I wrote this article below in June 2013……Update.. June 2014 See this video here with Prof. Dave Goulson and other scientists who are studying neonicotinoids affects as part of the Task Force on Systemic Pesticides. They do not make their living as...
Let’s make money not honey……Pesticides – Fatally flawed Defra ‘evidence’- Fera from Defra were asked to research the use of neonicotinoids and the decline in bees numbers, the resulting evidence was to be used to challenge the EU...
Bumblebees, solitary bees and honey bees, lets keep them all buzzing! Whereas I have spent time studying wild bees in gardens and how to attract them, beekeepers have to have much more knowledge and experience. The visit earned my total respect for dedicated...
I just signed up to plant some free bee friendly seeds in my garden https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/bee-seeds Thanks to strong campaigning across Europe the pesticides which are blamed for killing them have been banned for two years, although there are others...
Mites on bee cocoons There were huge differences in the mite numbers on my red mason bee cocoons and Osmia leaiana bee cocoons, all taken from my new solitary bee nest box. There were 1000’s on the red mason bee cocoons, with their pinkish plates and colourings...
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