The Buzz

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

What are bee bus stops and could the Channel Islands get some?

31-Mar-22 – ITV News

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2022-03-31/what-are-bee-bus-stops-and-could-the-channel-islands-get-some

Brighton makes bee line for mandatory swift bricks

21-Mar-22 – Scottish Construction Now

https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/articles/and-finally-brighton-makes-bee-line-for-mandatory-swift-bricks

New wildlife seed mix promises to be best yet for biodiversity

18-Mar-22 – FarmingUK

https://www.farminguk.com/news/new-wildlife-seed-mix-promises-to-be-best-yet-for-biodiversity_60053.html

Five foods on the decline due to climate change

California uses 60% of the honeybee hives in the country just for almond pollination each winter

16-Mar-22 – Speciality Food Magazine

https://www.specialityfoodmagazine.com/news/five-foods-on-the-decline-due-to-climate-change

Honey producer Rowse has launched a campaign telling customers that buying honey will protect bees

16-Mar-22 – Talking Retail

Why You Should Stay Away From Stinging Insects

16-Mar-22 – business mole

http://www.businessmole.com/why-you-should-stay-away-from-stinging-insects/

Beeswax Market to Witness Stunning Growth

14-Mar-22 – NyseNewsGuild

https://nysenewsguild.com/2022/03/14/beeswax-market-to-witness-stunning-growth-akrochem-corporation-bills-bees-new-zealand-beeswax/

ZEMIC load sensors find novel use for critical health monitoring function on Apiago’s smart beehives

08-Mar-22 – Process and Control Today

https://www.pandct.com/news/zemic-load-sensors-find-novel-use-for-critical-health-monitoring-function-on-apiagos-smart-beehives

Research demonstrates value ‘injurious weeds’ can bring to both pollinators and biodiversity

08-Mar-22 – BES

https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/research-demonstrates-value-injurious-weeds-can-bring-to-both-pollinators-and-biodiversity/

DEFRA lifts ban on bee-killing neonicotinoid

03-Mar-22 – The ENDS report

https://www.endsreport.com/article/1748556/defra-lifts-ban-bee-killing-neonicotinoid

Growers allowed to use neonic after threshold for use met

02-Mar-22 – FarmingUK

https://www.farminguk.com/news/growers-allowed-to-use-neonic-after-threshold-for-use-met_59945.html

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

https://reaction.life/plants-are-flowering-a-month-earlier-than-unusual-pollinator/

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

https://reaction.life/birds-and-bees-why-new-buildings-need-to-support-the-natural-world/

 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/

31-Mar-21 – Country Living

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a35986457/sweet-chestnut-tree-rhs-campaign/

How bees and drones team up to find landmines

30-Mar-21 – BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56344609

How is apivectoring innovating agricultural systems?

30-Mar-21 – Open Access Government

How is apivectoring innovating agricultural systems?

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/how-is-apivectoring-innovating-agricultural-systems/107527/embed/#?secret=ChqdMXW0MG

Developing Varroa Resistant Bees: Steve Riley’s Guest Blog

26-Mar-21 – The BeeListener

Developing Varroa Resistant Bees: Steve Riley’s Guest Blog.

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://www.beelistener.co.uk/beekeeping/developing-varroa-resistant-bees-steve-rileys-guest-blog/embed/#?secret=amnnzH1BOR

Neonic authorisation ‘was against expert advice’

26-Mar-21 – Ends Report

https://www.endsreport.com/article/1711156/neonic-authorisation-was-against-expert-advice

Making honey without bees and milk without cows

23-Mar-21 – BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56154143

Beekeeper, 89, blasts CPS after it drops charges against three teenagers who were accused of destroying 30 hives

23-Mar-21 – Mail Online

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9392807/Beekeeper-blasts-CPS-drops-charges-against-three-boys-accused-destroying-hives.html

Liquid gold: beekeepers defying Yemen war to produce the best honey

23-Mar-21 – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/23/liquid-gold-beekeepers-defying-yemen-war-to-produce-honey

After Almonds, The Beekeepers’ Enduring Race Begins

22-Mar-21 – BeeInformed

The Great Bee Marathon

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://beeinformed.org/2021/03/22/after-almonds-the-beekeepers-enduring-race-begins/embed/#?secret=FrsJygvr88

Honeybees run vaccination programmes, too

20-Mar-21 – The Economist

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/03/18/honeybees-run-vaccination-programmes-too

The Syrian beekeeper helping fellow refugees in West Yorkshire

18-Mar-21 – ITV

https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2021-03-18/the-syrian-beekeeper-helping-fellow-refugees-in-west-yorkshire

Jersey islanders asked to report Asian hornet sightings

17-Mar-21 – ITV

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2021-03-17/jersey-islanders-asked-to-report-asian-hornet-sightings

These biodegradable face masks turn into flowers when you plant them

12-Mar-21 – Country Living

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/news/a35804769/biodegradable-face-masks-flowers/

What Does The New Ruling On Oxalic Acid In Honey Mean?

