Bee Awareness
January 2020
- This is worth your time. Do read through to the end https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/07/honeybees-deaths-almonds-hives-aoe
- Here is an Oscar-nominated film about beekeeping: https://slate.com/culture/2020/01/oscars-2020-honeyland-international-documentary-north-macedonia.html
December 2019
This is a very unusual bumblebee. You might be interested n reading about it https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/bumblebees-of-the-world-bombus-kluanensis/#more-19259
October 2019
- If you are in the UK, you might spare the time to help with this survey. All knowledge and participation helps protect our furry friends. Thank you www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/BumblebeeConservation
Bee Books
Hello friends,I have been asked to recommend some Bee Books, books that will help us to understand the problems we are facing and how we can contribute in this fight to save our planet. Also to be included, we need… Continue reading
JULY 2017
February 2017
- Imidacloprid is a terrifying chemical used on much of the world’s fruits and vegetables — and it’s wiping out our web of life from bees to insects. Now Canada could ban it, but industry bullies are lobbying to protect their… Continue reading
January 2017
- If you live in the UK you might want to sign up for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. They do sterling work in creating awareness for the bee communities. Many of which are being put on endangered species lists, which is… Continue reading
November 2016
Cornwall Council has decided to ban bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticides from all of its parks, gardens and verges. Big chunks of the South West – including Devon and Dorset – will be much safer for our buzzing friends.
October 2016
A MESSAGE FROM GREENPEACE
Big news: Greenpeace investigators have discovered unpublished pesticide-company studies showing that their controversial ‘neonic’ pesticides can seriously harm bees. [1]Now more than ever, we need to ban these bee-harming pesticides for good. Can you… Continue reading
September 2016
I feel impotent and distressed when I watch this video and read the news of other such acts. Such indiscriminate spraying of any chemical poison is irresponsible. The results of these bee deaths will take years to rebalance, if they… Continue reading
August 2016
This is very important news http://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-bees-neonicotinoids-idUSKCN10R1M5
May 2016
April 2016
- This link is an excellent introduction to your knowledge of bees and beekeeping
- 2016 Bee Symposium: Keeping Bees Healthy | University of California, Davis campus This educational program is designed for beekeepers of all experience levels, including gardeners, farmers and… Continue reading
March 2016
January 2016
Might be? Some of us have ringing the alarm bell for well over a decade. The time to act is now https://news.vice.com/article/this-pesticide-might-be-killing-off-bees?utm_source=vicenewstwitter
December 2015
This is marvellous. Do watch. Very short http://www.abc.net.au/news/
November 2015
- I think this worth reading: http://www.npr.org
- This has been sent through to me from Texas. You might like to contribute and help save the bees https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-us-irrigate-an-organic-bee-farm-in-austin#/
- This is fun: http://mentalfloss.com/article/53691/13-fascinating-facts-about-bees
- URGENT : If you wish to help the bees against… Continue reading
October 2015
September 2015
This is very good news. It’s just the beginning, but it is going in the right direction http://peacefulwarriors.net/monsanto-loses-gmo-permit-in-mexico-judge-sides-with-the-bees/
August 2015
- Interview with Carol Drinkwater, author of the Olive Series The Good Life France. 0
- NAW Interview with Carol Drinkwater New Asian Writing Online Asian Literary Community interviews Carol following the publication of Hotel Paradise 0
- 'As a young actress, I would spend everything that I'd earn on travelling…' Irish Indpendent. Louisa McBride interviews Carol Drinkwater. 0
- The Irish Times, December 2017 From award-winning actor to bestselling author: John Rainsford discovers the emotional outpouring behind the writer’s latest novel. 0
- Writer's Forum Where I Write: Phil Barrington visits novelist Carol Drinkwater at her French olive farm 0
- Interview for WAMC's The Roundtable, Northeast Public Radio USA An award-winning, nationally recognized eclectic talk program. 0
- A Python’s Paradise: Carol Drinkwater Interview A Clockwork Orange 50th anniversary exclusive! 0
- Where are they now? Actress and author Carol Drinkwater. STAGE and screen actress Carol played Helen Herriot in the popular TV series All Creatures Great And Small (1978-1985) with Robert Hardy, Christopher Timothy and Peter Davison. 0