FDA Finds Monsanto’s Roundup In Honey Samples Across America

September 15, 2016 GMO

By Heather Callaghan [easy-tweet tweet=”FDA: It is difficult to find blank honey that does not contain (glyphosate) residue…” user=”natural_blaze”] Even though government agencies like the FDA and USDA are supposed to inspect and test food samples – and the USDA does do that – neither of them have tested for glyphosate residues for decades even […]

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South Carolina Prepares for Round 2 of Bee-Killing Zika Spraying

September 7, 2016 Environment

By Brandon Turbeville Apparently in South Carolina, a million dead bees are not enough. Fresh on the heels of the annihilation of millions of bees in Dorchester County, as a result of the Zika hysteria, Charleston County Mosquito Control is planning to conduct aerial spraying from Sept 7 – Sept 12 “on standing water.” According […]

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Millions of Bees Dead After South Carolina Aerial Zika Spraying Despite Toxicity Knowledge

September 1, 2016 Environment

By Heather Callaghan “Nuked” bees. A little known aerial, pesticide spraying campaign in South Carolina led to a devastating instant mass bee death… Zika virus hysteria has now reached untold heights. First it was the morbid but questionable association with microcephaly, the strange timing of releasing genetically engineered mosquitoes, vaccine development at break-neck speed, and […]

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Activists Drop 2.6 Million Dead Bees On EPA’s Doorstep To Make A Point About Neonics

August 10, 2016 Environment

By Amanda Froelich Farmers, beekeepers, and food advocates met with officials from the EPA to urge an immediate ban on the widely-used pesticides linked with Colony Collapse Disorder. Between 1947 and 2005, bee colony numbers declined by 40%, from 5.9 million to 2.4 million. Despite scientists’ efforts to understand – or stop – the phenomena, […]

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New Study Shows Common Insecticide Is Killing Bee Sperm

July 29, 2016 Natural Health News

By Derrick Broze A new study provides further evidence that a commonly used insecticide is causing harm to the honey bee population, specifically the male drone honey bees. A new study published on Wednesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B has found that a class of insecticides known as neonicotinoids do not […]

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Not Just Bees, All Insects are in Decline and Heading for Extinction

July 25, 2016 Uncategorized

By Alex Pietrowski Researchers are feverishly working to understand the global die-off of the world’s bee species, and have linked colony collapse disorder to the use of neonicotinoid pesticides along with other common agrichemicals. As it turns out, the impact of modern industrial agriculture and widespread chemical contamination of our environment is not just affecting […]

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These Beekeepers Are Saving the Forest and Producing Honey at the Same Time

July 21, 2016 Environment

By Christina Sarich Zimbabwe’s beekeepers won’t let you go near their forest. Hundreds of their beehives are hidden within a dense patch of forest along the river in the Mpudzi Resettlement, and the beekeepers watch out for the trees just as vehemently as their bees. They need to, since the country’s forests have been dwindling […]

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Maryland To Become First State In U.S. To Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides

July 10, 2016 Natural Health News

By Amanda Froelich In 2015, honey bee populations in the state of Maryland declined by 61%, according to the USDA. That startling statistic is two times higher than the national average, which is why beekeepers are celebrating the state’s recent decision to ban neonicotinoids, pesticides which have been linked with Colony Collapse Disorder. ThinkProgress reports […]

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37 Million Bees Instantly Dropped Dead After Farms Started Spraying Neonicotinoids On GMO Crops

June 16, 2016 GMO

By Brianna Acuesta After nearby farms began spraying insecticides on their GMO crops, 37 million bees died instantly at one farm as a result. It’s no secret that bees are extremely important for the health of the environment and for humans, although this fact is not well-known and not taken seriously enough. Bees are estimated to […]

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Bees and Butterflies Just Got a 1,500-Mile Highway to Save Their Lives

June 7, 2016 Environment

By Christina Sarich Bees and butterflies, the world’s premiere pollinators, will get a big boost along a 1,500-mile section of a major U.S. Federal highway in an effort to boost declining populations. All major crops depend upon these small creatures, and account for almost 10 percent of worldwide food production, according to a report created […]

