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Pesticide Non-Toxic To Bees Coming To Gardens Near You

Catherine Sherriffs

In what could be a breakthrough where important pollinators are concerned, one company is claiming to have created the very first bee-friendly pesticide. Organic Laboratories makes organic and earth-friendly gardening products. This spring, it will become the first company to market a pesticide labeled as non-toxic to bees. According to a press release from the…

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Hemp Produces Pollen The Bees Love

Hemp may be an unexpected hero when it comes to saving declining bee populations. A recent study, believed to be the first of its kind in cannabis fields, has found the pollinators love the so-called wonder crop! The timing couldn’t be better; the 2018 Farm Bill has opened the door to commercial hemp farming in…
February 22, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Netflix’ “Rotten” Talks Honey Crime

When I first saw that Netflix had released a new series called “Rotten,” I had mixed feelings about it. I was intrigued to learn more about the food industry and its deceit, but I also didn’t want to know too much. The old adage “ignorance is bliss” comes to mind. Sometimes you just don’t want…
February 17, 2018
Catherine Sherriffs

Neonicotinoid Pesticides Proven More Harmful

As if contributing to the magnitude of bee and butterfly losses wasn’t reason enough to greatly curb or cease use of neonicotinoid pesticides, recent news piles on added concerns. Bees & Pollinators Let’s start with the bees. Some may assume getting overly concerned about bee losses is silly, because their numbers inflate significantly each spring…
December 10, 2016
Callie

Latest Buzz on Bees

Loss Surprises After tallying the annual bee colony losses from Winter 2014-2015, it became clear that US beekeepers fared far better than the previous year with only 1 in 5 hives being wiped out, instead of the 1 in 3 experienced the previous year. But it emerged that far more bees died over the summer…
November 20, 2015
Amber

Federal Court Nixes Pesticide

If you ever wanted proof that the EPA regulates pesticides to suit chemical company wishes, this is it. The 9th District U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco revoked the agency’s sloppy approval of a fourth generation neonictinoid made by Dow Agroscience. Not one, but 3 federal judges concurred that the EPA should never have…
September 25, 2015
Callie