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Bees, Worms And Dirt Explored At MHHM Garden Day example of which is worms, and all those flowering plants and trees need to be pollinated. Honey bees may be humankind’s favorite pollinator because they give us something no synthetic process can, honey. Throughout history honey has been prized for it’s incredible flavor and medicinal properties. Today science is showing more and more of the amazing health benefits of honey and other products from the hive. At the same time, scientists, beekeepers and farmers alike are noticing considerable drops in bee
By Anastasia Marchese hen many people think of public gardens, their mind may imagine pictures of pristine manicured lawns, brick pathways, elegantly laid out flower beds of the most delicate species, and arbors over hanging with beautifully pruned wisteria. While most public gardens are all of these things and more, there is more than meets the eye. Most gardens grow in dirt or soil. That soil is aerated and compost created by organisms that live in the soil, an
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populations and unexplained hive collapse. Now more than ever, humans need to understand the complex interactions between soil health, the organisms that live in it, and the insects that pollinate for productive crops. A recent event at the Macculloch Hall Historical Museum focused on these three components of a healthy garden; soil, honey bees, and worms. The event was scheduled on National Public Gardens Day which occurs on the Friday before Mother’s Day. First celebrated in 2009, it was instituted by American Public Gardens Association, a Pennsylvania non-profit organization, which supports and draws attention to public gardens, arboretums and zoos. The MHHM has a beautiful public garden which includes an orchard. Unfortunately, the weather was not commodious for out-
door events, so all of the displays and presentations were held inside. The beekeeping presentation was given by Debbie Deemer, whose love of bees came through in her engaging presentation. Everyone
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seemed slightly stunned by the fact that she has bees living in her dining room. She has observation hives, which have glass sides, so that she can watch the hives activity. No, the bees don’t fly freely in her home, but have tubes which connect the hive to an opening attached to her window frame. In the photograph she showed there were different markings around the holes, to serve as signposts to the bees to see which entrance leads to their hive. Bees can discern patterns, and perform a mysterious dance to communicate the location of flowers that are
a good pollen and nectar source for the hive. The major way that bees recognize their own hive is through pheromones, a special scent that is put off by their queen. The intricacies of bee community life, the mysteries of how they communicate and the wonderful medicinal powers of hive products are still being researched. Demmer certainly does not consider herself an expert in the field, as she considers the complexities of bee science too great for anyone to know completely. “If I have bees, I have continued on next page