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What They Didn’t Tell You About the Maryland Bee-Killing Pesticide Ban

June 6, 2016 Environment

By Brandon Turbeville Beginning on January 1 2018, legislation banning consumer use of neonicotinoid pesticides will take effect. Allegedly prompted by concerns that neonicotinoid pesticides are responsible for the increase in deaths for butterflies, bees and birds, SB 198/HB 211 was provided as a partial solution. Under the bill, anyone who violates the ban, will be subject […]

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Nearly Half the Nation’s Bee Colonies Wiped Out in Just One Year

May 17, 2016 Natural Health News

By Chris “Kikila” Perrin The bees are disappearing. It is as simple as that. In what is most certainly an issue that defies political boundaries, the growing prevalence of honeybee colony collapse disorder (CCD) transcends partisan politics and legislative rhetoric. With the honeybee being one of the most important aspects of the human food system, a solution […]

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What is Killing Bees Most of All?

April 17, 2016 EnvironmentNatural Living

By Makia Freeman You may already be aware how humanity is killing bees through a variety of methods. In an earlier article The Top 4 Reasons for the Bees Dying Off, I discussed how neonicotinoid pesticides, GMOs, EMFs (electromagnetic fields) and geoengineering were all contributing to disrupting and killing bees, through phenomena like CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder). Mankind […]

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Maryland Makes History by Banning Bee-Killing Pesticide

April 12, 2016 Environment

By Christina Sarich (UR) Maryland — Maryland just led the way to save bees from harmful pesticides by passing a bill to eliminate the use of neonicotinoids, a first for any state in America. This class of agricultural chemicals is especially harmful to these important pollinating insects. In a major victory to protect the bees locally, the state […]

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Does the Massachusetts Pollinator Protection Plan Solve Anything?

April 3, 2016 Environment

By Charlotte Trim Feedback on Massachussetts Pollinator Protection Plan So what does the Massachusetts Pollinator Protection Plan change for the better?  Well nothing really.  It’s 14 pages of carefully crafted waffle to avoid mentioning the crux of the problem: “neonicitinoid” insecticides. There are so many independent scientific studies showing this class of pesticide as highly […]

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France Approves Plan To Completely Ban Bee-Killing Pesticide

March 29, 2016 Environment

By Brianna Acuesta France’s National Assembly just voted to totally ban this bee-killing pesticide. France’s National Assembly just narrowly approved a bill that would ban neonicotinoid pesticides, which are largely criticized for possibly causing the decrease in bee populations. The European Union already limited the use of neonicotinoid chemicals, known as neonics, two years ago after […]

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The Best Way to Grow Lavender in Your Garden

March 21, 2016 Home And Garden

By Ariana Marisol You can use lavender to make oils, to flavor dishes and drinks, to make tea, for health purposes, to make potpourri, and much more. Lavender also attracts pollinators and other insects that are beneficial for you garden. There are many varieties of lavender: English lavender grows in sunset climate zones 2-24. It […]

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Man Trains Bees to Create Honey From Cannabis Resin

March 18, 2016 Home And GardenVideo

By Ariana Marisol French beekeeper and cannabis enthusiast is working with bees to create delicious “cannahoney”, otherwise known as cannabis honey. Nicolas, also known as Nicolas TrainerBees, has trained his bees to collect sugar from fruit instead of flowers, and resin from cannabis plants. They use this resin to produce cannabis honey that has many […]

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57 Reasons Honeybees are in Decline

March 15, 2016 Environment

By Claire Bernish Polish scientists seeking to help save pollinators developed a method for testing the presence of pesticides in honeybees — and what they found should be a call to action. Scientists with the National Veterinary Research Institute in Poland, who were analyzing the presence of various pesticides in fruit, vegetables, and cereals, realized […]

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How to Build Your Own Bee Hotel to Help Save Native Bees

March 8, 2016 Natural Living

By Ariana Marisol Bees are an integral part of our ecosystem. A garden with happy, healthy bees grows happy, healthy plants. Why not help these friendly pollinators even more by building “bee hotels”? There are 4,000 species of bees that are native to North America and they are far more efficient in pollinating than the […]

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