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The Onion lays out the fake ad strategy at length:Ĭalling the psychologically intense new narrative a “fresh and interesting twist on a beloved character,” General Mills said it would unveil a series of TV, web, and print ads relating, often in graphic detail, the Honey Nut Cheerios mascot’s separation from his drug-addicted parents at a young age, as well as his near-constant emotional and physical suffering at the hands of a controlling, fundamentalist Christian foster father. She says plucking them by hand before they seed is the best way to get rid of them after they've been useful.įor anyone wanting to help pollinators with local plants, Pearce recommends winging your way to the Living Prairie Museum, or retailers that specialize in plants that originate in the Prairies, for more information.The Onion, a satirical newspaper we’ve loved since their 2001 headline “ Gay-Pride Parade Sets Mainstream Acceptance Of Gays Back 50 Years,” has a hilarious new story about General Mills rebranding the Honey Nut Cheerios Bee’s backstory to be more “real.”Īpparently BuzzBee grew up in a foster home with an abusive Christian father in Indiana after being separated from his drug-addict parents. She also encourages people to leave dandelions up for a bit in the early spring, as they are the first point of pollination for many insects. She also recommends planting things that are local, good pollen producers and that flower throughout the season. Pearce said that people can help bees in their own gardens and yards by minimizing pesticide use. Beehives will be allowed in downtown Winnipeg.Beehives installed on roof of CBC Manitoba's Portage Avenue building.While there are over 100,000 colonies now, Lafrenière suggests the province could easily handle twice that number. Lafrenière also said thanks to urban beekeeping, there were 30 per cent more beekeepers last year than a decade ago and he expects interest to keep buzzing. While this winter's warm and deep-cold cycles can pose challenges for bee colonies, Lafrenière said the late fall was favourable for them, and that most of the colonies started wintering in very good condition. At those losses you get the sense that the sustainability of the industry would be at stake," said Lafrenière.
"Thirty per cent is a hard number to come back from. Bees, butterflies and other pollinators face extinction: UN.Bee crisis: Are mites or neonics the real culprit?.The rate of bee mortality was very problematic and coincided with the colony collapse disorder seen in other countries, but that wasn't cited as a primary reason for the losses here in Manitoba. Since 2007, there have been eight years where losses were over 20 per cent, and in 2013 there was a 46 per cent winter loss. Some loss can be expected in bee colonies each winter - a 15 per cent loss is typically considered a reasonable number. While the overall health of the colonies seems to be stabilizing now, Lafrenière said it hasn't been an easy decade. Ten years ago there were approximately 80,000 to 85,000 colonies managed in the province. (CBC)He estimates there were 102,000 bee colonies heading into this winter in the province - the most since the 1980s. Rhéal Lafrenière with Manitoba Agriculture said the overall number of bee colonies has been growing over the last 10 years, although there have been years where the bee mortality rate has been high. The park makes a concerted effort to develop and maintain pollinator-friendly areas, including areas around the Butterfly Garden, the English Garden within the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden and other areas around the edges of the park. They're really small so if you don't like them, take them out," Pearce added. "Some do have a lot of seeds and so they will create a seed bank - in particular the poppies, but that's not a bad thing. She looked at the list of seeds provided by Veseys and said that while a few may originate in Europe, most of the plants are from North America and none would be considered invasive here. "I think it's really interesting that this whole conversation is happening because I think that is the most important part - is for people to look and really realize that their gardens the ability to be an ecosystem," said Kaaren Pearce, the horticulture director at the Assiniboine Park Conservancy. A Manitoba horticulturist says that's not the case. The General Mills 'Bring Back the Bees' campaign has created controversy, with some claiming the seeds offered are invasive.