December 2015

Here is an interview with a beekeeper who has suffered a very high mortality rate within his hives http://www.theorganicview.com/environment/is-corn-planting-to-blame-for-unusual-bee-losses/ The Bumblebee Trust are looking for Volunteers to help at the Bath and West Show this Saturday 1 June so please contact volunteering@bumblebeeconservation.org if you would like to lend a hand. If you live in England,…

Our bees are dying out fast. Last year your support was critical in convincing the Government to create a Bee Action Plan to save our bees. Now we need your help once again. Can you be part of the generation that helps save British bees? Bees Minister Lord de Mauley wants your thoughts on his…

Another little blessing from the honey bee http://news.sciencemag.org/plants-animals/2013/12/better-berry-thanks-bees There is a Facebook page worth looking at called Beyond Pesticides https://www.facebook.com/beyondpesticides One of its posts is the following which those of you in the States who are concerned for your bees might want to sign. In Europe, we have begun our two-year trial ban on Neonicotinoids.

The honeybee is not the only insect, natural pollinator in danger. This is a good article and very clear. http://www.guardian.co.uk I am very pleased to see that Damian Carrington is not letting this matter rest. I believe it is the responsibility of all of us to keep up the pressure. If you tweet or use…

I like this Canadian initiative although I do not accept that Colony Collapse Disorder is the main culprit in the international bee deaths http://pleasebees.com

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/