Tag: Bees
Why are bees so useful?
We are talking more and more about bees which tend to disappear from orchards and gardens. This is a very serious problem because without these insects, many plants could no…
10 honey flowers to attract bees and other pollinators
A wild flora that tends to disappear. Gardens often too well maintained. Bees and other pollinators struggle to find food. However, the flowers that attract them are not lacking. You…
Bees helped Marius (65) out of a burnout, now he helps others as a ‘bee coach’
This type of animal therapy is not new. Dogs, horses, birds, rodents and rabbits are used to help people with all kinds of problems. However, the use of bees is…
Bees can detect Covid-19
After a little training, our honeybees can be as effective as a PCR test in identifying SARS-CoV-2. Explanation. It is an exciting study published by scientists in the journal “The…
Students practice counting bees for the National Bee Count
On Thursday and Friday, students in grades six to eight and all classes in secondary schools can spot bees during the school count. Special counting forms have been made for…
The need to cultivate plants to save bees
Whether you have a garden, a balcony, a terrace or a rim of window, participate in the flowering of your outdoor space to feed pollinating insects including bees. The decline…
Literature: “Grey Bees”, by Andrei Kurkov
Andrei Kurkov is a “resident of war”, like the characters in his new novel. The Russian-speaking Ukrainian writer recounts the road movie of his character, a 49-year-old beekeeper, and comments…