Some native stingless bee tips
Here are some tips for those wishing to keep native stingless bees. Most of what follows is directly from an email sent to me by a proud new native bee owner, Lynda and I’m grateful for Lynda agreeing to publish this information. What to wear when splitting the hive: Don’t wear dark colours as they tend to attract an agressive response from the bees when splitting. Native stingless bees are NOT the commercial, introduced ones which... Read More
Death by coconut
It’s dangerous out there. Particularly in the US. Twenty people there were killed by coconuts last year. Read the figures below and shake. Death by Coconut (US Deaths per year) Causes Deaths Percentage Smoking 467,000 63% Obesity 216,000 29% Motor Vehicle 43,354 6% Falls 13,322 2% Drowning 3,842 0.5% Snakes 100 0.013% Other Stinging Bee Deaths 50 0.007% Skate boarding 42 0.006% Falling Coconuts! 20 0.003% *Africanized... Read More
Food prices and weather extremes
The Sydney Morning Herald’s columnist, Paul Sheehan, has today written a column about food prices and weather extremes; see it here - www.smh.com… Speaking of gardening and food, there’s lots of rain forecast for the next few weeks so it’s a good time to be planting, mulching and composting, Michael Read More
LED replacement lights for halogens
LumiSpot LS-DL04-7x1W Halogen downlights chew up energy and drive up your energy bill. An option for cutting your energy and electricity costs is to replace them with LED lights. For example, try the LED lights designed and sol by LumiSun, called, LumiSpot LS-DL04-7x1W. www.LumiSun.com… And the product brochure can be downloaded by taking the link at the top of this blog entry. May the LEDs be with you, Michael Read More
Four green jobs going at Sydney Council
Sydney City Council is offering four green jobs. Sustainability Engagement Officer Waste Programs Coordinator Sustainability Marketing Officer Project Officer – Local Action Plans For more information: www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov… Read More
