The Colossal Colony
The Colossal Colony: Part 1. The European or German wasp (Vespula germanica) is native to Europe, northern Africa andparts of Asia, but it is an…
The Colossal Colony: Part 1. The European or German wasp (Vespula germanica) is native to Europe, northern Africa andparts of Asia, but it is an…
Bees on the Big Screen (Revisited).Bees and beekeeping have featured prominently in a number of feature films through theyears. The horror genre notably exaggerated the…
Since its introduction in 1974, glyphosate, marketed as Roundup, has become the world’smost popular herbicide; more than 8.5 million tonnes have been used around the…
Beginnings Part 2: Adopting a Vegetarian Diet. Once the mutually beneficial connection between flowering plants and insect (and animal) pollinators had become established in the…
Beeginnings Part 1: The Start of an Enduring Relationship. The very first bee? Let’s go back a little further. It’s the long way home, but…
While honey is composed almost entirely of sugars and water, there are a lot of other important ingredients too. Find out what’s in your spoonful of honey!
Honey is undoubtedly an extraordinary (and yummy!) substance! But what exactly is it composed of, and how does it attain its magical powers? Find out.
Drinking Honey Part 2: the ‘Liquor of Life’. In the 17th century English courtier and diplomat Sir Kenelm Digby described mead (or honey wine) as…
Drinking Honey Part 1: Best Consumed in Bull Horns Tipped with Silver. What do Queen Elizabeth, the Vikings and Julius Caesar have in common? The…