Honey Bees are dying the world over and no-one is quite sure why. As they are responsible for pollinating many of the crops we rely on for our food this is a potential disaster for the human race! Here in the Midlands, beekeepers are to use healthy queen bees posted from the Isle of Man to replace diseased queens in their hives in an attempt to eradicate the problem! We all have to hope that this is successful and also leads to a permanent solution...or we could all be going hungry in the not-too-distant future!
- Who administered the first Smallpox vaccination today in 1796?
- Cate Blanchett (right) was born today in 1969 and won an Oscar for her role as Katherine Hepburn in which 2004 film?
- In which city did eight Communist Bloc countries sign a self-defence treaty today in 1955?
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