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Foxglove: Poison and Healer | Botany After Dark Podcast

Foxglove: Poison and Healer | Botany After Dark Podcast

What is foxglove? Why is it important? What does it do or not do? And why is it called “foxglove” of all things?

It should be a surprise to none that humans have a tendency to concoct often fantastical narratives about their surroundings, some of which have connections to the foxglove, as we’ll explore in a few moments.

The Importance of Bees

The Importance of Bees

There are many species of bees, though the most well known is the honey bee, Apis Mellifera, the species that tend to suffer most from Colony Collapse Disorder, in which either suddenly or gradually, the population of the hives in an area significantly decrease.