2022 Links

In this section you will the very latest links to topical Bee matters that our Membership secretary gets sent and which he harvests via Google Alerts

Wildlife gardening – 12 expert tips for making your outdoor space more attractive to bees, birds, and animals

27-Feb-22 – Living etc

https://www.livingetc.com/advice/wildlife-gardening

Beekeepers using tracking devices to protect precious hives

22-Feb-22 – AP News

https://apnews.com/article/technology-health-business-united-states-theft-449f7234e63f8ae757bf75b1866e51b4

Conservation charity asks Channel Islanders to grow more wild patches to stop bees declining

18-Feb-22 – ITV

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-02-18/conservation-charity-asks-islanders-to-grow-wild-patches-to-stop-bees-declining

Wildlife Trusts' lawyers question legality of emergency neonics use

14-Feb-22 – FarmingUK

https://www.farminguk.com/news/wildlife-trusts-lawyers-question-legality-of-emergency-neonics-use_59851.html

York council chiefs agree to scale back use of controversial herbicide

09-Feb-22 – York Press

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/19908530.york-council-chiefs-agree-scale-back-use-controversial-herbicide/

Plants are flowering a month earlier than usual

07-Feb-22 – Reaction Life

Scientists develop insect-sized flying robots with flapping wings

02-Feb-22 – Science Daily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220202143053.htm

Government launches farming forum to tackle issues

28-Jan-22 – Farming UK

https://www.farminguk.com/news/government-launches-farming-forum-to-tackle-issues_59751.html

 We need to take action on regulation and R&D to realise the potential of our homegrown crops

27-Jan-22 – The House

https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/we-need-to-take-action-on-regulation-and-rd-to-realise-the-potential-of-our-homegrown-crops

 Devastating new pollution findings reveal a Tory-led Britain is life-threatening

20-Jan-22 – The Canary

 Air pollution significantly reduces pollination by confusing butterflies and bees

20-Jan-22 – Phys.Org

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-air-pollution-significantly-pollination-butterflies.html

 Honey is helping to conserve the spectacled bear, thanks to bears and bees

19-Jan-22 – Check Mind News

https://chemindnews.com/honey-is-helping-to-conserve-the-spectacled-bear-thanks-to-bears-and-bees/

 There are up to 70% fewer pollinator visits in areas with high air pollution

19-Jan-22 – Air Quality News

 Birds and bees: why new buildings need to support the natural world

19-Jan-22 – Reaction

 The wasp lesson

18-Jan-22 – The Ecologist

https://theecologist.org/2022/jan/18/wasp-lesson

 'Banned' bee-harming pesticide approved for use, despite expert advice

17-Jan-22 – BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-59995387

 Antiques Road Trip star Izzie Balmer wows fans with surprising new hobby

07-Jan-22 – Hello Magazine

https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220107130295/antiques-road-trip-izzie-balmer-reveals-surprising-new-hobby/

 Creating a buzz: living artwork for bees will bloom in Cornwall this summer

06-Jan-22 – Positive.News
https://www.positive.news/society/living-artwork-for-bees-will-bloom-at-eden-project-this-summer/