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The 2 Worlds We Live In

January 26, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

The Social and the Natural world

Our social development as humans has led us to a point where we are the most dominant species on this beautiful blue marble.We have put our society in the center of the of the universe,and try to dominate nature and we want to have control over it. Sometimes our society makes us believes nature is our enemy and needs to be controlled to avoid risk and put to our benefit. [Read more…] about The 2 Worlds We Live In

Filed Under: Thoughts Tagged With: balance, combine, natural, social

The Obvious?!

January 12, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

The Obvious and (Un)Known

We all come to a point in our lives that we think  there is nothing new to learn and everything seems so boring in our close surrounding. Everything is boring and nothing is inspiring anymore. In this case often we look in the wrong direction.

Have you ever thought about and looked to the obvious things?

The tree on the side of the road and the mushroom in the local park are obvious and do not interest us. We only get excited when we fly halfway around the world to go on safari and watch exotic animals (which are only exotic to the tourists, exotic animals are obvious to the natives). And those natives are doing the same in your local area to observe the things you find obvious. [Read more…] about The Obvious?!

Filed Under: Thoughts Tagged With: Common, Curiosity, Obvious, Wandering

How to make 10000 Euro/ Dollar with Beekeeping

January 9, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Beekeeping is a great hobby and can cost quite some money to start up. But is it even possible to make it your sole income?

In the United States most professional beekeepers earn money with pollination services. They migrate their hives across state to pollinate different crops throughout the year. [Read more…] about How to make 10000 Euro/ Dollar with Beekeeping

Filed Under: Beekeeping Tagged With: Apiary, Honey bee, Monetize, Revenue

Local Flora – Surprising Unseen Beauty!

January 9, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Local Flora – Food Availability

Often new beekeepers start beekeeping to help the bees. And when they become experienced in beekeeping and get some insight in the local flora. They will notice that; bees do not need more beekeepers, they need a lot more flowers.  [Read more…] about Local Flora – Surprising Unseen Beauty!

Filed Under: Beekeeping, Beginning, Thoughts Tagged With: fauna, flora, food, Honey bee, map, plant

Propolis – Your Sticky Medicinal!

January 4, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Cells are reinforced with propolis

Propolis

As a new beekeeper when the summers gets warmer and the bees are growing, you wonder where all that sticky substance is coming from. The proposis sticks to everything and opening the hive becomes sometimes difficult because everything is sticking together.

After opening the brood boxes, you notice the bees have glued the frames solid. When this occurs it sometimes can be difficult to do a quick inspection, but for the bees propolis is a vital substance and their first line of defence against infections and other pathogens. [Read more…] about Propolis – Your Sticky Medicinal!

Filed Under: Beekeeping Tagged With: bee product, bees, Flavanoid, Health, Propolis

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