By Heather Callaghan Even though government agencies like the FDA and USDA are supposed to inspect and test food samples – and the USDA does do that – neither of them have tested for glyphosate residues for decades even though it is the world’s most…
By Brandon Turbeville Apparently in South Carolina, a million dead bees are not enough. Fresh on the heels of the annihilation of millions of bees in Dorchester County, as a result of the Zika hysteria, Charleston County Mosquito Control is planning to conduct aerial spraying…
By Heather Callaghan “Nuked” bees. A little known aerial, pesticide spraying campaign in South Carolina led to a devastating instant mass bee death… Zika virus hysteria has now reached untold heights. First it was the morbid but questionable association with microcephaly, the strange timing of…
By Amanda Froelich Farmers, beekeepers, and food advocates met with officials from the EPA to urge an immediate ban on the widely-used pesticides linked with Colony Collapse Disorder. Between 1947 and 2005, bee colony numbers declined by 40%, from 5.9 million to 2.4 million. Despite…
By Derrick Broze A new study provides further evidence that a commonly used insecticide is causing harm to the honey bee population, specifically the male drone honey bees. A new study published on Wednesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B has found…
By Alex Pietrowski Researchers are feverishly working to understand the global die-off of the world’s bee species, and have linked colony collapse disorder to the use of neonicotinoid pesticides along with other common agrichemicals. As it turns out, the impact of modern industrial agriculture and…
By Christina Sarich Zimbabwe’s beekeepers won’t let you go near their forest. Hundreds of their beehives are hidden within a dense patch of forest along the river in the Mpudzi Resettlement, and the beekeepers watch out for the trees just as vehemently as their bees….
By Amanda Froelich In 2015, honey bee populations in the state of Maryland declined by 61%, according to the USDA. That startling statistic is two times higher than the national average, which is why beekeepers are celebrating the state’s recent decision to ban neonicotinoids, pesticides…
By Brianna Acuesta After nearby farms began spraying insecticides on their GMO crops, 37 million bees died instantly at one farm as a result. It’s no secret that bees are extremely important for the health of the environment and for humans, although this fact is not…
By Christina Sarich Bees and butterflies, the world’s premiere pollinators, will get a big boost along a 1,500-mile section of a major U.S. Federal highway in an effort to boost declining populations. All major crops depend upon these small creatures, and account for almost 10…
By Brandon Turbeville Beginning on January 1 2018, legislation banning consumer use of neonicotinoid pesticides will take effect. Allegedly prompted by concerns that neonicotinoid pesticides are responsible for the increase in deaths for butterflies, bees and birds, SB 198/HB 211 was provided as a partial solution. Under…
By Chris “Kikila” Perrin The bees are disappearing. It is as simple as that. In what is most certainly an issue that defies political boundaries, the growing prevalence of honeybee colony collapse disorder (CCD) transcends partisan politics and legislative rhetoric. With the honeybee being one of…
By Makia Freeman You may already be aware how humanity is killing bees through a variety of methods. In an earlier article The Top 4 Reasons for the Bees Dying Off, I discussed how neonicotinoid pesticides, GMOs, EMFs (electromagnetic fields) and geoengineering were all contributing to disrupting and…
By Christina Sarich (UR) Maryland — Maryland just led the way to save bees from harmful pesticides by passing a bill to eliminate the use of neonicotinoids, a first for any state in America. This class of agricultural chemicals is especially harmful to these important pollinating insects. In…
By Charlotte Trim Feedback on Massachussetts Pollinator Protection Plan So what does the Massachusetts Pollinator Protection Plan change for the better? Well nothing really. It’s 14 pages of carefully crafted waffle to avoid mentioning the crux of the problem: “neonicitinoid” insecticides. There are so many…
By Brianna Acuesta France’s National Assembly just voted to totally ban this bee-killing pesticide. France’s National Assembly just narrowly approved a bill that would ban neonicotinoid pesticides, which are largely criticized for possibly causing the decrease in bee populations. The European Union already limited the…
By Ariana Marisol You can use lavender to make oils, to flavor dishes and drinks, to make tea, for health purposes, to make potpourri, and much more. Lavender also attracts pollinators and other insects that are beneficial for you garden. There are many varieties of…
By Ariana Marisol French beekeeper and cannabis enthusiast is working with bees to create delicious “cannahoney”, otherwise known as cannabis honey. Nicolas, also known as Nicolas TrainerBees, has trained his bees to collect sugar from fruit instead of flowers, and resin from cannabis plants. They…
By Claire Bernish Polish scientists seeking to help save pollinators developed a method for testing the presence of pesticides in honeybees — and what they found should be a call to action. Scientists with the National Veterinary Research Institute in Poland, who were analyzing the…
By Ariana Marisol Bees are an integral part of our ecosystem. A garden with happy, healthy bees grows happy, healthy plants. Why not help these friendly pollinators even more by building “bee hotels”? There are 4,000 species of bees that are native to North America…
