Bayer: Keep the Hives Alive!
Outside Bayer’s North Carolina headquarters this week, a beekeeper stood with 2.5 million dead bees — a symbol for the number of kills...
05 July, 2016
Masonry
Have you heard the latest bee buzz?
Yesterday, the "Pollinator Protection Act" took a big step forward in the California legislature, moving closer to becoming state law. This is just...
03 May, 2016
EPA: Finally connecting the dots?
More than 20 years after neonicotinoid pesticides hit the market, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its first assessment of the...
01 February, 2016
A win for bees
The California State Beekeepers Association was buzzing about pesticides at their annual convention in Sacramento last week. And with good reason.Just days before,...
03 December, 2015
USDA suppressing bee science?
Earlier this week, a top researcher for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) filed a complaint alleging that the agency retaliated against him...
03 December, 2015
Court sides with bees, says no to pesticide
Last week, the federal courts took a stand for bees and beekeepers. In their written decision, the judges said EPA had approved a...
03 December, 2015
Guest Blog: Pollinators & the rigged neonic seed market
Farmers are no different from any buyer – they want to know what they’re buying, how much it costs and its expected performance....
11 August, 2015
Win some, lose some for Minnesota bees
It’s been quite a roller coaster. After a series of gubernatorial vetoes and late-night negotiations, the Minnesota legislative session came to a close...
11 August, 2015
5 things you can do to help bees this Pollinator Week
June is full of meaningful occasions, like graduations and Father’s Day, but it also marks National Pollinator Week. It’s a time to bring...
17 June, 2015