By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze New research in both Europe and the United States has demonstrated yet another disturbing link between insecticides known as neonicotinoids and their adverse effects on honey bees. Prior to the research, which was conducted at the University of Buenos Aires by Carolina Gonalons and Walter M. Farina, it […]
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze It seems the trail of destruction left behind by the use of heavy pesticides is never ending. Besides the well-known negative effects of pesticides such as glyphosate on human health and the use of certain chemicals on the bee population, there is now damning evidence that they […]
By Markab Algedi It’s 6:20 am, on a hazy morning in San Luis Obispo County, California. The year is 2025. A gentle mist of Glyphosate decorates the eerie scene, as robotic bees provided by Wal-Mart pollinate avocado flowers to produce the fruit being purchased by the corporation: a fruit that is […]
By Heather Callaghan, Editor How do you make a problem disappear? Simple. Pretend it doesn’t exist. Simply remove the culprit from the equation. That’s what the French government is doing even though pesticides have created problem after problem for French farmers, wine makers and beekeepers. French beekeepers are fuming that pesticides will […]
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze Has there ever been a situation in which calling government authorities has worked out well for innocent people or animals? Paddington residents may be asking themselves that question today after officials from the Sydney suburb murdered 50,000 European honey bees because a resident complained. Locals who […]
By Cat Ellis Last night, my husband attended our beekeeping association meeting. He was looking forward to it all day. Talking with other “bee people” is exciting, chatting about the upcoming spring, opening up the hives after winter, installing new bees, etc. I couldn’t wait for him to come home to […]
By Heather Callaghan, Editor We’ve never liked the idea of arresting and charging minors as adults, so it pains us greatly to report that a couple Iowa teens made the reckless decision to not only destroy someone else’s property but also inexplicably kill hundreds of thousands of pollinators in the process. […]
By Markab Algedi, Natural Blaze Did you know that creating lethal viruses in a lab was recently legalized in the US, after decades upon decades of secret and often illegal work with biological warfare? It’s worse than that: new biowarfare facilities are openly being opened still. As it turned out to be […]
By Heather Callaghan, Natural Blaze Many theories have been put forth on the rapid bee decline and colony collapse disorder as well as the concerning decline of other pollinators. Many researchers have pointed fingers at neonicotinoids. In other cases, Monsanto and other chemical companies have been discovered to fund studies that […]
In the beginning people thought that propolis just offered hive protection from the effects of the elements. However, what we now know is that protection is just a simple purpose behind the existence of propolis. It is capable of reinforcing stability and structure, minimizing vibrations and even preventing infections coming […]