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As May reaches the halfway point, many remain split on whether “No Mow May” is an effective method in aiding the native bee population. According to a blurb from Bee City USA, a pollinator conservation organization, the movement encourages homeowners to refrain from mowing their lawns throughout the spring as …

Halifax regional council is considering applying for “Bee City” status, in an effort to help preserve the city’s pollinator population in the years to come. Bee City Canada is a program from Pollinator Partnership Canada that aims to “inspire cities, towns, First Nations, schools, businesses and other organizations to take …

The yard beside the Dugas family home is buzzing with activity. Amanda and Lonnie Dugas, and their kids Gregory, 17, and Sarah, 14, have around half a dozen beehives on their Brentwood, N.S., property. Amanda Dugas, a Mi’kmaw student support worker at a local high school, never saw herself becoming …