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July 01 So far, 15,696 people have taken part in the 2017 Great British Bee Count, recording 288,341 bees, some of which are pictured here. Download the free app to monitor and learn about our endangered bee population and get tips for bee-friendly planting |
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June 30 For years, scientists have been amassing evidence that neonicotinoid insecticides, meant to keep insect pests off agricultural crops, are also harming essential pollinators, bees. But laboratory studies are limited and real-world simulations have been lacking. Two large field studies: published today (June 29) in Science largely confirm that neonicotinoids are bad for bees. |
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June 27 "We looked at 15 of the most common bee species in southeastern cities and -- through fieldwork and labwork -- found that increasing temperatures in urban heat islands will have a negative effect on almost all of them," says Steve Frank, an associate professor of entomology at NC State and co-author of a paper describing the work. |
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June 22 Biology Letters published the research, which may have implications for the survival of both rare wild plants and major food crops as many pollinator species are in decline. |
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June 17 Well, spend a little time with Bergmann and you'll see that the issue she's trying to address with the Pollinator Pathway is way bigger than honeybees and their current colony collapse disorder troubles. In fact, for Bergmann, the honeybees are actually part of a much bigger problem she's trying to solve. And that much bigger problem is nothing less than how to design the planet in a human-dominated age. |
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June 13 It can be confused with a very common hoverfly mimic, Eristalis intricarius, which has only two (not four) wings, a dark patch on the wing, short antennae, partly pale legs, and has typical hoverfly flight. Steven Falk’s picture is here |
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June 13 Second, honeybees pollinate a considerable number of our crops. More broadly, the pollination of bees touches to some degree something like 75 percent of crops and almost 90 percent of wild flowers. All in all, bees have been working next to humans for millennia. About five to eight percent of the 2015 crops worth $ 577 billion was a gift of animal pollinators, the vast number of which were most likely bees. |
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June 07 "The fact that glyphosate integrates with human enzymes should be reason enough to ban this chemical completely. There should be no glyphosate or glufosinate in the food supply nor in drinking water, air or soil. Glyphosate is a synthetic amino acid that should have no place in biology." |
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May 28 Corn seed treatment insecticides pose risks to honey bees, yield benefits elusive |
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May 24 The study is the first to link exposure to thiamethoxam — one of the most commonly used neonicotinoid pesticides — to fewer fully developed eggs in queens from four wild bumblebee species that forage in farmland. If queens need to use energy to clear pesticides from their system instead of investing in eggs, then fewer fully developed eggs will result, he said. |
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May 23 Two buildings were "extensively damaged" in the fire at the New Zealand Natural Honey factory in Okuku, northwest of Christchurch, Fire Service spokesman Ian Littlejohn said. |
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May 23 Neonicotinoids, including clothianidin and thiamethoxam, are a class of insecticide commonly applied as a coating to corn and soybean seeds to protect them from early-season pests. Since the coatings are sticky, a talc or graphite powder is added to vacuum systems in planters to keep the seeds from clumping. Powder exhausted from the planter contains neonicotinoids |
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May 23 Download the Report |
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May 23 Wild bees and other pollinators are in decline, threatening pollination of crops and wildflowers.
Dave Goulson will talk about the reasons for these declines, and focus particularly on pesticides.
Modern farming has become dependent on heavy pesticide use, and this is highly likely to be contributing significantly to declines of bees. |
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May 19 The caffeine in coffee might give me a mental kick, but many plants rely on its bitter taste to deter plant-eating animals. Others, however, seem to bait themselves with caffeine, doping their nectar with low concentrations of the stuff. Why add a bitter deterrent to a liquid that’s meant to entice and attract pollinators? |
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May 13 Beekeeping has a romantic aspect that attracts a wide following, but the day-to-day life of a beekeeper is anything but romantic. |
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May 12 Underlying health problems became worse five years ago and included reoccurring shingles and neurological issues. She believes properties in the bee venom help control her Lyme disease |
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May 12 Since 1900 about 20 bee species have become extinct in the UK and 35 more are now at risk. According to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, between 1980 and 2010, 51% of pollinator species – including all bee species and wasps – became less widespread, with 36% showing a strong decrease. |
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April 09 Can Mushrooms Save the Honey Bee? | bioGraphic |
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May 04 The team, who looked at wild bumblebees caught in the English countryside, say the insecticide, thiamethoxam, reduces egg development in queen bees. They say this is likely to reduce bee populations later in the year. Thiamethoxam is one of three neonicotinoid insecticides currently restricted for use by the EU. |
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April 29 Full report 556 pages ! |
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April 28 In the past ten years, many honey beekeepers in North America have lost 80% to 100% of their colonies and have had to give up the business altogether or try to start over with all new insects. But what no beekeeper has been able to do is protect honey bees from the now-widespread assaults of nicotine-based insecticides that are everywhere in the corn, alfalfa, soybeans and other crop fields of the world. One of those honey beekeepers who has now lost 100% of his colony is Tom Theobald Interview: |
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April 28 Here we show that in Italy after the precautionary suspension, the number of bee mortality events linked to maize sowing drastically declined. |
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April 26 Bee activists are now lobbying the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to list three other wild bumble bee species: the western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis), the yellow-banded bumble bee (Bombus terricola) and Franklin’s bumblebee (Bombus franklini). |
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April 21 Thank you for your interest in Bee's Wrap, please continue to share Buzz Feed’s video and our message of sustainable food storage! |
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April 21 Researchers used 120 pristine honeybee colonies that were placed near 30 apple orchards around New York state. After allowing the bees to forage for several days during the apple flowering period, the scientists examined each hive’s “beebread” – the bees’ food stores made from gathered pollen – to search for traces of pesticides. |
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April 12 Estimates put the loss around £1,000. Beekeeper Gavin Jones believes his hives, kept in the remote village of Manish in eastern Harris, were deliberately targeted. He was off the island caring for his dying father when the thieves struck. |