Figs bruschette

Figs bruschette

Le bruschette di fichi, ricotta fresca e miele sono un modo sfizioso per fare merenda. Ottime anche come antipasto o come dolce a fine pasto.

Marco Zucchetti, Bee my Future’s first beekeeper: an update

Marco Zucchetti, Bee my Future’s first beekeeper: an update

Marco, you are a beekeeper hobbyist, since you actually have another job. Why do you have this passion? Everything started about 10 years ago when I first met a man, a 70-year-old beekeeper who let me discover an amazing brand new world.  Thanks to him I decided to attend technical courses in order to learn

French toast

French toast

Ideal for breakfast or brunch, the French toast can be also made with loaves of stale bread.

White House to save honeybees before they die out

White House to save honeybees before they die out

The phenomenon of honeybee deaths in the United States doesn’t stop, it rather gets worse. Over the last 12 months, honeybees’ number dropped by 42.1% compared with 34.2% of the previous year (2013-2014), according to a preliminary report published by the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday.   The valuation has been carried out by

Honeybees invade the walls of London thanks to artist Louis Masai

Honeybees invade the walls of London thanks to artist Louis Masai

The street artist Louis Michel decided to help those dedicated to raise people’s awareness on problems and risks bees and pollinators have to face, with the project Save the Bees.   The artist came up with the idea after a journey in South Africa, where he realised wall paintings of species threatened with extinction. He

Asparagus and honey risotto

Asparagus and honey risotto

  Ingredients for 2 people 150 g of carnaroli rice 1 shallot (20 g) 150 g of asparaguses 400 ml of broth or water extra virgin olive oil salt 2 spoonful chestnut honey 1 spoonful poppy seeds 1 lemon, grated peel     Wash the asparaguses. Cut the shallot and fry it over low heat

Bee My Future, food security is in their wings

Bee My Future, food security is in their wings

Honeybees and other insect pollinators are in danger. Since 2006 they have been experiencing depopulation that is mostly stricking European and US worker bees. The identified causes are multiple, such as pests and habitat loss, but the main cause seems to be linked to the agricultural use of 3 insecticides (the neonicotinoids) that affect insect pollinators’ nervous system.