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
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
It seems that slowly, slowly governments are waking up to the dangers of the neonicotinoid pesticides. Let us hope they do not drag their feet for much longer. How many bees have you seen this spring? We have far fewer feeding at the farm. In spite of a tremendous display of cherry blossom we have…
This is rather novel for those who would like a designer hive in their house. Get the freshest ever honey with a wall-mounted urban bee-hive Global Bee Emergency petition Friends, this one is urgent. I realise that AVAAZ, who I consider an excellent organisation, may have simplified the issue here because loss of habitat is…
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/beekeeping/10206225/Radar-antennae-reveal-how-disease-and-pesticides-are-harming-bees-navigation.html Can you see this, one on top of the other as though mating? Can anyone identify this wasp, please? A Yellow Jacket? http://investmentwatchblog.com/31-percent-of-u-s-honey-bees-were-wiped-out-this-year-who-will-pollinate-our-crops/ Here is an interview I have just done with California. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/themagicoflife/2013/08/09/carol-drinkwater-the-bees-with-max-ryan A BBC Horizon Special entitled What’s Killing Our Bees? was shown last week. Bill Turnbull, journalist and beekeeper, takes a…
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 https://www.boredpanda.com/bees-declared-most-important-being-on-planet This is fascinating. Do have a read.https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/bumblebees-of-the-world-bombus-brodmannicus/
I have been sent this link by beekeeper in Devon, England. It looks like a terrific way to get in touch with bees and beekeeping and to support them. http://www.naturalbeekeepingtrust.org/ for those of you living in or near the Hudson Valley, New York, this looks like a terrific organisation. http://www.ulsterbees.org/Ulster_County_Beekeepers/Welcome.html