One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US
Bee photo from Shutterstock This past winter was a harsh one – particularly for bees and beekeepers across the United States. A recent survey by the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America has shown that one in every three honey bee colonies collapsed this past winter. The staggering 31.1 percent loss is twice the percentage that beekeepers say is “acceptable” to maintain their business. Read the rest of One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Apiary Inspectors of America , bee deaths , bee Informed Partnership , bee populations , colony collapse disorder , eco design , green design , honey bee population , sustainable design
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One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US
One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US
Bee photo from Shutterstock This past winter was a harsh one – particularly for bees and beekeepers across the United States. A recent survey by the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America has shown that one in every three honey bee colonies collapsed this past winter. The staggering 31.1 percent loss is twice the percentage that beekeepers say is “acceptable” to maintain their business. Read the rest of One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Apiary Inspectors of America , bee deaths , bee Informed Partnership , bee populations , colony collapse disorder , eco design , green design , honey bee population , sustainable design
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One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US
One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US
Bee photo from Shutterstock This past winter was a harsh one – particularly for bees and beekeepers across the United States. A recent survey by the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America has shown that one in every three honey bee colonies collapsed this past winter. The staggering 31.1 percent loss is twice the percentage that beekeepers say is “acceptable” to maintain their business. Read the rest of One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Apiary Inspectors of America , bee deaths , bee Informed Partnership , bee populations , colony collapse disorder , eco design , green design , honey bee population , sustainable design
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One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US
One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US
Bee photo from Shutterstock This past winter was a harsh one – particularly for bees and beekeepers across the United States. A recent survey by the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America has shown that one in every three honey bee colonies collapsed this past winter. The staggering 31.1 percent loss is twice the percentage that beekeepers say is “acceptable” to maintain their business. Read the rest of One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Apiary Inspectors of America , bee deaths , bee Informed Partnership , bee populations , colony collapse disorder , eco design , green design , honey bee population , sustainable design
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One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US
One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US
Bee photo from Shutterstock This past winter was a harsh one – particularly for bees and beekeepers across the United States. A recent survey by the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America has shown that one in every three honey bee colonies collapsed this past winter. The staggering 31.1 percent loss is twice the percentage that beekeepers say is “acceptable” to maintain their business. Read the rest of One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Apiary Inspectors of America , bee deaths , bee Informed Partnership , bee populations , colony collapse disorder , eco design , green design , honey bee population , sustainable design
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One in Three Honeybees Died Last Winter in the US
Study Projects Over Half of World’s Population Could Rely on Food Imports by 2050
Photo via Shutterstock With tomatoes from Chile, salmon from Norway, chocolate from Africa, and coffee from Indonesia, a trip to the local grocery store can seem like a journey around the world. But food security is a serious issue in the 21st century, as countries around the world struggle to produce enough food to feed their growing populations. A new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany that was published in the journal Environmental Research Letters suggests that over half of the world’s population could depend on imported foods by 2050. Read the rest of Study Projects Over Half of World’s Population Could Rely on Food Imports by 2050 Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: central america , Climate Change , diet , food security , germany , imported food , marianela fader , Middle East , North Africa , Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research , self sufficiency
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Study Projects Over Half of World’s Population Could Rely on Food Imports by 2050
Study Projects Over Half of World’s Population Could Rely on Food Imports by 2050
Photo via Shutterstock With tomatoes from Chile, salmon from Norway, chocolate from Africa, and coffee from Indonesia, a trip to the local grocery store can seem like a journey around the world. But food security is a serious issue in the 21st century, as countries around the world struggle to produce enough food to feed their growing populations. A new study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany that was published in the journal Environmental Research Letters suggests that over half of the world’s population could depend on imported foods by 2050. Read the rest of Study Projects Over Half of World’s Population Could Rely on Food Imports by 2050 Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: central america , Climate Change , diet , food security , germany , imported food , marianela fader , Middle East , North Africa , Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research , self sufficiency
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US Denies Link Between Bee Deaths and Pesticides Despite Europe’s Ban
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Photo via Shutterstock Just days after Europe placed a two year ban on bee-killing pesticides, the US government has released a claim that there is no clear link between widespread colony collapse and neonicotinoids, The Guardian reports. Seemingly ignoring a lot of research upon which the EU based their decision to ban pesticide use on crops that attract bees , the Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency blame plummeting bee populations on a mite. Read the rest of US Denies Link Between Bee Deaths and Pesticides Despite Europe’s Ban Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: agriculture , Bayer , bees , colony collapse disorder , Environment , environmental protection agency , epa , neonicotinoids , News , pesticides , pollinator , US Dept of Agriculture
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Beekeepers Report Bee Losses of Up to 50 Percent in 2012
Beekeepers across the country are reporting that colony collapse disorder has resulted in bee losses in their hives at higher rates than ever before. Bees have been dying off at alarming rates since 2005, directly affecting farmers’ output of food — less pollination means fewer crops. Many beekeepers are blaming the combination of neonicotinoid pesticides, fungicides and herbicides to be responsible for killing bees. Read the rest of Beekeepers Report Bee Losses of Up to 50 Percent in 2012 Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bees , colony collapse disorder , eco design , falling bee populations , green design , neonicotinoid , sustainable design
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France Proposes Ban on Pesticide Linked to Bee Colony Collapse Disorder
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This week the French government announced that it plans to prohibit the use of Cruiser OSR, a pesticide manufactured by the Swiss company Syngenta that researchers say may contribute to the massive disappearance of bees. The ban comes in the light of studies indicating that pesticides such as Cruiser OSR are linked to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), a phenomenon that has occurred throughout the world that worries agronomists, farmers and environmentalists alike. The problem is critical because of the roll pollination has in agriculture, and it has festered in North America and Europe since 2006. Read the rest of France Proposes Ban on Pesticide Linked to Bee Colony Collapse Disorder Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: and the Environment , ANSES , bees , CCD , colony collapse disorder , cruiser osr , france , french government , honeybees , National Agency for Food , pesticides , safety , sygenta , thiamethoxam
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