Toronto-beekeeping or not beekeeping? The researchers synthesized a particle as small as pollen. When fed to bees, it may be able to help them detoxify the
TORONTO To bee or not to bee? Researchers have synthesized a particle as small as pollen, which, when fed to bees, may be able to help them to detoxify hives damaged by pesticides in order to protect the insects. This is a low-cost, scalable solution which we hope will be a first step to address the insecticide toxicity issue and contribute to the protection of managed pollinators, Minglin Ma, an associate professor at Cornell University and senior author of the research, said in a press release. The research was published earlier this month in the scientific journal Nature Food.
Posted: Mar 15, 2021 4:00 AM CT | Last Updated: March 15
Simon Lalonde takes an early peek at one of his hives. They re wrapped with insulation for the winter.(CBC)
The flight from Nicaragua appeared on the arrivals board at the Saskatoon airport as WG 2893. It may have deserved something a little catchier, given why its passengers were coming to Canada. Perhaps, the Flight of the Beekeepers.
The flight carried 138 seasonal workers, 48 destined for honey bee farms in Saskatchewan and the remainder for farms in Manitoba.
The Canadian Honey Council sponsored the charter, airlifting in the workers to help with the 2021 honey season on the Prairies, including 18 Saskatchewan farms. It s the first of three such flights scheduled for this spring.
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When you think of honey, you think sweetness and warmth, of Winnie the Pooh and living in the land of milk and honey. Honey is all that and more, a natural product that evokes a sense of comfort. Itâs true what they say that a spoonful of honey helps the medicine go down, but nothing beats a few drops in a cup of hot tea, smeared on a piece of freshly baked bread, blended with garlic for the best wing recipe, or drizzled over a warm sniffer of brandy.
Even the various colours of honey â from light and delicate to deep and amber â gives one a sense of peace and optimism.