[Pollinator] Fwd: [sonomabees] Beehive Fences in Africa Protect Farms from Elephants

[Peter Bernhardt]

You are going to LOVE the attached and the good news is that honeybees are
NATIVE to Africa.  However, I wouldn't describe the honey as "elephant
friendly," would you?

Peter
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Wow!  What a cool idea.  I am with the elephants in that those Hb stings
are awful.

Gordon


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From: Shelley Arrowsmith <arrowfarms at vom.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 8:13 AM
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Elephants
To: Gordon Frankie <gwfrankie at berkeley.edu>, Sara Leon Guerrero <
sara_leon at berkeley.edu>, Jaime Pawelek <jaimeclaire23 at yahoo.com>


What a cool idea!
NOw if we could wrangle native bees and put them in boxes.......



Shelley Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith Farms
707.935.3420



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An interesting article on a novel use of beehives in Africa. The article
also links to the organization behind the effort who are trying to raise
funds for the program. Enjoy...


Beehive Fences in East Africa Protect Farms from Elephants
<http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/12/beehive-fences/>
[image: image] <http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/12/beehive-fences/>
Beehive Fences in East Africa Protect Farms from Elephan...
<http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/12/beehive-fences/>
All photos courtesy The Elephants & Bees Project / Lucy King When trying t
o protect farms in east Africa from elephants, it would seem that nothing
short of a gian...
View on www.thisiscolossal.c o m
<http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/12/beehive-fences/>
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