Back in the spring of 2023, Kara asked if I’d like to be a guest on her podcast series revolving around the interconnectedness of regeneration as it applies to our personal health, both spiritual and physical, the land on this beautiful planet, and all the creatures, including our non-human brothers and sisters, that live on… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Bees
Multiple Pesticides, Synergistic Impact
A new meta-analysis shows that combinations of pesticides have a significantly higher mortality on bees than when used individually, resulting in an underestimated impact to bees by pesticide makers and regulators. Take home quote:“In 2019 scientists concluded that nearly half of all insect species worldwide are in decline and a third could disappear altogether by… Read more »
Out of 20,000 species of bees, is Apis Melifera the one to ‘save’?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of the European honey bee, I receive tremendous joy from their tolerance of my time poking around in their hives, watching them on flowers, and swarming across the countryside (or my back yard). Yet I still have to remind myself, this introduced, invasive species was brought to… Read more »
Bees Bees Bees, So Many Genera!
A short missive from the land of the Maya: We took a little break from the cold and came down to the Yucatan for the holidays. Of course the first thing I did when we made it to home base in Merida was to hunt down a beekeeper. According to the one shop… Read more »