While great barbecue usually consists of (admittedly delicious) red meat and a fairly mayo-heavy macaroni salad, there are still some healthier options for those who love firing up the grill but want to try something different. For example, this recipe for grilled eggplant with a Manuka honey-lemon drizzle is definitely a safe bet for new…
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For pet owners, integrating new animals into the household can be a tricky situation. While every person’s experience is different, cats can have a harder time learning to live with each other when one comes in as a kitten after the other. Introducing a kitten into any household is a step-by-step process—whether there are other…
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In recent decades, it has become a more common practice that, rather than call an exterminator to get rid of a swarm of honeybees—as you would do with infestations of cockroaches or mice—you call a local beekeeper or the beekeepers association nearest to your area. It’s easy to associate honeybees with similar bugs like the…
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Recently discovered during a northern Italy university workshop on the Etruscans, several beekeeping artifacts, including 2,500-year-old seared honeycombs, were discovered by students. They also found remnants of a one-of-a-kind grapevine honey made by beekeepers who must have travelled via rivers to make it. “The importance of beekeeping in the ancient world is well known through…
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Efforts to conserve honeybee populations are popping up all over the United States from the Northeast to the Southwest. Whether it’s a community planning initiative to be more bee-friendly or a few people using fewer harmful pesticides for their gardens, stories seem to be never-ending regarding the level of awareness people are acquiring for the…
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While rain storms are often welcomed with cheers once summer temperatures climb into the 90s, there are clear consequences when those rains start producing severe flooding. No one has to be told twice how dangerous flood waters can be and how they can uproot entire families, but even small-scale flooding that doesn’t break national news…
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There are plenty of days when we are sitting at home and craving something sweet, but we are either out of everything sweet, cannot make it to the grocery store, or we don’t have enough time to bake anything before having to go somewhere else. Luckily, for those of us who find themselves in this…
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Just like their non-domesticated counterparts, pet rats are known to be durable, hardy creatures, and many go on to live long, healthy lives without having a single major health problem. Even so, rat owners would do well to know what those potential health concerns are, as there are plenty of conditions pet rats are prone…
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In Jackson, Michigan, a resident named Ella Merriman-Sharp willed her home and 530 acres to the city in 1912. She did this with the knowledge that a museum and park would be created on her land for everyone to enjoy. This promise by the city was rewarded with the Ella Sharp Museum in 1965, with…
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In Arlington County, Virginia, David Mueller, who works part-time as a beekeeper, was driving along when he noticed a strange mass on an old, vacant plumbing supplies building near the road. The mass appeared to be spreading out from a boarded-up window on the second floor to rest of the building’s façade. Thanks to his…
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There is nothing harder for people than trying to change the trajectory of their lives after it had been set one way for so long. Whether it’s recovering from an addiction, leaving an abusive partner, or simply having a difficult life with difficult choices, making legitimate change for oneself to make their life better takes…
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In Dover Township, Pennsylvania, the landlord of an apartment house, Susan Craver, made a strange discovery in the aftermath of a recent rain storm. This storm caused an old hemlock tree, which Craver’s father had planted about 50 years ago, to break off around 20 feet from the ground. Luckily, no one was hurt by…
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Plenty of people out in the world love pancakes, but a surprising amount of them have never once tried crepes. Offering the taste of a pancake in the style of an omelet, crepes offer a delicious flavor with an incredible variety for newcomers to test out. One kind everyone must try at least are crepes…
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One thing bird owners must always consider regarding their pet’s health is the state of the bird’s beak. However, while the beak is paramount to a bird’s overall health, many owners have a hard time assessing the state of their bird’s beak and knowing what to do when problems do arise. To get an idea…
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Given its losses in manufacturing, Detroit has seen significantly lower population numbers every year, with many people emigrating from the city and moving on. Even if Detroit is a “shrinking city,” dropping to a population level it can handle, there are a few positive attributes of this phenomenon, and one involves bees. Specifically, backyard beekeeping…
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