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Dying honey bee population

Some experts say there's an alarming decline in the nationwide honey bee population. Honey bees play a big part in farming because of their essential work with pollination. Unfortunately, not all is going well for the honey bee population.

Chickens, bees and land add up to a farm

Posted Feb. 09, 2012, at 6:15 p.m. Guess what, friends and neighbors — I’m a farmer. Apparently this is so by virtue of the 16 egg-laying chickens, 20 meat chickens, one bee colony and “potential crop-producing” acreage here at Rusty Metal Farm. The Rusty Metal Sled Dogs do not count.

Bee deaths down to agriculture not armageddon say researchers

Dramatically falling bee populations aren’t a sign of the impending apocalypse or even a hive-mind abandoning Earth but the side-effect of neonicotinoid insecticides discovered to be highly toxic to honeybees. Researchers at Purdue University found the insecticides – which are commonly used to coat corn and soybean seeds prior to planing, Science Daily reports – cause tremors, loss of ...

Foundation grants livelihood projects to 2 upland communities in Cebu City

TWO upland communities in Cebu City now have the opportunity to earn additional livelihood income and to grow as an organization following the turnover of projects granted to them by the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. The projects—Umahan sa Katawhan and bee farm garden—were made open to the public in separate turnover ceremonies in Barangays Guba and Pung-ol Sibugay last December. The bee farm ...

Earthwise workshops look at birds, bugs and bees

As part of its farmscaping project, the Earthwise Farm in Boundary Bay is offering a series of Farm Biodiversity Workshops in July and August. Local raptor, insect and bee experts will lead engaging workshops, geared towards young adults to seniors, for public and professionals.