Woodcarver Matt Somerville believes harvesting honey should be more natural so he has devised a new kind of hive aimed at benefitting the health and sustainability of bee colonies. MIRIAM DARLINGTON met him.
… Darlington | 25th July 2018 Ethical Living Bees Bee-keeping Honey bees.jpg Woodcarver Matt Somerville believes … summer and the promise of sweetness – honeybees, Apis mellifera . They have been …
Agri-chemical companies like Syngenta don’t just make the chemicals that have been blamed for the decline in bees; they also breed the bees that are being used as a replacement for wild pollinators
… companies are both breeding and killing bees Tom Levitt | 13th October 2009 News Bees Pollination Health Natural World … that have been blamed for the decline in bees; they also breed the bees that are being …
Gardeners across Britain are being asked to earn their stripes by joining the Great British Bee Count and help our threatened pollinators. Bees are good for flowers - and also support our farmers, argues EMI MURPHY of Friends of the Earth
… pollinators Emi Murphy | 6th June 2018 News Bees Gardens Food And Farming Friends Of The … Count and help our threatened pollinators. Bees are good for flowers - and also support … threat But despite the good news, Britain’s bees are far from saved. A government review …
Book Review: Thor Hanson's 'Buzz' is gently persuasive but lets humans off the hook.
… Philip Strange | 13th November 2018 News Bees Book Review Resurgence & Ecologist bees.jpg Book Review: Thor Hanson's 'Buzz' is … author of Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees - visited the almond orchards in …
Beekeeping is not only providing a much-needed income for a remote Tibetan refugee camp in Nepal, but is also proving a boon to local flora. It’s a win-win scenario. Economic win, ecological win. MICHAEL BUCKLEY reports
… a new source of much-needed income: bees. “We use apis cerena cerena bees, which are hardy and native to this … at Dhorpattan are log hives, where busy bees come and go, heading out to flowers …
The alarm bells of declining bee populations worldwide have gone largely unnoticed. But a new study which will look specifically into the effects of agrochemicals on one of our key pollinators hopes its findings will help protect them well into the future. CATHERINE HARTE reports
… Huge research programme announced to protect bees Catherine Harte | 19th June 2018 News Bees Agrochemicals Royal Holloway University … study into the effects of agrochemicals on bees across the UK and Europe is due to be …
The decline of honey bees in the UK has been well documented. Is it a demonstration of climate change and, if so, what can be done? QUENTIN SCOTT, director at renewable energy investment company Low Carbon, discusses how it has partnered with Plan Bee to educate communities and support biodiversity
… Quentin Scott | 12th January 2018 Comment Bees Low Carbon Biodiversity Solar dsc_8571.jpg The decline of honey bees in the UK has been well documented. Is it … are dependent on pollination, particularly by bees and other insects. And we’re severely …
Neonicotinoid chemicals used as chemicals came under European Union restrictions five years ago - but our cities' bees are still being bombarded, writes BRENDAN MONTAGUE
… Brendan Montague | 25th July 2018 News Bees Pesticides Neonicotinoid bees_collecting_pollen_2004-08-14.jpg … restrictions five years ago - but our cities' bees are still being bombarded, writes BRENDAN …
Neonicotinoid pesticides are killing our honeybees. Sign the Soil Association petition to help get it banned. Then take part in Twitter's 'Tweehive' - starting on 14th July
… Help protect our honeybees Laura Sevier | 13th July 2009 Activism Wildlife Natural World Bees Colony Collapse Disorder CCD Pesticides Neonicotinoids ta-protect-our-bees.jpg Neonicotinoid pesticides are killing …
Some honey producers have a bad reputation for welfare standards - but many beekeepers are doing things very differently. The Barro Vermelho community in Brazil is using beekeeping to help regenerate the natural world, increase bee populations, and simultaneously create a better life for people. Eusebio De Carvalho told his story to The Lush Times writer KATIE DANCEY-DOWNS
… Brazil Katie Dancey-Downs | 4th May 2018 News Bees Brazil bees_collecting_pollen_2004-08-14.jpg Some … writer KATIE DANCEY-DOWNS The frantic hum of bees surrounds the Barro Vermelho community in …
Previous calls to ban neonicotinoids have been turned down by the UK government because of lack of evidence
… Renewed call for pesticide ban to protect bees The Ecologist | 14th September 2009 News Bees Pesticides Neonicotinoids Food And … for neonicotinoids to be banned to protect bees Previous calls to ban neonicotinoids have …
Countries in South America are at risk of losing their indigenous bee populations due to the introduction of alien species to support government agricultural policy. Scientists warn urgent international action needs to be taken. CATHERINE HARTE reports
… the recent spread of invasive European bumblebees, especially the buff-tailed bumblebee ( … allowed continuous importation of alien bumblebees to pollinate agricultural crops. Since … queens were imported. Unfortunately, bumblebees are mobile and do not respect …
A former Washington scientific adviser has called for a worldwide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides that have been implicated in the decline of the honeybee population.
