It warmed up and the sun was out a little today so the bees were flying from all five hives. The center hive hasn't shown much signs of life except for condensation running out of it on the damp days, almost no dead bees from it. It's the hive that doesn't reduce it's numbers for the winter and eats through two deep boxes of honey.
Deadly #varroa #mite threatens half of Canberra’s #beehives.
The varroa mite, is expected to wipe out half of the #ACT's 6,000 #bee hives within two years, putting local #fruit & #vegetable #crops at #risk.
Varroa mites are 1 to 2 millimetre-long parasites that attach to honey bees, eventually killing the bees and their colonies.
The ACT's first infestation was found in a hive in Kowen in April this year. #auspol #apiarist #BeeKeepers
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/act-varroa-mite-wipe-out-half-bees-two-years/106148658
Six Cities Making Room for #Nature
By Sharon Gosling, 2021
"How do you turn a city green? Stand back and let the plants in!
From #beehives on rooftops to #ForestChannels pulling cool air into city centres, innovative ideas are bringing nature into urban areas, all around the world. Here are six cities that have found ways to incorporate #greenery into their #cityscapes – to the benefit of their populations and the environment."
Read more:
https://www.bbcearth.com/news/six-cities-making-room-for-nature
#SolarPunkSunday #GreenCities #GreenerCities #GreenSpace #Gardens #Liverpool #CuritibaBrazil #Singapore #Izmir #Seoul #NewYorkCity