TED: Today's TEDTalk: Noah Wilson-Rich teaches you how urban beekeeping can save a species -- and the city.

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I have great hopes that the world may become a better, more peaceful, more equitable place in the twenty-first century. From my own experience, at 16 I lost my freedom, at 24 I lost my country and for the last more than 50 years have faced all sorts of problems, but I have never given up hope. We have a Tibetan saying, ‘Nine times fall down, Nine times pick yourself up.’ (via Dalai Lama)

As human beings we are all the same. We have this marvelous intelligence, which sometimes creates problems for us, but when influenced by warm-heartedness can be very constructive. In this context we need to appreciate the value of having moral principles. (via Dalai Lama)

It was the perfect evening to move the girls to LaSalle Square. Clear, sunny and just cool enough to keep everyone in. Did not leave anyone behind. Tomorrow when it warms up the girls will be exploring their new urban home. Exciting day!

Uh oh, who put honey bee hives in the city of South Bend, Indiana? :-)

One colony ready and waiting for their ride.

Word has it that some Peaceful honey Bees are in route to LaSalle Square Unity Garden.

http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/05/05/beehive-extract-prevents-spread-of-prostate-cancer/

Look for the 2 green shirts on the right edge. Alex & Peace Bees at Green Festival.

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2012/April/New-Yorks-Busy-Bees-Embrace-Rooftop-Honey/

What an awesome memorial and right here in Indiana. Kudos to the Indiana Beekeepers Association members making it happen.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3fb92a7fbf2a4cacb083e6ef33394d9d/IN--Exchange-Beekeepers-New-Generation/

The discussion on bees is all the buzz at the Unity Gardens Growing Summit. Thanks Peace Bees, Steve Lesniak, and Tim Ives (via Sara Stewart)

The following is from 1992. Apparently not enough people listened. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TQmz6Rbpnu0

Happy Earth Day everyone!!

If you are not headed for IUSB for the Growing Summit, why not?? Come say hi to Steve & Tim & talk honey bees.

http://easthamptonstar.com/?q=Opinion/2012418/GUESTWORDS-Hail-Honeybee

http://www.sciencecodex.com/can_behavior_be_controlled_by_genes_the_case_of_honeybee_work_assignments-89891

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17727811

Wow, what an awesome Ag Days weekend. So glad Alex was here to enjoy it. Friday was good, but Saturday was non-stop 10am to 4pm. Sunday was pretty steady as well. The best part was the awesome collaboration between Peace Bees and The Unity Gardens. We had the most popular station, so much so that we held up the entire flow. Already talked to Ag Team members and we are moving our booth[s] farther down the line. Made some great connections and we may be quite busy teaching a lot of newbees!!

Who is ready for Growing Summit next weekend? Not one, but now two honey bee sessions by Peace Bees!

When will this happen in your hometown? http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bees-descend-waldorf-astoria-shack-penthouse-article-1.1061718?localLinksEnabled=false

http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/research-genetic-diversity-bee-colonies-healthier-29110/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATADOANA6aej_ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=Jo--1GfP3ug&usg=AFQjCNH8lxCekWXH7vhys9n5TaXZCQBtog

We like the idea of more backyard beekeepers!
http://www.theunion.com/article/20120411/FEATURES/120419991/1082

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17667679

Still don't know which day but Alex is officially on the Green Festival Chicago Page. Keep the weekend open!
http://www.greenfestivals.org/speakers/alex-lesniak

Plant a Bee Garden http://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/act-today-2/plant-a-bee-garden/

Peace Bees Apiary Director adding supers to his personal, Northern Indiana hives April 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwI22divdiU&feature=channel

The Unity Gardens bees update: LaSalle Square bees should be making their way out there in the next week or two. We delivered fencing to the Southfield Lake garden the other day so that location will be seeing bees about the same time.

Almond pollination is in February but this is still interesting. All About Almonds… http://blog.beeculture.com/?p=117

Read the label and buy local! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/food-fraud-adulterated-ingredients_n_1408199.html

Controversy Deepens Over Pesticides and Bee Collapse http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/neonicotinoids-colony-collapse/

A growing body of scientific evidence points to pesticide exposure as a critical factor in colony collapse disorder. (via Pesticide Action Network North America) http://www.panna.org/blog/yet-more-evidence-pesticides-are-key-culprit-bee-die-offs?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=socmed&utm_content=corp&utm_campaign=bees

This is a must watch clip. Rumor has it you might see Alex on this show some time in the future. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHaevg61yA4

Someone tell Jonelle I am fine! At least she isn't standing over me with the EPI pen!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/02/bees-self-medicate-propolis_n_1396401.html

Sorry we did not have the link for Bee Friendly Farming Saturday but here here it is.
https://www.facebook.com/BeeFriendly?ref=pb
http://www.pfspbees.org/index.htm

RT @onetewbee: I uploaded a @YouTube video http://t.co/YiSmkcrk Water Foragers

We haven't put the bees @ LaSalle gardens yet & now we are talking bees at
Southfield Lake! We are growing...Growing Gardens? Ha, love it!

