Why Save Bees

Why save bees? Without insect pollination, about one third of the crops we eat would have to be pollinated by other means, or they would produce significantly less food.” “While agriculture multinationals like Syngenta and Bayer care only about profits,...

Whats in the Soil Really?

Urban Farm Surprises – Whats in the Soil Really? The high cost of soil testing for urban farms makes such a venture’s financial sustainability questionable. Urban farming is becoming all the rage in many of America’s decaying cities where abandoned houses are being...

Bees Life Cycle

The life cycle of a honey bee is presented as an example of complete metamorphosis, the development of an insect from egg to larva, then pupa, then adult. Moths, butterflies and wasps also develop with complete metamorphosis. Some aspects of beekeeping are also...