Go pesticide free - there's no Plan Bee
A national “butterfly emergency”
“Butterflies are a key indicator species; when they are in trouble we know that the wider environment is in trouble too. Nature is sounding the alarm call. We must act now if we are to turn the tide on...
SOY CANDLES AND DEFORESTATION - WHY YOU SHOULD BURN SOY FREE!
SOY CANDLES AND DEFORESTATION - WHY YOU SHOULD BURN SOY-FREE! Soy wax, a Vegan alternative and 'eco-friendly' is anything but environmentally friendly. Production of soy wax is linked to deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest and other sensitive ecosystems. Image shows - Deforestation...
How Scents Affect Your Body and Mood Mood and scent are closely linked. This connection happens because odour molecules in fragrance bind to proteins along your nasal passage and create electrical signals. These signals can interact with a part of...
Does honey equal animal exploitation?
... You can argue beekeeping / bee farming is exploitive but, like all farming their is good and then some very bad practices. We will never put our bee health at risk for the sake of profit, but this does make for an expensive operation, hence why good honey commands a high price and the same goes for beeswax products.
How to get the best from your beeswax pillar candle
How to get the best from your pure beeswax pillar candle n order for a candle to work, it must move molten wax up the wick to feed the flame. You should therefore light the candle by holding a match...
Our list of organic nurseries
View our carefully curated list of organic nurseries HERE
Calling for the UK government to ban the use of pesticides in publicly run areas of our villages, towns and cities...
Honeybees can sniff out human lung cancer
Precision detection of select human lung cancer biomarkers and cell lines using honeybee olfactory neural circuitry as a novel gas sensor... Honeybees are often hailed as heroes for pollinating crops that feed the world. But as it turns out, these...
Asian hornet most likely already established in UK
“This years early sighting of the Asian Hornet in the UK is extremely worrying and suggests a winter stay.”
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