Great morning teaching Intro to Beekeeping at The Unity Gardens this morning. Have a few future beekeepers coming up! More classes to come.

MARCH 30 IS WORLD APITHERAPY DAY / EL 30 DE MARZO ES EL DIA MUNDIAL DE LA APITERAPIA
(Share please)(Dilo a otros, por favor) (via Moisés Asís) http://www.facebook.com/notes/bee-happy-productos-artesanales-a-base-de-miel-de-abejas/el-masaje-a-base-de-miel-de-abejas/10150300046135359

**Bees....life would be very hard without them!**
This Saturday, Unity Gardens will host a guest speaker, Steve Lesniak, 4H Bee Superintendent, to talk about bees!
We will also discuss Peace Bees! www.peacebees.org

TIME: 10:00am
LOCATION: 702 South Chapin Street (via Potawatomi Conservatories)

Ever wanted to learn more about Bees ? Life would be hard without them . This Saturday Unity Gardens will have a special guest speaker on Bees Steve Lesniak 4H Bee Superintendent , and also with Peace Bees www.peacebees.org will be giving an intro to Bees and Bee Keeping this Sat March 31st at 10am at the Unity Gardens Classroom 702 Chapin St Class Is Free and Everyone is Welcome !!
for more info call 574-315-436
or e-mail growunitygardens@yahoo.com (via St. Joseph County Soil & Water Conservation District) http://www.peacebees.org/

These sound really good! http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2012/04/the-ultimate-sticky-buns

RT @vanishingbees: One more reason to love honey and be in awe of the bees. Honey is medicine and is sacred! http://t.co/VFG7a9oG

Exciting news! The Washington High School shop class will be building hives for use at the Unity Gardens. So cool to have my alma mater helping with this project. Go Panthers!! - Alex

Gwyneth Paltrow admits that she loves insects, to the point of following a course of bee venom to get rid of the pain of an injury.
http://www.goop.com/newsletter/170/en

Alex will be speaking at Green Festival Chicago. Either May 5 or 6 at Navy Pier. More to come.
http://www.greenfestivals.org/chi/updates/

One of Alex's inspirations.

Rachel Carson tops the timeline of women who have won the National Book Award since 1950. Read her speech at the ceremony! (via Rachel Carson) http://www.nationalbook.org/nbawinners_female.html

RT @onetewbee: Beautiful spring day so I posted Spring bee flight: http://t.co/hJtnjcZf via @youtube I needed to do something with the bees

The girls were flying again today and bringing in very light pollen. Willow maybe?

This is why Peace Bees is dedicated to partnerships with organizations like the Unity Gardens! Awesome... just think of what humanity could do if we could all get on this page together. (via Richard McGinnis) http://www.youtube.com/v/9D05ej8u-gU?version=3&autohide=1&autoplay=1

http://www.treehugger.com/easy-vegetarian-recipes/burnt-honey-gnocchi-gorgonzola-sauce.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120308143201.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1257876/Honey-bees-success-revealed-heaters-warm-hive.html

All four hives out fly'n and enjoying the sun today! One of those lucky colonies will be moving to the city this spring.

Big thank you to Kim Flottum & Bee Culture magazine. We will have sample issues to give our students & visitors at our upcoming events!

Did you know honey is a humectant? Follow the link below for a recipe on how to make your own dry skin honey moisturizer! (via National Honey Board) http://georgiahoneyfarm.com/at-home-treatments-to-beautify-your-skin/

Can you take the pledge to help honey bees?

http://www.honeybeehaven.org/content/take-pledge

Sustainable support for honey bees!

http://www.panna.org/blog/love-bees-pan

At The Unity Gardens office for the Master Gardeners container gardening class. If yo are not here you are missing out!

