Bees

In pictures: Hey Honey, Bees make so much more than that

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 22 August 2015 at 9:45am - Comments

Bee and blossoms

Bees are amazing little creatures, they have been around for more than 30 million years, their wings beat 190 times a second and they communicate by smells and performing special dances.

Article tagged as: bee, bee decline, bee-friendly, bees, neonicotinoids, pesticides, pictures, slideshows

Majority of EU countries support partial ban of bee-killing pesticides

Posted by Fran G — 29 April 2013 at 2:38pm - Comments

A clear majority of EU countries have supported the European Commission proposal to temporarily ban three pesticides that are scientifically shown to be harmful to bees: imidacloprid and clothianidin, produced by chemical company Bayer, and thiamethoxam, produced by Syngenta.

Article tagged as: bees, pesticides, save the bees

Buzz killers: UK blocking bee-killing pesticide ban

Posted by Graham Thompson — 25 April 2013 at 12:47pm - Comments

You don't have to be Einstein to work here...

In a shock to the scientific community, neonicotinoids, - or neurotoxic agricultural insecticides - have been shown in laboratory tests to cause brain damage in bees.

Actually, it wasn’t that much of a shock. There’s never been any doubt over the potential of these chemicals to harm bees - the recent controversy has been over dosage.

Article tagged as: agriculture, bees, DEFRA, insecticides, neonicotinoids, owen paterson, pesticides, toxic chemicals

Wet weather and mites devastate bee populations

Posted by bex — 19 July 2001 at 8:00am - Comments

Flowers and bee

A combination of pesticide-resistant mites and wet weather has devastated bee populations in parts of the US, wiping out more than half of Maryland's bees this winter and devastating hives in many regions of the country. Beekeepers are now struggling to rebuild their colonies, while farmers who rely on the insects to pollinate their crops have had difficulty finding available hives to place in their fields.

Article tagged as: bees, climate change, conservation, impacts, insects, maryland, USA, vermont

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