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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Butterflies were once a common sight in Britain, but they are declining year after year. What is happening to our butterfly population and why does it matter, asks CLIVE HARRIS
… They pollinate our food sources along with bees and other flying insects. Butterflies don’t have the furry bodies that bees have so they take less pollen, but they … from improved environmental practices. Bees, hedgehogs, all our native creatures are …
Architects, designers and horticulturalists are working together to develop edible and environmentally friendly 'living walls' in cities throughout the world.
… footprint, and it has encouraged birds, bees and butterflies, which was one of our … reduction in air pollution and a habitat for bees, butterflies and other insects. Coronado … Barbican, and already it’s attracting honey bees and butterflies. We also try to plant …
Insect pollinators that have survived the impacts of agricultural intensification may have a greater ability to resist future environmental changes than previously thought, MARIANNE BROOKER reports
… reports Pollination by insects, particularly bees , is vital to food production and humans … and visits to plants by pollinators such as bees, hoverflies and butterflies. The latter …
Farmers are currently participating in what is likely to be one of the largest deployments of insecticides in United States history as the planting season for corn and soybeans draws to a close. Professor JOHN F TOOKER asks what impact this may have on the ecosystem
… on pest control, I believe the focus on bees has obscured larger concerns. In my view, …
What does it mean to create art in the context of climate crisis? How do we create sustainable, engaging, and critical performance acts and spaces? Birkbeck’s Centre for Contemporary Theatre hosted a one-day symposium to explore the connections between theatre and ecology, reports MARIANNE BROOKER
… ecological disruption and the decline of bees and animal pollinators. This work is a …
Springwatch Unsprung presenter Lindsey Chapman talks poetry, Blue Planet II and why we need to amplify diverse voices in the fight against climate change in the first of our new Voices for Nature interview series from our nature editor ELIZABETH WAINWRIGHT
Springwatch Unsprung star Lindsey Chapman talks about the importance of immersing in and imagining nature Elizabeth Wainwright | 10th January 2018 Ethical Living Voices For Nature Springwatch Blue …
Tomorrow (Saturday) thousands of people will go to Hyde Park to join The People’s Walk for Wildlife to demonstrate support for action to reverse the collapse in nature going on all around us. TONY JUNIPER reports
Join the People's Walk for Wildlife Tony Juniper | 21st September 2018 Comment WWF Public Role Nature Investment Demonstration bee-bumblebee-insect-3780.jpg Tomorrow (Saturday) thousands of people …
It’s never been easier to show support for a cause. To make online armchair campaigning even easier still, Ellie O’Donnell and ALEXANDRA HEAL and ELLIE O'DONNELL have compiled a list of 10 ongoing campaigns they think Ecologist readers would like to know about
… are linked to struggling populations of bees and other insects in the UK, and local … are linked to struggling populations of bees and other insects in the UK, and local …
New research shows that solar farms can significantly improve local biodiversity, with benefits to wildlife and potentially even surrounding crops. NextEnergy Capital is supporting innovative solar developments that enhance biodiversity in the local area and engage the community, writes ROSS GRIER
Are biodiversity and solar natural partners? Ross Grier | 23rd July 2018 Comment Solar Renewable Energy haslingfield-solar-cut.jpg New research shows that solar farms can significantly improve local …