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Friends of the Bees

Friends of the Bees is a charity founded to conserve and protect bees, to educate people about bees and to research and promote more natural beekeeping methods. We aim to work with others to help restore the natural balance between honeybees and other insect pollinators.

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Beekeeper has produced honey for 16 years - Annapolis Capital

Beekeeper has produced honey for 16 years
Annapolis Capital
AP VIDEO more>> Urban beekeeping is now all the rage according to United Airlines' Hemispheres magazine. But Dwight Fielder has practiced the art for more ...


A honey harvest for Philadelphia beekeepers - Philadelphia Inquirer

A honey harvest for Philadelphia beekeepers
Philadelphia Inquirer
But until I became a beekeeper, I never fully considered how wonderful honey is to cook with. Only lately has honey become a muse for my culinary creativity ...
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Minnesota beekeepers reap sweet rewards, Adv04-05, MN - Lancaster Farming

Minnesota beekeepers reap sweet rewards, Adv04-05, MN
Lancaster Farming
August marks the start of the honey harvest for many local beekeepers, including Wolf, a Baldwin, Wis., beekeeper who estimates he has the largest number of ...


Northwest Illinois Audubon Society presents, Beekeeping in The Midwest, by ... - MyStateline.com

Northwest Illinois Audubon Society presents, Beekeeping in The Midwest, by ...
MyStateline.com
Terry Ingram of Apple Creek Apiaries will provide a program addressing the issues of beekeeping in the Midwest. His program will discuss insights into CCD ...


Your Champions: Conwy Valley beekeeper buzzing at nomination - North Wales Weekly News

Your Champions: Conwy Valley beekeeper buzzing at nomination
North Wales Weekly News
A CONWY Valley beekeeper gets a buzz not only from his bees and their honey, but is the brains behind a number of local tourism events which bring visitors ...

Merry Hill store's bid to help bumble bees - Stourbridge News

Merry Hill store's bid to help bumble bees
Stourbridge News
A MERRY Hill cosmetic shop is urging green fingered residents to take wild flower seeds and cuttings into the store to help conserve bumble bees as part of ...


Fancy cookies; pizza for schools - Charlotte Observer

Fancy cookies; pizza for schools
Charlotte Observer
Bumblebees, butterflies, log cabins and guitars are only the beginning of her confectionary creations. I had school-themed cookies shipped directly to me ...


Proctor's Garden: A bouquet of garden advice - 9NEWS.com

Proctor's Garden: A bouquet of garden advice
9NEWS.com
A member of the black-eyed Susan clan, it bears hundreds of small golden flowers with dark centers that somewhat resemble bumblebees. ...


Grand Cafe vs. Red Stag in a French toast face-off - Minneapolis City Pages (blog)

Minneapolis City Pages (blog)
Grand Cafe vs. Red Stag in a French toast face-off
Minneapolis City Pages (blog)
It is steamy in the sun, and the restaurant's lushly flowered planters have bumblebees buzzing nearby, the only sound save for the hum of the air ...


Bumblebees take revenge when nest is threatened - San Antonio Express

Bumblebees take revenge when nest is threatened
San Antonio Express
Very few bumblebees have been observed along the creek this year. So I was surprised to see a flock of around 20 of them buzzing up a storm in our field ...

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