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Organic nurseries

Our list of organic nurseries View our carefully curated list of organic nurseries HERE

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Calling for the UK government to ban the use of pesticides in publicly run areas of our villages, towns and cities.

Calling for the UK government to ban the use of pesticides in publicly run areas of our villages, towns and cities.

Calling for the UK government to ban the use of pesticides in publicly run areas of our villages, towns and cities...

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Honeybees can detect lung cancer

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...

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Asian Hornet smart phone app

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.”  

Download the free app to help ID and report sightings of Asian Hornet.

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Have your say in shaping Somerset’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy

Have your say in shaping Somerset’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy

Can you spare a few minutes to tell us how nature matters to you? Somerset Council is working on a Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Somerset. It will map the locations of our most precious habitats and wildlife and identify...

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Why choose beeswax candles

What’s the buzz about beeswax candles…

Although beeswax is more expensive as it’s made by bees and can’t be hurried or mass produced, beeswax will prove a better investment. A beeswax flame burns brighter and hotter with a golden halo, but the wax also burns more slowly and,...

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Ban use of bee-killing pesticide in UK, business chiefs tell government

Ban use of bee-killing pesticide in UK, business chiefs tell government

‘We need to listen to the scientists. Excessive pesticide use is killing our bees,’ say company heads in letter to minister...

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When is your honey back in stock?

When is your honey back in stock?

We never take any more than one third of a colony resource and only then if there is plenty to spare. Our bees take priority with the honey they make to ensure they have enough to last them through times...

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Insect decline and UK food security

Insect decline and UK food security to be examined by MPs

  There are growing concerns that insect numbers are in decline globally... threatening biodiversity and important processes in food production such as pollination, pest and weed regulation. Research evidence suggests intensive farming practices and climate change are driving declines, yet...

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