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Vandals Attack a Local Bee Colony. Like Facing Extinction Wasn't Hard Enough. - Dallas Observer (blog)

Vandals Attack a Local Bee Colony. Like Facing Extinction Wasn't Hard Enough.
Dallas Observer (blog)
"Marie's farm has wild hogs that will knock over and trample the 'girls'," says Susan Pollard with the Texas Honey Bee Guild, referring to the bees. "And wild hogs do have the snout and disposition to rout out precious honey. Yet human vandalism is an ...

Honeybee die-off shouldn't sting - CNN

Honeybee die-off shouldn't sting
CNN
Bees are still mysteriously dying. Over the last five years roughly 30% of captive honeybees, which pollinate much of the food we eat, wind up dead at the end of each winter. For whatever reason -- probably a combination of pesticides, parasites, ...

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Honeybee Die-Off Shouldn't Sting - KTVZ

Honeybee Die-Off Shouldn't Sting
KTVZ
But it's thought that wild bees -- which are much more difficult to observe -- are also dying. That's raising concerns about what's going on in our environment. Honeybees dying in the winter have always been one of the challenges of beekeeping, ...
We Still Don't Know Why Honeybees Are Dying But They're Hard At Work ...The Consumerist (blog)

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Bee survival crucial to food supply - FarmersWeekly

Farming UK

Bee survival crucial to food supply
FarmersWeekly
Wild bees play a crucial role for farming in pollinating UK farming crops and in maintaining biodiversity in the rural environment. They have filled the gap left by the traditional pollinators, honey bees, whose numbers have declined in recent years.
Scientist's highlights efforts to get bees buzzingFarming UK

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Bees, Butterflies and Blooms, BBC Two, review - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

Bees, Butterflies and Blooms, BBC Two, review
Telegraph.co.uk
Terry Ramsey reviews the first episode of Bees, Butterflies and Blooms (BBC Two), presented by wildlife expert and Telegraph columnist Sarah Raven. By Terry Ramsey In Bees, Butterflies and Blooms (BBC Two), wildflower expert and Telegraph columnist ...

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