ‘looked after me’, keeping me company …
• $10k reward: 'Our bees might starve without stolen truck' 03 Jul 2020 10:52 New Zealand Herald A Great Barrier Island beekeeper is offering a $10,000 reward for the recovery of a Toyota Land Cruiser stolen from outside a shop in Penrose. Kim Watts, who runs a bee business in Great Barrier, said he had sent the vehicle to Auckland to get a warrant of …
• REVEALED: The secrets of a Basingstoke beekeeper 03 Jul 2020 09:33 Andover Advertiser A beekeeper has shared with the Gazette his secrets of producing the best honey in Basingstoke. Retired Basingstoke man, Derek Wester, 64, from Hatch Warren, makes around £500 per year in two harvests over the last five years with his local business, …
• Army Careers Set Stage for Entrepreneurship 02 Jul 2020 19:09 Business Journal YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Much attention is given to the technical skills you can pick up through a career in the military. But many who serve in the military also pick up the skills that set them on a path to entrepreneurship, regardless of whether they …
• Beekeeping workshop Saturday 02 Jul 2020 09:18 News Eagle Thursday Jul 2, 2020 at 12:01 AM DAMASCUS - Farm Arts Collective continues its 2020 series of workshops related to farming, art, food, and ecology. On July 4th, the collective presents Beekeeping with Roger Moss, resident beekeeper at Willow Wisp Organic …
• Council asked to adopt bee keeping ordinance 01 Jul 2020 21:09 Kewanee Star Courier - Illinois KEWANEE — In recent months, City Council members have had bees on their minds. A local Girl Scout troop visited one of the last council meetings before the COVID-19 pandemic struck and the meetings were switched to the Internet. The girls presented a …
• Kate Middleton's gift to brother James helped him deal with depression 01 Jul 2020 01:27 Evening Standard The Duchess of Cambridge's brother James Middleton, who has been open about his battle with depression, has revealed the gift from his sister which helped him cope. Almost ten years ago for James’ birthday, Kate and her family gave James his very own …
• A look at local apiaries 01 Jul 2020 01:12 McDonough County Voice McDONOUGH COUNTY — Between local parks commemorating state-wide programs to beekeepers selling the fruits of their labor, McDonough County has been abuzz this summer with plenty of bee activity. The week of June 22 marked National Pollinator Week, a time …
• iciHaiti - Digicel : List of the 25 finalists of the 3rd edition «Konbit Pou Chanjman» 01 Jul 2020 00:16 Haiti Libre iciHaiti - Digicel : List of the 25 finalists of the 3rd edition «Konbit Pou Chanjman» 30/06/2020 11:20:30 Due to the health emergency linked to the covid-19 pandemic, the traditional final ceremony of the 3rd edition of its Digicel Foundation …
• Rodale Institute schedules online organic field day 30 Jun 2020 11:51 Southeast Farm Press In response to coronavirus guidelines in the state of Pennsylvania, Rodale Institute in Kutztown will hold its Annual Organic Field Day virtually this year. This is an event that typically includes wagon tours of Rodale’s 333-acre Kutztown headquarters and …
• How to Catch a Swarm of Bees 30 Jun 2020 09:29 The New York Times “Get the queen inside your box,” says Samantha Winship, a 40-year-old beekeeper and urban farmer in Winston-Salem, N.C. Don’t be afraid if you find a mass of as many as 20,000 honeybees in a tree or lumped together on the side of a building. Bees swarm in …
• Duchess Kate Gave James Middleton the 'Most Fantastic' Birthday Gift in 2011 29 Jun 2020 22:43 Us One happy camper! Duchess Kate helped give her younger brother, James Middleton, a birthday gift that’s still dear to his heart almost 10 years later. Duchess Kate Through the Years: From Commoner to Future Queen Consort to Royal Mom The 33-year-old …
• James Middleton converts fiancée Alizee Thevenet to this sweet hobby 29 Jun 2020 16:37 Hello! June 29, 2020 - 17:24 BST Danielle Stacey The Duchess of Cambridge's younger brother James Middleton has written an article for The Daily Mail about his love of beekeeping The Duchess of Cambridge's younger brother James Middleton has spoken of his …
• Beekeepers feeling sting of COVID-19 29 Jun 2020 12:02 Brandon Sun Manitoba beekeepers have been stung by the global pandemic as they face difficulties this year bringing in bees and migrant workers. "We were a little bit disrupted by COVID, what was going on with that because of our employees not being able to come …
• A Heavy Gift 29 Jun 2020 03:10 Maine Public Broadcasting Network This story was told live at Frontier in Brunswick on July 18, 2019. The theme from this event is "Ceremonious." Phil Gaven is the owner of The Honey Exchange in Portland, ME. Phil has been a beekeeper for the last 14 years during which his hobby …
• Veteran beekeeper JAMES MIDDLETON on the delights of caring for his colonies 28 Jun 2020 23:06 Daily Mail On a warm summer’s day there are few places on Earth I’d rather be than tending my bees. Take the sound from my own colonies during the blazing sunshine we’ve enjoyed over the past week. The hum and murmur of worker bees inside the hives, mixed with the …
