If you care about bees and other pollinators, sign the SumOfUs petition asking the almond milk industry to improve their practices to more bees survive the almond growing season.
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Katy and I sat on her deck on a recent sunny afternoon in Caspar. A few bumblebees buzzed on nearby grevillea undeterred by strong ocean breezes. “Here’s a Bombus,” said Katy, using bumblebees’ genus name, as one came near.
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This Saturday is National Honey Bee Day! Take time in the garden and around your neighborhood to thank the pollinators around you this weekend. These little black and yellow insects play a vital role in keeping all of us alive on this planet, and they are worth taking the time to appreciate.
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This year the bees are on a global stage like no time before, with 2 major upcoming events and we are celebrating, come join us!
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It’s a simple logo: the letter B centered in a circle with the word “Certified” above and “Corporations” below. Perhaps you’ve seen it on a box of tea or some eco friendly body care products. Like the Non-GMO Project and USDA Organic symbols, the B Corp logo signifies a third party certification …
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Fort Bragg became a Bee City USA® in July 2016 — making it the first city in California to receive the designation. Bee City USA (www.beecityusa.org) is a nonprofit national organization whose mission is to foster ongoing dialogue in urban areas to raise awareness of the role pollinators play in sustaining three-quarters of the world’s plant species and how each of us can help provide healthy habitats for pollinators.
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While beekeeping continues to grow in popularity locally and nationally, several in the inland Mendocino County area have been doing it for years, leading to locally produced products, and further sustaining the overall bee population, as the health of honeybees continues to be an ongoing concern for researchers and agriculturists.
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