Honey Bee News

1. Expand studies into pesticides’ effect on bees: researcher - TheChronicleHerald.ca

   Expand studies into pesticides’ effect on bees: researcher  TheChronicleHerald.ca

   There's been a lot of buzz in recent years about the harm that pesticides have had on organisms such as birds and bees. Many people want these toxic...

2. With the 'bee crisis' fading and European farmers fearing an insect invasion, EU's neonicotinoid ban fiasco stumbles into the New Year - Genetic Literacy Project

   With the 'bee crisis' fading and European farmers fearing an insect invasion, EU's neonicotinoid ban fiasco stumbles into the New Year  Genetic Literacy Project

   The future of a controversial agricultural pesticide remains in limbo, thanks to scientific uncertainty and political malfeasance.

3. Beverly Bees wins national awards - Wicked Local

   Beverly Bees wins national awards  Wicked Local

   Beverly Bees beekeeping company recently won two 2019 Good Food Awards for their honey and honey combs taste and their sustainable beekeeping...

4. Regulations to Protect Bees Fall Short, Scientists Call for More Attention to Native Bees - Beyond Pesticides

   Regulations to Protect Bees Fall Short, Scientists Call for More Attention to Native Bees  Beyond Pesticides

   (Beyond Pesticides, January 9, 2019) It is news to approximately no one that pollinators are in trouble worldwide. A series of papers by biologists at the...

5. Wild bees need stronger pesticide regulation - Manitoba Co-operator

   Wild bees need stronger pesticide regulation  Manitoba Co-operator

   Pesticide regulations designed to protect honeybees fail to account for potential health threats posed to other, even more important pollinators,

6. Article: Banned pesticide still in some MD stores, spot checks show - The Chesapeake Bay Journal

   Article: Banned pesticide still in some MD stores, spot checks show  The Chesapeake Bay Journal

   Maryland's pioneering law to restrict the sale and use of insecticides implicated in honeybee die-offs had a bumpy debut this year. Spot checks of home and...

7. Why Pesticides Pose Different Kinds of Risk to Non-Honey Bees - Entomology Today

   Why Pesticides Pose Different Kinds of Risk to Non-Honey Bees  Entomology Today

   A new collection of reports in Environmental Entomology highlights the need for pesticide risk assessments that account for the differing qualities and behaviors...