Help Save Bees has been set up to generate awareness of the plight of the Humble British Bee and to raise money to go towards bee research at the Bumblebee Conservation Trust.
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- 9th January 2009
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Help Save Bees The new Beehaus bee hives, recently launched by omlet, migh be worth a look at if you're thinking of becoming a #beekeeper. But it may have some of the tradionalists up in arms, particularly those used to the wooden 'Nationals' and 'WBC's'.
Source: www.omlet.co.uk
Omlet provides you with everything you need to keep chickens delivered direct to your door!;
Help Save Bees Would-bee keepers to train in honey making. Welsh botanical gardens to start running #beekeeping courses from this January in effort to stem tide of declining honey bee population.
Source: www.walesonline.co.uk
Bees are worth £200m to Britain’s economy and it is estimated that every third mouthful of food we eat is pollinated by bees – but they are disappearing at an alarming rate.
Help Save Bees Check to see if your local UK MP is on TweetMinster and is doing something to help save #bees. If not now is your chance to influence what happens in Parliament!
Source: tweetminster.co.uk
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Help Save Bees Sit back and discover all you need to know about Honey #bees via this fabulous video from the 'Taste3 Conferences' dedicated to Food, Wine & Art.
Source: www.youtube.com
Honey bee expert Dennis vanEngelsdorp celebrates the joy of bees and examines the most up-to-date theories on Colony Collapse Disorder.
Help Save Bees Just noticed that someone has uploaded some great photos to Help Save Bees' Fan Page. Do go have a look in the 'Fans Photos Section'
Help Save Bees If you'd like to find out more about the massive decline in Honey bees over the last few years, this is definitely worth checking out 'Silence of the Bees'.
Source: www.pbs.org
In winter 2006, millions of bees vanished from their hives due to Colony Collapse Disorder. Researchers rushed to discover why honeybees were dying in record numbers.
Help Save Bees Just reading this in 'The Environment Report' - Big Oil Attacks & Honey Bee Love
Source: www.environmentreport.org
Summary:Congress is taking on climate change and "Big Oil" is taking on those who are sitting at the table. Mark Brush reports that Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is the target of recent attacks. And... ...
Help Save Bees Have you heard that the bees are going on strike? They want shorter flowers and more honey. (via @JuliaLampam, via Jason Dunne)
Help Save Bees Has anyone been to see the 'Vanishing of the Bees' documentary film yet? If so, could you please share you thoughts and comments on here. Thanks.
Source: www.vanishingbees.co.uk
This film is brought to you by The Co-operative working together with dogwoof. To help reverse the worrying decline in the UK bee population, The Co-operative has launched Plan Bee, a 10 point plan that ...
Help Save Bees Today is the start of the 78th National Honey Show 29-31 October. St George’s College, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 2QS UK. For more details, please check the website shown below.
Source: www.honeyshow.co.uk
The venue: St George’s College, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 2QS. For directions see Transport. Want to take part? Download the Schedule.
Help Save Bees 78th National Honey Show 29-31 October 2009. St George’s College, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 2QS UK. For 'Opening Times', please check the website below.
Source: www.honeyshow.co.uk
The venue: St George’s College, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 2QS. For directions see Transport. Want to take part? Download the Schedule.
Help Save Bees If you're really adventureous, you may even wish to have a go at making your 'Skep'. Here is a step-by-step guide.
Source: www.ehow.com
How to Make a Skep. Before wooden framed hives became the norm for beekeeping, beekeepers in Britain and the rest of Europe used inverted straw, wicker basket or hollow log skeps to house their honeybee colonies....
Help Save Bees Oh! I'm very excited now. Just found this fabulous 'Skep Maker' - Martina Newton. Definitely worth a quick look:
Source: www.martinatnewton.com
Do I sell Skeps? Yes I do.As a skep is at least a day's work, expect the price to be £50 or £60 for a normal size, More for something big. (Plus postage, which is usually about £5 ...
Help Save Bees Long before what we now see as wooden framed 'Bee Hives', beekeepers' kept their bees in 'Skeps' that are beautifully hand crafted from straw. See here
Help Save Bees Have you ever wondered about the life cycle of a Bumblebee nest. Choose the 'Bee Dynasty' video clip:
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pheromones are chemical signals emitted by animals and plants to communicate information to their own species. Pheromone signals include scents emitted by female moths to attract a mate, alarm signals given off by bees when their hive is under threat, and the territorial markers in wolf urine. ...
