By Melinda Cafferty, Natural Blaze Farai Chinomwe didn’t set out to bring awareness to bee decline, but his life has changed drastically in the last decade. He always enjoyed marathon running and eventually was inspired to run backward. Meanwhile, he made one very life-changing decision that most people…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor The state of Virginia wants to encourage bee populations. After all, bees are said to be responsible for one out of every three bites of food. To get beekeepers started, Virginia is going to give away up to three hives and other equipment…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze “I’m not going to be like everyone else, I’m going to file suit against Monsanto” A beekeeping cooperative in northern France has filed a legal complaint against Bayer, the German chemical giant that recently merged with Monsanto after finding traces of glyphosate in their…
By Brandon Turbeville, Natural Blaze As bee populations continue to decline the world over, even more bad news is headed our way. According to numbers recorded in 2017, Irish bumblebee populations were at the lowest level since monitoring began six years earlier. The results indicated a relative marked loss…
By Melinda Cafferty, Natural Blaze A Polish startup has come up with a whimsically innovative way of turning a common waste product into an “energy drink” for pollinators. GNN reports: Bee Saving Paper is a biodegradable paper that is packed full of energy-rich glucose that is nutritious…
By Lisa Egan Feared at best and considered a useless, disposable nuisance at worst, bees are among the most underappreciated creatures on the planet. That’s a shame because our very existence relies on the tiny buzzing creatures. We’ve known for years that bee populations all across North America…
Current Administration Putting Profits Ahead of Bees WASHINGTON – The Bee Informed Partnership released results on May 23, 2018 of its annual survey of honeybee colony losses. Beekeepers reported 40.1 percent bee colony losses between April 2017 and April 2018. However, these numbers only represent 6.6 percent…
By Kelsey K. Graham, Michigan State University Declines in bee populations around the world have been widely reported over the past several decades. Much attention has focused on honey bees, which commercial beekeepers transport all over the United States to pollinate crops. However, while honey…
By Heather Callaghan, Natural Blaze Probiotics are a Bandage on Colony Collapse Disorder But Cause More Problems – while they have been shown to help bees withstand threats like fungal infection and pesticides – is it worth the price bees pay? Previously, commercial probiotics have helped…
By Jessica Corbett The European Union on Friday voted to ban agricultural pesticides that are harmful to bees and which scientists have warned could have a broader impact on the global food chain. Faced with mounting scientific evidence that bee-poisoningneonicotinoids, or neonics, could cause an “ecological armageddon,” European regulators…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
