Camp Jackson Honey

08/27/2026

07/26/2026

I'm concerned. Just read the first couple of paragraphs about how EMF effects on honey bees. Next Wythe County will claim that there will be no EMF to downplay the effects on our local environment. There are numerous apiaries in Wythe County and the local counties that this could effect. "No bees, no food". 🤷‍♀️ Let's not play with Mother Nature guys.

A 2023 study published in Science Advances by Molina-Montenegro et al. found that exposure to electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation emitted by high-voltage transmission power line towers induced significant physiological stress in honeybees and negatively impacted their pollination behavior.In short...

07/19/2026

Meet Camp Jackson Honey

07/19/2026

Sounds like my Maggie Dog. She likes to sleep with her feet touching mine. ❤️

🐝 Amazing Bee Love Moment That Shows the Secret Life of Bees 🌿

07/19/2026

In July 2014, while promoting his film "Lucy," actor Morgan Freeman revealed something surprising during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: he had quietly turned his 124-acre Mississippi ranch into a full-blown bee sanctuary. Just weeks earlier, he'd imported 26 beehives from Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and begun reshaping his land specifically to support them, planting acres of magnolia trees, lavender, and clover to give the bees a reliable, chemical-free food source. During the colonies' early adjustment period, Freeman fed them sugar water by hand, and years later, he's said the bees have never once stung him, despite never wearing a traditional beekeeping suit. "I have not ever used the beekeeping hat with my bees," he explained. "They haven't stung me yet... I also think that they understand, hey, don't bother this guy, he's got sugar water here." His motivation stemmed from real alarm over what scientists call Colony Collapse Disorder, a mysterious phenomenon first formally identified by the EPA in 2006, in which the majority of a hive's worker bees vanish, leaving the queen and food behind with no one to sustain the colony. "There's been a frightening loss of bee colonies, particularly in this country," Freeman said at the time. "To such an extent that the scientists are saying, this is dangerous." His concern wasn't misplaced. Honeybees are responsible for pollinating an estimated $20 billion worth of crops annually in the U.S. alone, making their survival critical not just to nature, but to the food system itself. Whether it's a full-time passion project or a quiet hobby today, Freeman's decision to dedicate his own land to their survival remains a small but meaningful reminder that protecting an ecosystem sometimes starts with something as simple as making room for it. 🐝🌾

07/19/2026

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