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Our bees are in danger, but here’s how you can help them: “Choose flowerbeds instead of mowed lawns” | animals
Belgium has about 370 bee species. That seems like good news, but in reality the animals are having a very hard time. In the past 40 years, approximately 45 bee…
Bees, today is World Day: the most beautiful initiatives
P.small insects endowed with extraordinary power, bees are essential for biodiversity: for this reason, the 20th of May is celebrated World bee day. Just think, as you remember Isprathe Higher…
Save the bees: plant these flowers and plants in your garden
Of the 359 bee species that ever lived in the Netherlands, more than half are on the list of endangered species and 46 have already disappeared. This is partly due…
Birds, hedgehogs, bees and butterflies find nothing in a garden full of tiles | sustainability column
A while ago I walked past a house in Leeuwarden that has been completely gutted in recent years and then rebuilt. Beautiful, I thought. And what a wonderful place to…
Mind your step! The sand bees are on their way
You can easily overlook them, but the sand bees are literally getting in our way these days. If you look closely, you will see very small piles of sand between…
Bee seems to be an afterthought during windy beekeeping in Meppel
In Meppel they are therefore especially proud of what they have built up in recent years. A nice shelter for bees. “Yes, then it is of course also part of…
Any garden can become a gold mine for wild bees
On a sunny afternoon in early spring, one of them buzzes in Arie Koster’s garden in Kranenburg, Gelderland. But now that the days are getting longer and warmer, he expects…
National bee count on April 23 and 24: what’s buzzing in your garden?
What’s buzzing there? That question will be central this weekend: it is time for the national bee count again. Pieter Posthumus of Landscape Management Drenthe calls on everyone to participate…
Thousands of bees die in woodpile fire
Four beehives went up in flames on Thursday evening in a fire in a large pile of wood at the Touwslager in Nieuwkuijk. Thousands of bees have died. The fire…
Gianpaolo Calvarese, the referee who whistles the bees
The former race director now deals with beekeeping and supplements and tells Sportweek: “Honey, pollen and royal jelly can affect sports performance. And to think that I am also allergic…