Urban beekeeping will help boost the UK's declining bee population. Here are six reasons to get involved
… April 2012 Activism Natural World Wildlife Bees Colony Collapse Disorder Pesticides Urban Beekeeping bees.jpg Urban beekeeping will help boost the … Here are six reasons to get involved Healthy bees make a healthy planet Bees play a crucial …
Recent reports of catastrophic declines in bee populations have had scientists buzzing around looking for a plausible explanation. Is it mites? Is it GM crops? Is it mobile phones or habitat loss? It's all of these things, says Pat Thomas, but it's also so much more than that.
… Give Bees a chance Pat Thomas | 11th February 2008 News Bees Crops Diversity Colony Collapse Disorder … the sedate and rarefied world of beekeeping. Bees are big business. In 2006, a Cornell …
In China, pear trees have had to be pollinated by hand after bees were wiped out by industrial farming. Now FOE have launched a petition to get the UK government to help halt the decline in Britain's own bee population
… | 11th April 2012 Activism Natural World Bees Pollination Pesticides Friends Of The Earth Wildlife Agriculture bees.jpg In China, pear trees have had to be pollinated by hand after bees were wiped out by industrial farming. Now …
Antibiotics used to protect them from bacterial illnesses ravaging hives are making them die from commonly used pesticides, some of which are used to ward-off bee-killing parasites. Matthew Thompson reports.
… by pest or pesticide? Antibiotic dangers trap bees in a Catch 22 Matthew Thompson | 2nd … parasites. Matthew Thompson reports. Honey bees are trapped in a Catch 22 where … study into the effect of antibiotics on honey bees adds to the research into the problems …
Replacing the pollination of food crops that the UK's bees perform for free would cost £1.8bn. With hard data now linking pesticides to bees' rapid decline, there is no excuse for inaction, says Damian Carrington
… Grave threat of pesticides to bees' billion-pound bonanza is now clear … Head of Environment | 20th April 2012 Comment Bees Pesticides Intensive Farming Comment Food And Farming bees.jpg Replacing the pollination of food …
Britain's bees are under threat from Brexit and moves to allow farmers to use banned bee-harming 'neonictinoid' pesticides, warns Dave Timms, Bees Campaigner with Friends of the Earth. With 20 species extinct since 1900 and a further 35 under threat, how much more can our bees take?
… - a nasty sting in the tail for Britain's bees? Dave Timms | 21st June 2016 Activism Bees Pesticides Farming Conservation EU … World Politics UK bumble bee.jpg Britain's bees are under threat from Brexit and moves to …
The combined impacts of pesticides and air pollution on bees could have severe consequences.
… Air pollution making honey bees sick Barbara Smith Mark Brown | 11th August 2020 News Bees Science Systems Insects Pollution … impacts of pesticides and air pollution on bees could have severe consequences. Whether …
The insecticide chlorpyrifos is not just highly toxic to developing human foetuses. A new study finds that it also damages the memory and learning ability of Forager bees even at very low doses, threatening the survival of this important pollinator.
… 'may threaten survival' of Forager bees The Ecologist | 11th March 2016 News Bees Toxics Pesticides Ecology Farming New … the memory and learning ability of Forager bees even at very low doses, threatening the …
Sign the petition to ban neonicotinoids in the UK and help safeguard Britain's threatened bee population
… TAKE ACTION to protect Britain's bees Matilda Lee | 5th July 2011 Activism Wildlife Gardening Bees Neonicotinoids Pesticides Neal's Yard … Roddick Make A Difference Food And Farming bees.jpg Sign the petition to ban …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Bees in Britain are looking enviously at their EU neighbours. The EU is set to extend a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides - but agri-chemical lobbyists have the ear of pro-Brexit Tories, argues Molly Scott Cato MEP. The member of the European Parliament’s Agricultural Committee responds to our report in The Ecologist on Friday about new corporate funded research confirming the threat to bees. She argues it is now time to redouble our efforts to protect our vital pollinators.
… Scott Cato MEP | 3rd July 2017 News Brexit Bees Tories Greens MEPs Neonicotinoids … Pesticides 13580817565_fbf0bcafee_o.jpg Bees in Britain are looking enviously at their … funded research confirming the threat to bees. She argues it is now time to redouble …
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 …
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 …
Researchers from the Imperial College London scanned the brains of bees exposed to imidacloprid.
… Marshall | 10th March 2020 News Biodiversity Bees Pesticides Science & Systems … Imperial College London scanned the brains of bees exposed to imidacloprid. Baby bumblebees develop abnormally when exposed to food …
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 …
The threat posed to vital honeybee populations by neonicotinoid pesticides has long been a cause for serious concern. Now industry funded research proves that those concerns are well founded.
… Neonicotinoid pesticides do harm honeybees, shows first industry funded pan-European … The Ecologist | 30th June 2017 News Honeybees Neonicotinoid Pesticides bees_collecting_pollen_2004-08-14.jpg The …
A damning expert critique of the National Farmers Union's application to use banned bee-toxic neonicotinoid pesticide seed treatment on a third of England's oilseed rape crop this autumn has forced the UK government to refuse the NFU's demand.
… Defra stands up for bees: 'No' to NFU's neonic application Oliver Tickell | 13th May 2015 News Bees Law Toxics Pesticides Farming UK England … them, following evidence of severe harm to bees. The NFU's 2016 application for a …
An ordinary arable field in Sussex is sprayed with pesticides 22 times over a single growing season. Dave Goulson wonders how the bees can survive this toxic onslaught - and exactly who benefits.
… 2014 Comment Food Farming Natural World Bees Pesticides crop-spray-england.png An … growing season. Dave Goulson wonders how the bees can survive this toxic onslaught - and … into the impact of pesticides on bees, we looked at twenty five fields …
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 …
Agrochemical application can distort floral cues and modify behaviour in pollinators like bees, study confirms.
… Fertilisers and pesticides 'confuse bees' Brendan Montague | 9th November 2022 | News Fertiliser Bees Pesticides Food And Farming Editor’s … cues and modify behaviour in pollinators like bees, study confirms. Pollinators are less …