• Bee stings are worth the sacrifice 28 Jun 2020 07:03 Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette FAYETTEVILLE -- It's gardening season and more and more people are out planting, weeding, and taking care of plants, flowers and yardwork. This means pollinators are out doing their thing as well, which involves moving pollen from one part of a flower …
• David Beckham shares his dad jokes as he suits up to go beekeeping with his kids 27 Jun 2020 20:09 Daily Mirror The Beckham kids were treated to a day of beekeeping by their dad David on Saturday. Romeo, 17, Cruz, 15, and their little sister Harper, eight, joined their ex-footballer dad for a fun day collecting honey while hunkered down at their Cotswolds home …
• IOM Azerbaijan supports selected micro business initiatives of youth from different regions 27 Jun 2020 11:36 Azertag Baku, June 27, AZERTAC The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a UN migration agency, continuing efforts in supporting selected micro business initiatives of youth from different regions within the framework of the USAID/Azerbaijan funded …
• 'Either we change or we die': the radical farming project in the Amazon 27 Jun 2020 07:04 The Guardian The cumaru trees could have been planted elsewhere in this Amazon reserve, where they had better chances of flourishing. Instead, they were planted in harsh, sandy soil in the dry savannah that breaks up the forest. Jack beans, guandu peas and other crops …
• National Pollinator Month: How to support Northwest honey bees 27 Jun 2020 02:51 KOIN PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — June is National Pollinator Month in the United States and there is a swarm of reasons to celebrate the small-but-mighty creatures responsible for feeding the world. Thousands of species fall under the category of “pollinators,” …
• COVID-19 cuts off access to imported bees, but creates opportunity for Manitoba beekeepers 26 Jun 2020 16:49 CBC/Radio-Canada COVID-19 has brought disruptions for virtually every industry, and beekeeping in Manitoba is no exception. The global pandemic has left local producers without imported bee stock or labour to sustain honey farms — but it's also created an opportunity …
• New Educational Tools For Beekeepers 26 Jun 2020 00:23 Scoop Friday, 26 June 2020, 10:14 am Press Release: Ecrotek Ecrotek, New Zealand’s largest beekeeping supply company, has developed new education tools for beekeepers. With hive numbers growing from 300,000 to over 1 million, the beekeeping industry has seen …
• Provincial, federal governments pump more than $9M into upgrades, new facility at FortWhyte Alive 25 Jun 2020 21:43 CBC/Radio-Canada FortWhyte Alive is getting an multimillion-dollar revamp that will modernize its interpretive centre and see a new facility constructed to serve the growing outdoor and aquatic programs. "For three decades, FortWhyte Alive has been a leader in nature …
• George Moir Drops Quirky 80s-Styled ‘Big Boy Cruising’ Animated Music Video 25 Jun 2020 21:01 Animation World Network Recording artist and animator George Moir has shared with AWN his latest music video and brand-new single, “Big Boy Cruising” out today via Infectious Records (Alt-J, DMA’s, Rejjie Snow). Moir’s collage-style animation is inspired by Fisher Price toys and …
• Why Protecting Pollinators Today Will Secure Our Food Supply In The Future 25 Jun 2020 14:33 Forbes When we think of pollinators, we immediately conjure the honeybee. Their plight has been widely publicized and organizations the world over are doing everything they can to help ensure their survival. But bees are not our only allies. During World …
• Netflix Shares a Glimpse of Zac Efron's New Reality Series 'Down to Earth' 25 Jun 2020 12:16 Al Bawaba The streaming service shared first look photos for the reality series Wednesday featuring the 32-year-old actor. In Down to Earth, Efron travels the world with wellness expert Darin Olien. The pair explore healthy, sustainable ways to live on their stops …
• ‘Murder hornets’: race to protect North America's honeybees from giant invader 25 Jun 2020 07:33 The Guardian It took Moufida and John Holubeshen just a day of tracing alleged sightings and studying map coordinates before the two amateur detectives found their target. “We did the whole CSI thing,” says Moufida. “Plotting points and drawing lines, searching for …
• State departments take new actions to protect pollinators 25 Jun 2020 05:09 The OBSERVER The state departments of Agriculture and Markets and Environmental Conservation are taking new actions to benefit and protect New York’s pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. The Agriculture and Markets Department issued new …
• Thought reverse migration was a bane for India? Think again 24 Jun 2020 22:50 Economic Times By Sunil Kant Munjal Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans,’ sang John Lennon. Over the last three months, the Covid-19 pandemic has unsettled the best laid plans and thrown India’s economic engine into disarray. Yes, the old …