Blue Sky Bee Supply Blog

John Miller, Project Apis m. Board of Directors, CFOHoney bees have been trying to train humans to keep them indoors over winter for thousands of years. The early examples bees used were trees, hollow trees selected by the super-organism, the hive. Trees provided cavities ideal for indoor wintering: well-insulated, controlled atmosphere, safely above ground. Along came humans with their logs and skeps and rectangles. Then came the moveable frame. And then, keeping hives outdoors …

Source: Xinhua| 2017-06-14 04:16:42|Editor: Mu XuequanWASHINGTON, June 13 (Xinhua) — A genetically engineered fungus, designed to produce toxins from spiders and scorpions, could effectively kill malaria-carrying mosquitoes, according to a new study released Tuesday.The fungus does not pose a risk to humans and early test results showed it’s also safe for honey bees and other insects, according to the study from the University of Maryland (UMD) and colleagues from Burkina Faso, China …

The University of Tennessee says research shows a positive correlation between bee health and the presence of agriculture – just opposite to popular belief. Scientists at the university’s Institute of Agriculture say the overall health of honey bee hives actually improves in the presence of agricultural production. The study, published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, evaluated the impacts of row-crop agriculture, including the traditional use of pesticides, on honey bee he …

(NaturalNews) Aside from the vital role bees perform in plant pollination, they also provide humans with several health-boosting substances – honey itself has numerous therapeutic properties; bee pollen and bee propolis also offer amazing health benefits.Bee propolis – also known as “bee glue” – is a sticky substance derived from tree resin collected by bees.From NaturalHealth365:“Bee propolis begins as a resin secreted by trees. Bees metabolize it, and the resulting substance is about 30 percen …

We recently came across this Facebook article on how to obtain an Epi-Pen as a low cost generic. Perhaps this will help someone obtain this potentially life-saving medication affordably. Barbara Kirkpatrick Hollingerabout 2 weeks agoVictory is mine! My quest for an emergency dose of epinephrine to have on hand that does not cost an arm and a leg (or support the ridiculous salary of a pharmaceutical CEO) was a success. I asked my physician to prescribe a "generic epinephrine auto-injector" …