Colony Collapse

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Pesticides Can Block Colony Formation In Bumblebees, Could Lead To Extinction: Study

new study adds to a developing concern that aside from the aftereffects of neonics upon living bees, they are also fundamentally restricting breeding patterns and colony formation. Researchers are sounding the alarm that if protective measures are not taken, this logically could lead to a full extinction of the bumblebee.

By | 2017-08-15T05:05:53-04:00 August 16th, 2017|Agriculture, Environment, News, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Pesticides Can Block Colony Formation In Bumblebees, Could Lead To Extinction: Study

South Carolina Businesses Educate Future Beekeepers

About three-fourths of the world’s food crops depend on pollination, according to a report released by the United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. And more than 40 percent of invertebrate pollinators – bees and butterflies – are “facing extinction.”

By | 2017-05-14T12:00:00-04:00 April 16th, 2016|Environment, News, No SF|Comments Off on South Carolina Businesses Educate Future Beekeepers