A year in the bee garden –February

A year in the bee garden –February

In the short month of February there is little activity in the bee garden, but there is a lot to observe. Which early bulbs have emerged – the snowdrops and crocuses planted in the shade beside the ivy or those planted in the lawn? Which plants are already springing up new shoots – the crocosmia or daffodils? These seasonal observations tell me which type of flowers grow well in the soil and which conditions of light, shade and shelter suit them best. Year after year, I can invest more time in the flowers that thrive in the bee garden and …

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Meet Roma, Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue’s vacation miracle

ROLLA, ND (KXNET) — The Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue has seen all types of instances. Each month, Keith Benning and Wanda Gonzalez rescue 60-100 animals out of their storage. Nonetheless, one significantly scary case proved to finish in a Christmas Miracle as a pet with an iron coronary heart and a will to outlive captured hearts all throughout the globe.

On December 21, the rescue obtained a name a few mom canine and her pups trapped in a precarious place. As they labored frantically to avoid wasting the household, one of many rescue crew members stay streamed the event, exhibiting

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Giving thanks | Mrs Apis Mellifera

Giving thanks |  Mrs Apis Mellifera

FREE MOTHERING SUNDAY GIFT AT THE END OF THIS POST.

The world has modified lots since I final visited my weblog. The opposite day Constance and I ended on our morning stroll to observe a bush buzzing with bees. “Look mummy! Bees!” stated Constance. “Which means spring is coming!” She talks now.

But in some ways, the world has stayed the identical. This previous week has been emotionally exhausted. Worldwide Ladies’s Day highlighted the achievements of ladies all through a world pandemic, but in addition the large setback it has induced by way of gender equality because the bigger share

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Arizona lawyer normal: Pre-1901 abortion ban enforceable

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican lawyer normal introduced Wednesday {that a} pre-statehood regulation that bans all abortions is enforceable and that he’ll quickly file for the elimination of an injunction that has blocked it for almost 50 years.

Lawyer Basic Mark Brnovich’s workplace stated after the US Supreme Courtroom overturned its 1973 determination that stated abortion was a constitutional proper that he was weighing whether or not the outdated regulation could possibly be enforced.

His determination places him at odds with Republican Gov. Doug Ducey. The governor had stated after he signed a brand new regulation banning abortions after 15

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Which animal kills the most people every year?

The animal kingdom is full of deadly weapons. A lion’s teeth can rip apart flesh with ferocious intensity, rattlesnakes can inject toxins into the bloodstream and hippos can kill you with their powerful jaws.

These are just a few examples of deadly creatures. But which animal kills the most humans?

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (opens in new tab) (CDC), the “world’s deadliest animal” is the mosquito, which by some estimates kills 500,000 (opens in new tab) to more than a million (opens in new tab) people per year.

The main reason mosquitoes are so deadly?

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Moving bees | Adventuresinbeeland’s Blog

A few weeks ago I moved my two little colonies in nuc boxes to a new location closer to home. I’d never had to move bees before, so asked other beekeepers for tips beforehand and as luck would have it the BBKA News that landed through my door that day had an article all about moving bees.

The main thing with moving bees is make sure the bees can’t get out.

Earlier in the day I had put ventilated travel screens on top of both nucs, then left their roofs resting on them just in case it rained (it didn’t).

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