Celebrate world bee day on May 20!

May 17, 2024

By Farms.com

World Bee Day goes beyond honeybees! Honeybees are just one piece of the puzzle. Over 350,000 pollinator species exist globally, including butterflies, moths, and even flying creatures like birds and bats!

World Bee Day reminds us of the link between pollinators and food security. A staggering 75% of our crops rely on or benefit from animal pollinators, contributing to 35% of our food production. Protecting pollinators helps ensure a stable food supply for Canadians.

Human activities like habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change threaten bees and other pollinators. World Bee Day 2024 focuses on "Bee engaged with Youth," emphasizing the importance of involving young people in pollinator conservation efforts.

This year's campaign aims to educate young Canadians about the essential role of pollinators in agriculture, maintaining ecological balance, and preserving biodiversity. By engaging youth in beekeeping activities, educational programs, and advocacy, we can inspire future environmental leaders who can make a positive difference.

Encouraging diverse agricultural practices and reducing reliance on harmful chemicals can improve pollination. This approach benefits both humans and the environment by increasing food quality and quantity.

Video: A chain harrow is a game changer

Utilizing a rotational grazing method on our farmstead with our sheep helps to let the pasture/paddocks rest. We also just invested in a chain harrow to allow us to drag the paddocks our sheep just left to break up and spread their manure around, dethatch thicker grass areas, and to rough up bare dirt areas to all for a better seed to soil contact if we overseed that paddock. This was our first time really using the chain harrow besides initially testing it out. We are very impressed with the work it did and how and area that was majority dirt, could be roughed up before reseeding.

Did you know we also operate a small business on the homestead. We make homemade, handcrafted soaps, shampoo bars, hair and beard products in addition to offering our pasture raised pork, lamb, and 100% raw honey. You can find out more about our products and ingredients by visiting our website at www.mimiandpoppysplace.com. There you can shop our products and sign up for our monthly newsletter that highlights a soap or ingredient, gives monthly updates about the homestead, and also lists the markets, festivals, and events we’ll be attending that month.