British honeybee populations have been decimated by the varroa mite, but hidden inside hives in deepest Cornwall, something very special is happening...
… PHOTO GALLERY: Breeding bees resistant to the varroa mite Louis … | 22nd October 2010 Activism Natural World Bees Varroa Mite Native Bees Rodger Dewhurst Honey Wildlife How To …
You don't need a smallholding and a meadow to be a budding apiarist - a few sensible precautions will let you fight honeybee decline with a hive in your own backyard
… And Farming Green Living Beekeeping Honey BeesBees beekeeping.jpg You don't need a … for urban beekeepers: Ted Hooper's Guide to bees and honey (£12.99, Alphabet and Image) …
There's no great conspiracy around bee deaths - hive diseases have been with us for millennia. No one who keeps livestock should expect an easy ride...
… 2010 Comment Food And Farming Natural World Bees Gardening Honey CCD Colony Collapse … his great farming poem, is devoted to bees. Honey was felt to be a magical substance … honey, and the light of the candle made from beeswax. There are pages and pages on bees too …
Climate change may be causing flowers to open before bees emerge from hibernation leading to declines in pollination, new research suggests
… Bees stung by 'climate change-linked' early … The Ecologist | 7th September 2010 News Bees Pollination Natural World Wildlife … change may be causing flowers to open before bees emerge from hibernation leading to …
New research encouraging gardeners to increase bumblebee populations by planting flowers could be undermined by the use of weedkillers and pesticides, Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) warns
… Dearbhla Crosse | 12th October 2010 News Bees Pesticides Weed Killers Natural World … are being warned over the dangers posed to bees from pesticides and weed killers New … the veins. There are 25 different species of bees in the UK, but the bumblebee is the most …
Beekeepers in US blame weather and starvation for another winter of heavy colony losses, which is likely to lead to rises in the cost of pollination
… May 2010 News Natural World Food And Farming Bees CCD bees.jpg Observers say the current losses … as colony collapse disorder (CCD), where bees disappear from the hive leaving it with …
Government and retailers, including B&Q and Wyevale, under pressure to impose a ban on sale of pesticides linked to bee population decline following new research
… decline The Ecologist | 5th August 2010 News Bees Pesticides Food And Farming beeflying.jpg … the journal Toxicology , says the effects on bees of two particular neonicotinoid … is any evidence of an unacceptable risk to bees,' said a spokesperson. Useful links Full …
Nine new studies will look at the role of pesticides, habitat loss and disease in the decline of insect pollinators like the honeybee and bumblebee
… Why are bees in decline? New research to provide the … answers The Ecologist | 22nd June 2010 News Bees Pollination Food And Farming Honeybees Insects Biodiversity bumblebee.jpg …
Widespread use of insecticides affecting bee populations but also causing decline in numbers of birds, butterflies and moths, warns Dutch toxicologist
… Levitt | 16th November 2010 News Pesticides Bees Birds Ecology Natural World Food And … bee numbers across Europe. He now believes bees are not the only victims. ‘Any insect … for worldwide food security, because bees are our most important pollinators and …
Beekeepers' group ends commercial relationship with pesticide manufacturer whose product killed bees
… society editor | 17th November 2010 News Bees Food And Farming Pesticides Chemicals … pesticide manufacturer whose products killed bees Beekeepers' group ends commercial … pesticide manufacturer whose product killed bees The British Beekeepers' Association has …
Continuing high winter losses in bee colonies is prompting fears about future of hobby beekeeping
… losses The Ecologist | 25th May 2010 News Bees Honeybees Wildlife Food And Farming beekeeper.jpg … have been a problem as long as the bees had good food supplies. However, he said …
Climate change may be affecting the normal breeding patterns of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians leading to fears of future population loss of some species
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From joining campaigns groups to making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are many ways to get involved with saving the natural world. Read on for inspiration...
… the subject really well. Help protect our bees Neonicotinoid pesticides have been … petition to help get them banned. UK bumblebees are also in trouble. The Bumblebee … trust has a ‘ gardening for bumblebees ' page on its website. Create a wildlife …
Campaigners fear 'backward' step in pesticide regulation in UK after testing body scrapped as Government also confirms major budget cuts to Natural England and the Environment Agency
Independent testing of pesticides in food in doubt after quango cull Tom Levitt | 14th October 2010 News Pesticides Food And Farming Natural World Environment DEFRA Natural England …
Concerned about the state of your food? Here are some ways to tackle the problem at root - from community gardens to animal welfare
… to say no to Genetic Engineering. Save the bees The Save the Honey Bee campaign … has a guide those wanting to keep their own bees here . An article on beekeeping for …
A scientist who 'doesn't do dippy nonsense', hedgehog expert Hugh Warwick was moved by one spiny specimen into a new-found appreciation for the natural world
Why only hedgehogs can make us love nature Hugh Warwick | 6th April 2010 Comment Natural World Society Culture Change Hedgehogs pricklyaffair.jpg A scientist who 'doesn't do dippy nonsense', hedgehog …
Idleness usually sees Tom through most of life's trials. But not gardening. Oh no. Nature took one look and ran amok
I tried natural gardening. It was a disaster Tom Hodgkinson | 29th May 2010 Comment Green Living Food And Farming Gardening Work Society tom_hodgkinson_crop.jpg Idleness usually sees Tom through most …
Although the rise of mega-cities raises disturbing questions about living standards and livelihoods, the spread of city living is not all bad, says Tom Hodgkinson
Tom Hodgkinson: spare a moment for the bang bang men of Chongquing... 29th October 2010 Comment Tom Hodgkinson Mega Cities Population Blogs And Comments Society tom_hodgkinson_crop.jpg Although the …
While the UN is celebrating the international year of biodiversity conservation groups in the UK worry that a rising number of isolated populations are in danger of becoming extinct
… nectar source for pollinators such as bees , whose population in England has fallen …
Your soil will love you for it, wildlife thrives in it and weeds are deterred by it. Here is the what, why and how of green manure
… how far north you are). When grown late the bees seem very thankful for flowers during the … a wildlife-friendly plot in order to attract bees and hoverflies. When used as a green …
It's not organic but ‘pro-environmental sustainable' farming practices could help coffee farmers move away from damaging industrial monoculture
… could benefit too: pollinators, such as bees and wasps, are essential for the … for ecology, economy and food security Bees Abroad, a UK beekeeping charity, has …
Charities and NGOs complain high costs make it almost impossible for them to bring legal challenges against damaging environmental decisions - despite them being in the wider public interest
… Justice Aarhus Society brownbandedcarderbumblebeesamashfield.jpg The charity Buglife sought …
A is for allotments; B is for brocolli; C is for climate change... and U is for urine. 'The Alternative Kitchen Garden: an A-Z' is a companion for both inexperienced and expert gardeners
… learn a thing or two about the birds and the bees as well. As with any blog, also there are …