Sting Operation, Part II

Ask Umbra’s Bee Hugs 3

First there were Free Hugs, now there are Bee Hugs! See what happens when Umbra Fisk buzzes around in a bee suit lookin’ for some love.

To find out more about bees and colony collapse disorder, check out Umbra’s video on rooftop beekeeping, local honey, and how you can help the poor, beleaguered honeybee.

Sweet soundtrack: Ne’er Do Evers, “You Want My Heart.” Check out their tunes here.

“Ask Umbra” is the first video series produced by GristTV. Look for new video tips for greening your life from Umbra nearly every week.

Watch it on the go! Subscribe to GristTV video podcasts via iTunes.

Pollinate your mind with these links from the Grist archives:

Ask Umbra on organic honey

A peek at beekeeping on the rooftops of Chicago

EPA knuckleheads hide info on pesticide implicated in colony collapse disorder (2008)

A longtime beekeeper’s take on colony collapse (2008)

Check out this hive of info on rooftop beekeeping and bee protection:

New York’s Bee Man, David Graves

The Honey Bee Conservancy

USDA’s Colony Collapse Disorder pages

Plant Native

Yours is to wonder why, hers is to answer (or try). Send your green-living questions to Umbra.

Umbra Fisk is Grist Research Associate II, Hardcover and Periodicals Unit, floors 2B-4B.

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  1. Queen of Green Posted 4:44 pm
    19 Aug 2009

    It's actually impossible NOT to plant a bee garden too. Check out how to make a bee bath, very simple at www.queenofgreen.ca
    Lindsay

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  2. dtrom4 Posted 5:47 am
    24 Aug 2009

    Don't you think "No Rain" by Blind Melon would have been a more appropriate music selection?

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