We bought a beehive last fall and we are awaiting the spring delivery of the Italian bees we ordered a couple of weeks ago. Imagine my delight when I received a copy of the Rural Life Prayerbook, which was published by The National Catholic Rural Life Conference in 1956 and has been re-issued this year. Read the rest of our review after the jump:
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Melissa Musick writes about trying to green her garden (in the spirit of Laudato Si) with less than desirable results. This article originally appeared in Celebration. Read it after the jump:
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“Ah, if men could and would listen to the lesson of the bees, if each one knew how to do his daily duty with order and love at the post assigned to him by Providence!” Read Pope Pius XII 1948 Address to Beekeepers in full after the jump:
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Bees pollinate a third of our food supply, but colonies have been disappearing at alarming rates in many parts of the world due to the accumulated effects of parasitic mites, viral and bacterial diseases, and exposure to pesticides and herbicides. Dr. Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota professor of entomology and 2010 MacArthur Fellow, encourages people to plant flowering plants (without herbicides or pesticides) in order to help save bees. Planting flowering plants also seems like a great way to honor St. Francis, whose feast day is October 4th. Watch Professor Spivak’s Ted Talk after the jump:
