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Abandoned amphitheatre to be transformed into eco-friendly ‘honey garden’ for bees

The 3 million PLN project in Poznań will see former seating areas replaced by flowerbeds specifically intended to attract bees. Press materials

Unique to Poland, and possibly the world, the 3 million PLN project in Poznań will see former seating areas replaced by flowerbeds specifically intended to attract bees, and will be further embellished by nectar-bearing trees, sculptures, viewing points, water cascades and subtle lighting purposefully designed so as not to interfere with their activities.

Polish apiculture on UNESCO heritage list

Polish apiculture has been included on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List, the Polish culture ministry announced on Thursday. This is the second Polish entry on the list after Krakow's nativity scene tradition.

Poland becomes a leading honey producer in the EU

Poland has become Europe’s fourth largest honey producer as a producer of honey in the European Union owing to the high quality of Polish honey and support programmes for producers.

Sweetened by honey

A Polish beekeeper has had all his expectations surpassed after an online crowdfunding drive has got him back in business after his hives were wrecked by vandals earlier this year.

So good to “bee” back home: beekeeper turns disaster into triumph after criminals trash his hives

A passionate fan of bees Tomasz Petryka wants to spread the word about just how vital the insects are to the world.

The bee’s knees: researchers come up with new way of producing dried honey

The new technique could help produce honey for a food industry looking for an alternative to sugar.

Honey, I’m home! Giant bee thought to be EXTINCT makes miraculous comeback

Declared extinct by ecologists in 2002, the 2.5cm Black Bee has now been spotted in six permanent habitats after ecologists urged Facebook users to send in photos.

Getting the city buzz. Polish bees go urban and move into cities

Forget the countryside, bees and their hives are now part of the urban landscape.

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Poland sparks Russian anger as it begins changing Kaliningrad road signs to Królewiec

Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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