Category: Bees and Beekeeping

457: Dave Hunter on Native Bees

Developing a relationship between primary pollinators and growers. — In This Podcast: Realizing that his apple trees were barely producing compared to his neighbors, Dave Hunter found the answer was mason bees.  His hobby increased his harvest, and eventually his new passion developed into…

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Twelve Reasons NOT to be Afraid of Honey Bees

By Guest Bloggers: Ashley & Lloyd Hardrick – Honey bees are essential to plant crop pollination, and they have been pollinating flowers for millions of years. However, our favorite insect is under threat and their populations are declining. Honey Bee Goode Apiaries is a bee farming company…

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410: Lloyd Hardrick on Keeping Urban Bees

Building up a better buzz on bees – Walking by Lloyds of London with his wife Ashley, Lloyd Hardrick was intrigued by the beehives in the windows of the famous bank that shared his name. Curiosity led to research and research led to the career path that Lloyd and Ashley ventured on…

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Planting for Bees

Planting for Bees Feeding bees and ourselves by Cricket Aldridge, Newsletter Editor Pollination is a vital link in our ecosystem. It’s important for the genetic diversity in all of our

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