For those who have gotten a taste of the bagel sandwiches most shops offer now but don’t want to spend as much money on them as they cost, there is an easy solution to your dilemma – make your own bagel sandwiches, starting with this egg salad bagel recipe with Manuka honey roasted bacon! This…
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When it comes to raising a pet skunk, potential owners would be wise to do their homework first. Learning recommendations for their diet, any vaccines they need, as well as their general behavior is required to successfully own and care for a pet skunk. It’s also important to note that vets who are familiar with…
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A recent study, published back in April 2017, has taken the study of bees and brought in a twist worthy of Game of Thrones or The Tudors, finding that some species of stingless bees, specifically Scaptotrigona depilis worker bees, can become queen slayers if a hive’s queen produces sterile male offspring, at which point a…
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Last month on August 19, the U.S. held its ninth annual National Honey Bee Day, where honey bee and pollinator organizations around the country not only tried to build awareness of honey bees and educate the public, but they also planted new pollinator habitats at various public locations. In Naperville, Illinois, such an effort took…
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When a hive becomes too large to survive as it is, half the hive splits off with a new queen and becomes a swarm, which searches out new locations to call home. When this happens, the very large swarm of bees can end up in the strangest of places – sheds, tree branches, bike tubes,…
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As word spreads about the decline of honeybees and the ways in which ordinary folks like us can help, more stories keep popping up that indicate just how powerful communities can be when they come together for one purpose. This story, which comes out of Jamestown, North Dakota, revolves around two groups of people who…
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If there ever comes a time when people are suddenly burdened by hunger pangs they must take care of as soon as possible, there is nothing more reliable than a grilled cheese sandwich. Whether you take it plain or add fixings like ham or tomato, it’s hard to beat this sandwich when you’re in a…
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Most exotic pet critics will rightfully tell you that wild foxes do not make good pets, but there is actually one breed of foxes that has been domesticated and can be kept as a pet—the Siberian fox, which is also called the Fennec fox or the Russian domesticated red fox. While not exactly the easiest…
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Honeybee advocates can come in all shapes and sizes—they can be celebrities, large corporations, or even just local businesses and citizens who aspire to add what they can toward a possible solution of an ongoing issue that affects us all, thanks to bees’ role in food production and agriculture. One such citizen is Maia Jaycox,…
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Just as the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan started its own apiary atop its fifth-floor roof, another building – this time in the West Side of Manhattan – has decided to defy the traditional image of a beekeeping operation by setting bee hives up on its south roof. This place is the Jacob K. Javits Convention…
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In Minnesota, a new law was passed stating how solar panel sites could provide suitable habitats for pollinators, but in the process this law also led to commercial beekeepers and solar companies working together for mutual benefit. When Governor Mark Dayton signed into law the Pollinator Friendly Solar Act last year, the legislation specified voluntary…
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With Manuka honey still as popular as it ever was – and New Zealand beekeepers earning considerably more compared to business before the Manuka explosion – thievery has become a growing problem for the industry, with thieves showing incredible skill in their criminal acts. In one recent case in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, a local…
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In case you’re looking for a recipe that doesn’t use any added sugar but still tastes as good as the real thing, this old WWII-era recipe—from a time when rations on food, including sugar, were still in full effect—just happens to be the perfect fit. Relying on honey and applesauce, both of which are often…
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For those who have decided to raise goats, the most important things to do first are ensure they have access to water, the right kind of food, adequate, humane living space, along with similar accommodations. Once those essential needs are taken care of, however, the next step is protecting the goats’ health in order to…
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While not everyone is versed in the specifics of how honeybees develop from larvae into full grown adult bees, most do know that royal jelly is what turns a larva into a queen bee rather than a simple worker bee. However, a recently published study took that knowledge even further and discovered there is actually…
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