… News Natural World Science And Technology Bees Pesticides inthenews.jpg A former … very differently’ if they wanted to keep bees within the agricultural system. Benbrook … the most toxic pesticides ever discovered for bees,’ he said. ‘Regulators around the world …
The expected ban on neonicotinoids to protect bees has rightly created a lot of buzz. But will Michael Gove as environment secretary ignore the chemicals industry lobby and retain regulations after Brexit? MOLLY SCOTT CATO, a Green party MEP, counsels vigilance
… The expected ban on neonicotinoids to protect bees has rightly created a lot of buzz. But … CATO, a Green party MEP, counsels vigilance Bees across Europe can take a buzz of relief: … pesticides, that have been shown to decimate bees and other pollinating insects. …
Insects are at the heart of our ecosystems and critical to humanity. Pollinators make a huge contribution to human life, and we all have a part to play in pushing their role up the political agenda, argues SAM PACKER of the Soil Association
… Farming with pollinators this ‘Bees Needs Week’ Sam Packer | 20th July 2018 Comment Bees Soil Association … that we applaud but consider long overdue. Bees Needs Influencing policy change is only …
Bees Abroad, a UK beekeeping charity, has initiated a project to train and support Malawian beekeepers. Find out how you can help...
… September 2009 Activism Food And Gardening Bees Abroad Malawi Beekeeping Pam Gregory … Nkhata Bay Honey Producers Co-operative beesinmalawi2.jpg Bees Abroad, a UK beekeeping charity, has …
Newly developed pesticides, which could potentially replace neonicotinoid insecticides, may reduce the reproductive success of bumblebees, a study published in Nature has concluded. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
… Marianne Brooker | 16th August 2018 News Bees Pesticides bee-bumblebee-insect-3780.jpg … may reduce the reproductive success of bumblebees, a study published in Nature has … have limited data about the levels to which bees are likely to be exposed in the pollen …
Bee-killing insecticides will face a near total ban in Europe following a vote by member states in favour of proposals by the European Commission. The UK government supported the ban, which it says it will maintain after Brexit. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… ban Catherine Early | 30th April 2018 News Bees Pesticides EU Farming Food And Farming … neonicotinoids, are just as dangerous for bees and food production, she said. These … to address the wider chemical burden on bees could mean that farmers simply replace …
Short-haired bumblebee to be brought back from New Zealand and reintroduced into Kent
… 2010 The Ecologist | 7th September 2009 News Bees Health Food And Farming Natural World Bumblebees beequeen,-nz,-dave-goulson.jpg … it to visit plants that other more common bees in Britain don't touch.' If all goes to …
Honeybee populations have been in decline for several years. Scientists now believe they've made a breakthrough in finding out why. For the first time they've identified the spread of diseases shared with other pollinator groups - such as the hoverfly - as a significant factor. CATHERINE HARTE reports
… shown that viruses that are harmful to honeybees are also present in hoverfly pollinators. … they feed from the same flowers as the honeybees. Spreading disease Hoverflies are very mobile - unlike honeybees - and can undertake large-scale annual …
The Wildlife Trusts is urging developers to build homes that simultaneously give people an inspirational place to live and help reverse wildlife and habitat decline, reports CATHERINE EARLY
… Housebuilding can benefit birds and bees as well as people, charity says Catherine …
An increase in air pollution is destroying floral aromas, meaning pollinators such as bees and butterflies may soon be struggling find pollen sources.
… floral aromas, meaning pollinators such as bees and butterflies may soon be struggling … no longer smell of flowers. Because of this, bees and other pollinators that rely on scent …
Drinking water in area surrounding the factory is contaminated and creating a 'second Bhopal disaster', say campaigners
… companies are both breeding and killing bees Agri-chemical companies like Syngenta … that have been blamed for the decline in bees; they also breed the bees that are being used as a replacement for …
London's Pestival bugfest is back - showcasing a lazy gardener's dream and other ways to show our six-legged friends some love
… London Wildlife Trust Wildlife Gardening Bees elainehughesbymelaniehawes.jpg London's … See also Help protect our honeybees Finding fulfilment through farming …