Author Archives: Peter Halford
Links – End of February 2024
Members of the European Parliament for Italy have pleaded with the European Commission to do more about the threat of yellow-legged hornets
24-Feb-24 – The Cooldown
France offers aid to its struggling beekeepers amid farmer protests
23-Feb-24 – Reuters
TATE & LYLE this week axed its 140-year-old golden syrup logo after shoppers branded it “grim”
23-Feb-24 – The Sun
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/26148776/stories-worlds-most-famous-logos/
Honey Bees Show Remarkable Heat Tolerance with Metabolic Adjustments
14-Feb-24 – Azo Life Sciences
Cultivating Wider Adoption of Biopesticides: Knowledge Exchange
12-Feb-24 – Fera blog
https://www.fera.co.uk/news/cultivating-wider-adoption-of-biopesticides-knowledge-exchange/
Lasers will target pest ravaging honey bees
12-Feb-24 – University of Auckland
https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2024/02/12/lasers-honey-bees.html
Asian hornet invasion in the UK fears as public urged to report sightings of deadly insect
10-Feb-24 – The Mirror
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/asian-hornet-invasion-uk-fears-32057767
The bees learning to fight off invasive hornets
09-Feb-24 – The BBC
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240206-the-bees-learning-to-fight-off-invasive-hornets
Asian hornet warning as bee-killers could bring ‘ecological nightmare’ to UK
07-Feb-24 – The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/asian-hornet-warning-bees-uk-b2492005.html
Newtown honey producer secures new partnership with Tesco
05-Feb-24 – Shropshire Star
Common £8 kitchen ingredient which can make acne 'literally fade overnight'
01-Feb-24 – KentLive
https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/shopping/common-8-kitchen-ingredient-can-9072424
Links – End of January 2024
15 best honeys to keep in your store cupboard, according to the GHI
26-Jan-24 – Good Housekeeping
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/food-reviews/g46503612/best-honey/
UK Government Approves Controversial Bee-Harming Pesticide, Wildlife Trusts Raise Concerns
26-Jan-24 – Cornish Stuff
Honey from stingless bees may offer sweet perks without the tooth decay
24-Jan-24 – Nature Research aus
https://www.nature.com/articles/d42473-023-00359-3
New sustainable bee packaging creates a buzz
24-Jan-24 – Packaging Scotland
The vegan farce that is ‘bee-free’ honey will spell disaster for bees, farmers and all of us
24-Jan-24 – Country Life
Bee-harming pesticide use given emergency authorisation
23-Jan-24 – BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64380762
More flowers are ‘selfing,’ scientists say. That could spell trouble for other species
23-Jan-24 – CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/23/world/flower-self-fertilization-pollinator-decline-scn/index.html
Charlottetown homeowner who refused to mow lawn receives 'excessive' bill from city
20-Jan-24 – CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-grass-cutting-mike-ross-1.7090017
Suffolk divided over easing of neonicotinoid ban on beet
19-Jan-24 – East Anglian Daily Times
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/24060465.suffolk-divided-easing-neonicotinoid-ban-beet/
MEPs reject Commission proposal to allow higher pesticide level in imported foods
17-Jan-24 – Euractiv
The Nature Restoration Law: a vote on our livelihood
17-Jan-24 – The Parliament
https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/nature-restoration-law-vote-european-parliament
Mystery solved after 3 million bees are found dead in just 24 hours
15-Jan-24 – Unilad
https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/bees-dead-san-diego-what-happened-588421-20240115
Cultivating Wider Adoption of Biopesticides: Enabling Policies
11-Jan-24 – Fera
https://www.fera.co.uk/news/cultivating-wider-adoption-of-biopesticides-enabling-policies/
The Beekeeper is exactly the Jason Statham movie you want to see
10-Jan-24 – Yahoo Movies
https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/beekeeper-exactly-jason-statham-movie-190000205.html
The surprising link between air pollution and declining honeybee populations
10-Jan-24 – Envirotech
Exploring Bentley’s Black Edition Label Honey
10-Jan-24 – Salon Privé magazine
https://www.salonprivemag.com/exploring-bentleys-black-edition-label-honey/
HWBKA Apiarist – January 2024
Links – End of December 2023
In Colombia, illegally felled timber repurposed to help bees
28-Dec-23 – Phys.org
Spiced honey rum released by Hive Mind in Monmouthshire
27-Dec-23 – South Wales Argus
https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/24007415.spiced-honey-rum-released-hive-mind-monmouthshire/
Insect compasses, fire-fighting vines: 2023's nature-inspired tech
23-Dec-23 – TechExplore
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-12-insect-compasses-fire-fighting-vines-nature-inspired.html
British honey makers blast EU for 'discriminating' against them with petty new law
21-Dec-23 – The Express
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1847843/eu-honey-rules-uk-britain-european-union
Honey spirits range launched by brewery
21-Dec-23 – Insider Media
https://www.insidermedia.com/news/wales/honey-spirits-range-launched-by-brewery
Bentley celebrates sweet success with special edition honey
18-Dec-23 – UK Motor 1
https://uk.motor1.com/news/701211/bentley-black-edition-label-honey/
World’s Rarest Jar of Honey: 2050 MGO Mānuka Honey
09-Dec-23 – Salon Prive
British Sugar fails to deliver on 3-year plan to end use of banned neonicotinoids
08-Dec-23 – Suffolk Wildlife Trust
Wild birds ‘distinguish between calls made by different African tribes’ – study
07-Dec-23 – Various
The smartest of their time: the Nobel prizes of 1973 - methods that honeybees use to communicate
04-Dec-23 – The Boar
What it’s like to be a bee
21-Nov-23 – Princeton University Press