With winter announcing its arrival, every critter that isn’t hibernating, migrating, or flying south for warmer pastures will be looking for anything to help them survive the season. For wild birds, it’s always a treat to find a birdfeeder with seed inside for them to nibble on. While you can certainly head down to the local…
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While everyone knows a honey bee hive revolves around one queen to rule them all, it turns out that even bees can have rebellious children. For European honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies, it’s just the queen bee who lays eggs, which hatch into worker bees—all female—that nurse young bees and keep up the hive. However,…
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In Winchester, a city and the town council of the UK’s Hampshire, England, a hunt is underway to find the individual or individuals responsible for the abuse and torture of an innocent hedgehog, who has been given the name Valerie by the veterinary staff who saved her life after her unknown assailants snapped a pair…
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When Australian beekeeper Scott Whitaker cut into a bathroom ceiling in the Queensland town of Sunshine Coast, he encountered something he could describe only “as a monster” — the biggest honey bee colony he ever had to remove from someone’s home. Over 50,000 honey bees were packed into the bathroom ceiling, along with so much…
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For Nicole Richie, a fashion designer, actress, and former star of the reality show The Simple Life, skincare is one of the most important parts of readying for her very busy day. Perhaps because of this, this California style maven has started her own lifestyle brand, which is said to be about accessible, easy luxury…
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Looking to try out a few new recipes for the holidays? Well, you’re in luck, as we’ve got a new one for Manuka honey shortbread that comes in a sweet soy sauce. If you want to give these cookies a chance rather than waiting for the local Girl Scout chapter to start selling them at…
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For those who like them, a good, affordable yogurt parfait can make for a surprisingly refreshing treat, and it turns out that dogs have the chance to enjoy them too, thanks to this yogurt Manuka honey parfait recipe you can make right in your own kitchen. Not only is this treat homemade, but it’s also…
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In a first-ever documented case, scientists have discovered a female honey bee with two fathers but no mother to speak of. Known to be haplodiploid, the honey bee system of gender determination is that females are the result of fertilized eggs whereas males come from unfertilized eggs. However, in one or two percent of instances,…
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