From our friends over at The Herb Companion: (via Mother Earth News Magazine) http://www.herbcompanion.com/heal/health/homemade-cough-drops-zm0z12fmzdeb.aspx

Saw our fist look at some designs for the new logo tonight. Very exciting! No surprise Alex had some suggestions for the "fonts".

New Unity Gardens New Coming out soon . Text message UNITYGARDENS to 22828 to start receiving our e-newsletter (via The Unity Gardens)

Great NPR piece on the wide ranging effects of conservation and the Farm Bill. (via Izaak Walton League of America) http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/02/14/146872577/why-california-almonds-need-north-dakota-flowers-and-a-few-billion-bees

WNDU at our new office at The Food Bank (via The Unity Gardens) http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/Unity_Gardens_hosts_class_on_composting_139157384.html#.TzhUb-Yse5k.facebook

WNDU at our new office at The Food Bank (via The Unity Gardens) http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/Unity_Gardens_hosts_class_on_composting_139157384.html#.TzhUb-Yse5k.facebook

Mitchel Yaciw shared a link. (via Mitchel Yaciw) http://www.youtube.com/v/xHkq1edcbk4?version=3&autohide=1&autoplay=1

Sorry to anyone that waited to see Alex on WNDU. The mast on the news truck frozen in the up position at another shoot. The reporter did come & shot tape for 6 o'clock & maybe 11 news.

This Valentine's Day, show your honey you care with bees that will help small-scale, rural farmers! (via Oxfam America) http://buzz.mw/_6uktz

Do not forget, Peace Bees will be with @Michiana Beekeepers Association at Science Alive fro 10-4!

Dinner meeting w/a designer tonight; working on a new logo. Peace Bees is taking flight again!

DO YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT APITHERAPY AND TO SHARE WITH HUNDREDS OF COLLEAGUES?: JOIN THE AAS www.apitherapy.org (via American Apitherapy Society AAS)

http://beehealthyfarms.blogspot.com/2012/01/propolis-abundant-source-of-beneficial.html?spref=fb (via Moisés Asís) http://beehealthyfarms.blogspot.com/2012/01/propolis-abundant-source-of-beneficial.html?spref=fb

This is so cool, thanks to friend of Peace Bees Jim Tew for sharing. A queen in waiting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwlosPG7gn0&sns=em

I think the Baklava is propolized to the container. - Jonelle

American Apitherapy Society AAS shared a link. (via American Apitherapy Society AAS) http://www.youtube.com/v/Xe2h0vkp1mA?version=3&autohide=1&autoplay=1

Healing power of honey. http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news/46068529

Awesome meeting tonight planning out events, classes & general brainstorming with Unity Gardens. Things are looking good!

This is awesome! "The BeeSmart Pollinator Gardener...Never get caught wondering what plants to buy again!" http://www.pollinator.org/index.html

Peace Bees is now Bee Friendly certified!
www.pfspbees.org
You to can help by planting bee friendly plants and follow responsible practices

Posted by a friend of Peace Bees. MIEL DE MANUKA USADA PARA TRATAR ACIDEZ ESTOMACAL / Manuka Honey Used to Treat Heartburn (via Moisés Asís) http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2012/01/manuka-honey-used-to-treat-heartburn.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ApitherapyNews+%28Apitherapy+News%29

See who has an article in the 1st issue of the ISF College Student Newsletter!
http://www.isfoundation.com/news/college-student-newsletter

New studies show bees are "getting it from all sides": (via Pesticide Action Network North America) http://www.panna.org/blog/banner-week-bee-science-zombie-flies-poisonous-planter-exhaust?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=socmed&utm_content=corp&utm_campaign=bees_newscienceblog

Go Purdue, Greg Hunt et al! More evidence implicating pesticides with bee deaths & Colony Collapse Disorder: (via Pesticide Action Network North America) http://motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/01/purdue-study-implicates-bayer-pesticide-bee-die-offs

Kim Flotum's take one the new honey bee parasite.

http://ping.fm/sVQm2

Yet another threat to our precious honey bees?

http://ping.fm/eTXwK

Here is a nice consolidatation of the current topics relating to beekeeping. Thank you to Evan's Cedar Bee Hives. We suggest you subscribe to this daily newsletter.

http://ping.fm/TgKkD

What a great start to 2012. Partnership w/ @The-Unity-Gardens, @BarronPrize, & a few more items still in the works. Awesome!

Thanks again to @BarronPrize http://ping.fm/K8Icj

Happy New Year! Make a resolution to do at least one thing to help honey bees. Save the bees, save your food.