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Sustainable Planet

In Minnesota they’re paying homeowners to replace lawns with bee-friendly wild flowers

Minnesota lawmakers set aside $900K to assist homeowners convert traditional lawns by planting wildflowers, clover and native grasses in an effort…

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Flora & Fauna

Do bees sleep? It turns out they do, and these cute pictures prove it

When you think about it, of course bees must sleep, but it’s something we rarely—if ever—witness. Here are some BEE-utiful photos…

5 mins
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Europe’s first rooftop farm in Rotterdam shows the sky’s the limit

Sustainable Planet

Europe’s first rooftop farm ‘Dakakker’ in Rotterdam shows the sky’s the limit for Urban Agriculture

The largest roof farm in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe includes a smart-roof test site for water…

6 mins
173

Sustainable Planet

Bee bricks become mandatory for new buildings in British beach resort

A new planning law introduced in the seaside city of Brighton and Hove, on the south coast of England, calls for…

5 mins
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Sustainable Planet

Smaller gardens may be just as important as large ones for conserving bees, study suggests

Gardens in cities provide a long and continuous supply of energy-rich nectar from March to October, scientists at the University of…

4 mins
49

Inspiring People

Wild honeybees thought to be extinct discovered in UK palace woodlands

An ‘ecotype’ of wild honeybee thought to have been wiped out by disease and invasive species, has been found thriving in…

3 mins
65

Sustainable Planet

First Utrecht turned its 316 bus stops into bee stops — now other cities are catching the buzz!

In 2019, the Dutch city gave its 316 bus stops a green makeover, which has since “pollinated” other cities around the…

4 mins
90

Good Stuff

Angelina Jolie’s Bee-Covered Portrait has the internet abuzz

The high-profile actor is promoting a new initiative, Women for Bees, that will ultimately build 2,500 bee hives and restock 125…

3 mins
145

Sustainable Planet

Worlds first: The Netherlands opening 1500 food banks for bees!

1500 volunteers throughout the Netherlands have signed up to act as a “Bee Food Bank” flower-seed distribution point leading up to…

6 mins
28

Inspiring People

These fully biodegradable face masks grow into flowers when buried

After weeks of tripping over all the blue disposable masks, a graphic designer in Utrecht came up with the idea of…

4 mins
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In Minnesota they’re paying homeowners to replace lawns with bee-friendly wild flowers

Do bees sleep? It turns out they do, and these cute pictures prove it

Europe’s first rooftop farm ‘Dakakker’ in Rotterdam shows the sky’s the limit for Urban Agriculture

Bee bricks become mandatory for new buildings in British beach resort

Smaller gardens may be just as important as large ones for conserving bees, study suggests

Wild honeybees thought to be extinct discovered in UK palace woodlands

First Utrecht turned its 316 bus stops into bee stops — now other cities are catching the buzz!

Angelina Jolie’s Bee-Covered Portrait has the internet abuzz

Worlds first: The Netherlands opening 1500 food banks for bees!

These fully biodegradable face masks grow into flowers when buried

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