beekeepers

Life lessons from beekeepers – stop mowing the lawn, don’t pave the driveway and get used to bugs in your salad

Life lessons from beekeepers – stop mowing the lawn, don’t pave the driveway and get used to bugs in your salad: santypan/Shutterstock For many people, the past year has led to an increased appreciation for our fragile natural world. This is important because, alongside COVID, we are also facing a global climate and biodiversity crisis. …

Meeting the dietary needs of honey bees is tough for South African beekeepers

Meeting the dietary needs of honey bees is tough for South African beekeepers: Shutterstock The world is worried about honey bees. There are fears globally that bees may become extinct. This would have implications for food security: between 50% and 80% of the world’s food supply – fruits, vegetables and the seeds used to produce …