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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE GLOBAL GOOD FUND 2019 GALA
- May 24, 2019
- By The Best Bees Company
- In Beekeeping in the World, Events, Media, Uncategorized
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The Global Good Fund supports entrepreneurs who are dedicated to making a social impact. What sets GGF apart from traditional grants is that funding goes to support working together with a leadership development coach and an executive mentor, for a period of one year. Earlier this month, with the support…
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Getting the Kids into Saving the Bees
- Nov 09, 2018
- By The Best Bees Company
- In Gardening, Guest Bloggers, Pollination
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Guest blog post by Eileen Guest. Convincing my kids to care about bees wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. I try to engage with my boys when we go outside to play. However, I constantly find myself being drawn to my garden to pull one more weed…
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6 Awesome Plant Types That Will Attract Bees to your Garden
- Sep 05, 2018
- By The Best Bees Company
- In Gardening, Guest Bloggers
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Kevin Rodrigues, guest blogger, is a developer-turned-blogger that helps people learn about gardening. Check out his website:https://gardeningmentor.com A gift from Mother Nature. Bees can be called that and rightly so. They are pollinators that help plants in your garden bear fruit. If it were not for bees, 30 percent of the…
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Maryland Cuts Back on Harmful Pesticides
- Sep 08, 2017
- By The Best Bees Company
- In Agriculture, Gardening, Pollination
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For the past few years a #SavetheBees movement has been gaining momentum. This has been a product of increased discussion about our friendly neighborhood pollinators suffering from health problems and die-offs. Ask your local beekeeper why all the bees are dying and more often than not insecticides are a large…
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Bumble Bees, Solitary Bees, Stingless Bees, Oh My!
- Aug 18, 2017
- By The Best Bees Company
- In Agriculture, Beekeeping in the World, Gardening, Pollination
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We can thank honey bees for so many luxuries we enjoy, namely the pollination services that give us delicious produce and bright flowers, as well as their golden honey. On National Honey Bee Day, we celebrate these essential pollinators and raise awareness about ways we can help them thrive. However, we also want…
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#NextGenBeekeeper: Rachael Bonoan
- Aug 14, 2017
- By The Best Bees Company
- In Uncategorized
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#NextGenBeekeeper is a series of profiles and features on the lives of the next generation of beekeepers emerging in the field. Keep an eye out on our social media for the #NextGenBeekeeper tag.
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Our LA Beekeeper Will Bristol with Debbie Harry of Blondie at an event promoting Blondies new album Pollinator and raising awareness of honey bee health.
Blondie + Bees
- Jul 31, 2017
- By The Best Bees Company
- In #NextGenBeekeeper, Beekeeping in the World, Events, Media, Staff
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The band Blondie has recently jumped on the bee bandwagon with their new album Pollinator and campaign BEE Connected, whose mission is to raise awareness of the decline in the bee population by promoting organizations dedicated to conserving and improving the health of pollinators. Our Los Angeles beekeeper, Will Bristol, was the featured local beekeeper alongside Frontwoman Debbie Harry at a recent promotional event and photoshoot for Pollinator. Here, he gives us a glimpse inside the bee-friendly album, photoshoot, and event.
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Honey, Cheese & Spirits
- Jul 31, 2017
- By The Best Bees Company
- In Recipes
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Sweet and salty combinations like salted caramel or proscuitto and melon are classic pairings that engage our tastebuds and spark late night cravings. If you have a shelf piling up with a rainbow of honeys like many of our staff, we suggest marrying a variety of liquid gold with cheeses, fruit, nuts, and other accoutrements. Whether you’re planning a dinner party or an afternoon appetizer for two, a cheese and honey board is the perfect place to start.
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#NextGenBeekeeper: Will Bristol
- Jul 28, 2017
- By The Best Bees Company
- In #NextGenBeekeeper, Beekeeping in the World, Guest Bloggers, Staff
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#NextGenBeekeeper is a series of profiles and features on the lives of the next generation of beekeepers emerging in the field. Keep an eye out on our social media for the #NextGenBeekeeper tag.
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Cultivate a Pollinator Paradise
- Jun 16, 2017
- By The Best Bees Company
- In Beekeeping in the World, Gardening, Pollination
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Nearly 75% of all flowering plants need the help of other organisms in pollination. There are over 200,000 different beneficial insects, such as bees, butterflies, beetles, flies, and more, that help in the pollinating of flowers and the fruits and vegetables we enjoy every day. Help these vital species thrive…