For cat owners who find themselves on a budget, it can be difficult to supply their feline friends with suitable rewards whenever they deserve one—or if you just want to spoil them a bit. Buying premade treats at your local pet store can start to get costly after a while, but, fortunately, you don’t need…
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If a dog is lucky enough to have a known birthdate, it’s equally great when their owner does something special for them on that special day. Your four-legged canine friend may not know their birthday from any other day, but they will certainly enjoy whatever extra treat you offer up for them, especially if it’s…
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It’s common knowledge that little can wreck your day more than stirring from your bed and feeling refreshed, only to see that your face has broken out, and you’ve got pimples everywhere. Everyone has dealt with this at some point, and it’s usually always at the worst, most inconvenient times. Unfortunately, stressing about it will…
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If you’re looking for a twist on fried chicken, then you need to check out this recipe for double crunch Manuka honey chicken. The traditional fried chicken recipe gets a huge blast of flavor from the rich taste of the Manuka honey. Ingredients for Double Crunch Manuka Honey Chicken Chicken: 3 skinless, boneless, large chicken…
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Since 2017, the state of Assam, India has seen a unique technique develop straight out of nature, and it has specifically protected countless elephants from losing their lives on railway tracks. This innovation, put in place by the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR), involved using the amplified sounds of honey bees, and the downloaded noises eventually…
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As we all remember, Hurricanes Maria and Irma knocked out the electricity in Puerto Rico and uprooted thousands, but the storms wreaked havoc upon the island’s smaller community members as well—billions of domesticated and wild honey bees were displaced or killed as a result of the storms and the aftermath. Now, roughly 18 months later,…
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According to Norman Gary, a retired apiculturist, pesticides, predators, parasites, and a variety of microorganisms are constantly threatening honey bees’ chances of survival. However, another, more obscure threat exists—hobbyist beekeepers in urban areas who rear too many hives for honey bees to thrive in any way. Per the 85-year-old Gary, whose experience with bees includes…
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According to 16-year-old West Fork, Iowa resident Collin Witte, his first year working as a caretaker of honey bees has been both “challenging and rewarding.” The high school junior, awarded in 2017 with a youth beekeeping scholarship via the Iowa Honey Producers Association, harvested around 50 pounds of honey from his two beehives in the…
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