March 2016

A very innovative way of creating awareness of honeybee loss: http://www.louismasai.com/#!outside-bees-2014/cnwh The Bee Cause. Dear Carol, Giant chemical company Bayer just tried to sue Friends of the Earth Germany over its claims that a pesticide called thiacloprid harms bees. They lost. The German judge ruled in Friends of the Earth Germany’s favour, saying that they had a right…

If you are in the States or can access this, it is worthing signing. Presidential support for bees would certainly help http://action.foe.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=14079

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

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/

The following is a short extract from the House of Commons Report entitled BEES AND THEIR PROBLEMS last updated 18 November 2011. Neonicotinoids are a relatively recent type of insecticides used on crops. “Information from standard tests and field studies, as well as incident reports involving other neonicotinoid insecticides, suggest the potential for long term…

Please take the time to watch this http://www.tfsp.info Bees on the Brink. These two parts were sent to me from the States from Bee Ambassadors: Part One: http://www.startribune.com/local/268611322.html?site=full Part Two : http://www.startribune.com/local/264929101.html?site=full