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by Katy Bravery
The new qualification is the result of a ten-year campaign by conservationist and author Mary Colwell. Here is the article she wrote for the summer...
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by Katy Bravery
Aside from honey and wax, bees also make an anti-bacterial, anti-viral substance called propolis. They use it to coat their beehive to keep it bug-...
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by Amy Fenn
More than just a pretty face, dandelions re-nourish soil, feed bees and somehow communicate with insects, says natural beekeeper Paula Carnell.
My ...
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by Amy Fenn
Bees and other pollinators love wild flowers. But for garden borders, here are some nectar and pollen-rich perennials for spring and summer that w...
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by Amy Fenn
Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology at Sussex University, on why we must abandon bee-harming pesticides in agriculture.
The three most commonly used...
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by Amy Fenn
Intrigued by the idea of a hive of your own? Tamsin Harris has kept bees professionally for 23 years at her farm in Cornwall and takes a realistic ...
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by Amy Fenn
In 1970 the iconic Large Blue butterfly was officially extinct in Britain. But the attentions of one inexhaustible scientist, who tracked the cruci...
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by Amy Fenn
When actress Jane Horrocks was asked for ideas for a podcast, she looked no further than one of her oldest friends, lively fellow actress Esther Co...
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