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City Bees Go to Church in London and Get Saved

Image from the Times The plight of the bumblebee is a matter of great concern. Their numbers are declining, some species are on the brink of extinction and colony collapse disorder has spread in the U.S. Albert Einstein may (or may not) have said that “If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live.” The City of London is celebrating bees by putting hives on the roof of 8 different build… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Saharan Bees Survive 10,000 Year Isolation

Image credit: cygnus921 /Flickr Around the world, honeybee populations are shrinking. Some colonies suffer from infestations of parasitic mites , others, the widespread use of pesticides , and some struggle to cope with changing climatic conditions. But deep in the Sahara desert, one colony of bees lives on in blissful isolation, as it has for as many as 10,000 years…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Brooklyn Botanical Garden Celebrates its Centennial with a Bee-Day Party

Image Credit: Brooklyn Botanical Garden The Brooklyn Botanical Garden is turning 100 tomorrow, and you’re invited to a day of music, dance, films and education, all about one of our favorite populations…bees! The free, day-long event is not only a celebration of the research and service of the BBG, but also an effort to educate the public about the challenges facing bees globally, most importantly colony collapse disorder and

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