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Dutch city Utrecht has transformed its bus stops into bee stops with green roofs

In the Dutch city Utrecht 316 bus stops now have a green roof and bees love it

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Sustainable Planet

Bee bricks become mandatory for new buildings in Brighton

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Inspiring People

California mobilises milkweed in bid to save Western monarch butterfly

A conservation group is planting more than 30,000 of the poisonous plants along the state’s central coast in hopes of giving…

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Sustainable Planet

Ingenious wind-powered street light turns on when needed and is insect-friendly

PAPILIO is a street lamp designed to tackle light pollution and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by generating energy with an integrated…

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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…

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Inspiring People

These refugees are creating a buzz in the UK during the pandemic

The black bee, once thought to be extinct in the UK, is reappearing thanks in part to two refugee-run beekeeping projects.

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Dutch city Utrecht has transformed its bus stops into bee stops with green roofs

Bee bricks become mandatory for new buildings in Brighton

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

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

California mobilises milkweed in bid to save Western monarch butterfly

Ingenious wind-powered street light turns on when needed and is insect-friendly

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

These refugees are creating a buzz in the UK during the pandemic

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