Author Archives: Peter Halford
Links – End of December 2023
In Colombia, illegally felled timber repurposed to help bees
28-Dec-23 – Phys.org
Spiced honey rum released by Hive Mind in Monmouthshire
27-Dec-23 – South Wales Argus
https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24007415.spiced-honey-rum-released-hive-mind-monmouthshire/
Insect compasses, fire-fighting vines: 2023's nature-inspired tech
23-Dec-23 – TechExplore
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-12-insect-compasses-fire-fighting-vines-nature-inspired.html
British honey makers blast EU for 'discriminating' against them with petty new law
21-Dec-23 – The Express
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1847843/eu-honey-rules-uk-britain-european-union
Honey spirits range launched by brewery
21-Dec-23 – Insider Media
https://www.insidermedia.com/news/wales/honey-spirits-range-launched-by-brewery
Bentley celebrates sweet success with special edition honey
18-Dec-23 – UK Motor 1
https://uk.motor1.com/news/701211/bentley-black-edition-label-honey/
World’s Rarest Jar of Honey: 2050 MGO Mānuka Honey
09-Dec-23 – Salon Prive
British Sugar fails to deliver on 3-year plan to end use of banned neonicotinoids
08-Dec-23 – Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Wild birds ‘distinguish between calls made by different African tribes’ – study
07-Dec-23 – Various
The smartest of their time: the Nobel prizes of 1973 - methods that honeybees use to communicate
04-Dec-23 – The Boar
What it’s like to be a bee
21-Nov-23 – Princeton University Press
Links – End of November 2023
How Kate Humble’s move to the country inspired her to get back to nature and give beekeeping a try – exclusive
30-Nov-23 – Hello!
Are Percy Pigs Vegan? A Closer Look At The Iconic Treat – The problems with beeswax
28-Nov-23 – Plant Based News
Honeybees cluster together when it’s cold – but we’ve been completely wrong about why
24-Nov-23 – The Conversation
Lawyers warn watchdog over UK government's approval of bee-threatening pesticide
17-Nov-23 – Client Earth
12 animals that help people and the planet – (No.10)
15-Nov-23 – IFAW
https://www.ifaw.org/uk/journal/animals-help-people-and-planet
What You Should Know Before Heating Honey
11-Nov-23 – TastingTable
https://www.tastingtable.com/1443951/reason-never-cook-honey/
Glyphosate
30-Oct-23 – DrugWatch
https://www.drugwatch.com/roundup/glyphosate/
The London Bee Situation: How Sustainable Is Beekeeping in London?
17-Apr-23 - Biological Recording
Links – End of October 2023
The first coins to be struck include the £1 featuring British Bees
02-Nov-23 – The Royal Mint
Pet medicine chemicals banned in agriculture found in English rivers
01-Nov-23 - The Independent
Researchers to build hive of data from bee projects to drive biodiversity conservation efforts
01-Nov-23 – Carbon Pulse
Everything You Should Know About Honey Production and Why It Matters
31-Oct-23 – Intelligent Living
Whoopi Goldberg wants to send the Pope some bees
13-Oct-23 – NME
New AI algorithm will hopefully save ‘hopping’ bee from extinction
12-Oct-23 – Envirotec
Immersive exhibition on bees and their fight for survival is coming to National Museums Liverpool
12-Oct-23 – The Guide Liverpool
Bees from the trees go into deep freeze thanks to UON
09-Oct-23 – University of Northampton
Are Avocados Really Not Vegan? The Truth Behind The Claim
04-Oct-23 – Plant Based News
One in six species at risk of going extinct in Great Britain
27-Sep-23 – The Narural History Museum
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2023/september/one-in-six-species-at-risk-of-going-extinct-in-great-britain.html