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Beehives on your property can give you more than honey
Radio interview source: Bill Schnute, Beekeeper, Honeyflow Farm
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If you have beehives you can make your own candles. Honeybees bring nectar to the hive...
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Leafcutter bees are wonderful pollinators. They are hard workers and beneficial to have around if you don’t mind a few holes in the plant leaves.
Radio interview source: David Serrano, Assistant Professor of Biological Science, Broward College
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Watch the bees buzz around your flowers...
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Enrich your garden with native pollinators.
Buzz of the bees
A rich, natural environment -- the essence of country living -- is much more than visual beauty. It also calls for the sounds of country, including the buzz of bees.
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If variety is the spice of life, then Rich and Wendy Tobiasz's Evergreen Oasis Farm will certainly appeal to the taste buds.
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A Michigan State University entomology study has found that native bees and insect predators that have access to native plants do a great job of pollinating and consuming insect pests. This can add...
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Hundreds of fruit and vegetable crops depend on bees for pollination. Because of a decline in bee populations, creating a habitat for them will benefit everyone.
Radio interview source: Scott Black...
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Attracting bees for pollination
Over the past several years, there's been a drastic decline in bee numbers. Bees are important for fruit, vegetable, flower, and nut pollination, so learn how...
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Bees play an important role for successfully growing fruits and vegetables. If you don’t have the numbers or species required for pollination, try creating a bee pasture – a cafeteria of...
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Learn what it takes to become a successful beekeeper
Honey bees can be kept nearly anywhere, and acreage owners may find the hobby of beekeeping also makes good business sense. For obvious reasons, beekeeping isn't the type of activity one should...