10-Mar-21 – BeeInformed

What Does The New Ruling On Oxalic Acid In Honey Mean?

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://beeinformed.org/2021/03/10/what-does-the-new-ruling-on-oxalic-acid-in-honey-mean/embed/#?secret=FRhZhcqK05

Angelina Jolie named ‘Godmother’ of bees in new humanitarian venture

08-Mar-21 - NME

Angelina Jolie named ‘Godmother’ of bees in new humanitarian venture

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://www.nme.com/news/film/angelina-jolie-named-godmother-of-bees-in-new-humanitarian-venture-2896112/embed#?secret=juTHPH3JL5

Has China messed with your honey? How the country's 'blending' factories are now producing MORE honey than the world's bees

05-Mar-21 – Mail Online

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9328285/Has-China-messed-honey-Far-honey-sold-worlds-bees-produce.html

Tory government U-turns on bee-killing pesticide plan after threat of legal action

03-Mar-21 – The Canary

Tory government U-turns on bee-killing pesticide plan after threat of legal action

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://www.thecanary.co/discovery/analysis-discovery/2021/03/03/tory-government-u-turns-on-bee-killing-pesticide-plan-after-threat-of-legal-action/embed/#?secret=rVI2m5qAzj

Neonic seed treatment will not be used on 2021 beet crop

02-Mar-21 – FarmingUK

https://www.farminguk.com/news/neonic-seed-treatment-will-not-be-used-on-2021-beet-crop_57706.html

A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% – here’s why scientists are worried

02-Mar-21 – The Conversation

https://theconversation.com/a-common-soil-pesticide-cut-wild-bee-reproduction-by-89-heres-why-scientists-are-worried-155985

Bee Farmer Turns Up the Heat with New Hot Fire Honey

02-Mar-21 – Business News Wales

Bee Farmer Turns Up the Heat with New Hot Fire Honey

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://businessnewswales.com/bee-farmer-turns-up-the-heat-with-new-hot-fire-honey/embed/#?secret=A83W22njmR

Bringing nature to life at the home of Rolls-Royce

28-Feb21 – ProLandscaperMagazine

Bringing nature to life at the home of Rolls-Royce

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://www.prolandscapermagazine.com/bringing-nature-to-life-at-the-home-of-rolls-royce/embed/#?secret=qeK80w9EeA

A quiet conservation success story, the likes of which aren’t told enough

26-Feb-21 – Positive News
https://www.positive.news/environment/conservation/a-quiet-conservation-success-story-the-likes-of-which-arent-told-enough/

Chemical detection triggers honey bee defense against a destructive parasitic threat

25-Jan-21 – Nature Chemical Biology

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41589-020-00720-3Posted in 2021 Links on  by Peter Halford.

Links and eMails etc. – End of February

Plantwatch: fungus creates fake fragrant flowers to fool bees

17-Feb-21 – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/17/plantwatch-fungus-creates-fake-fragrant-flowers-xyris-to-fool-bees#:~:text=Fungi%20have%20been%20discovered%20making,from%20Guyana%20in%20South%20America.

 Bee keeper stung by Brexit rules

16-Feb-21 – ITV News

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2021-02-15/bee-keeper-stung-by-brexit-rules

 Scientists explain why plant diversity is crucial for bee conservation

10-Feb-21 – Open Access Government

Scientists explain why plant diversity is crucial for bee conservation

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/plant-diversity/103459/embed/#?secret=mpYxsTFesZ

 A pair of skydivers play CATCH in freefall - with a jar of honey

09-Feb-21 – Yahoo News

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/pair-skydivers-play-catch-freefall-114300803.html

 Canadian Solar gets the buzz about bees

09-Feb-21 – ReNews.biz

https://renews.biz/66329/canadian-solar-gets-the-buzz-about-bees/

 Old drug is new weapon against tsetse flies

04-Feb-21 – The Naked Scientists

https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/science-news/old-drug-new-weapon-against-tsetse-flies

 Virtual beekeeping is buzzzing in 2021

04-Feb-21 – Country Living

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/countryside/a35414593/virtual-beekeeping/

 The Wildlife Trust challenges ‘unlawful’ use of killer pesticide

03-Feb-21 – Environment Journal

 Brexit: 15 million baby bees could be seized and burned over ‘monumentally stupid’ rules

02-Feb-21 – The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-bees-burned-uk-eu-rules-b1796201.html

 Flowering inferno: Beekeeper says imported bees could be burned due to Brexit rules

02-Feb-21 – The Mailhttps://www.mailplus.co.uk/news/51184/flowering-inferno-beekeeper-says-imported-bees-could-be-burned-due-to-brexit-rulesPosted in 2021 Links on  by Peter Halford.

Links and eMails etc. – End of January

Wildlife Trusts mulls legal action after neonic authorisation

28-Jan-21 – FarmingUK

https://www.farminguk.com/News/wildlife-trusts-mulls-legal-action-after-neonic-authorisation_57466.html

The Wildlife Trusts explore legal challenge to Government decision to allow emergency use of neonicotinoid

27-Jan-21 – The Wildlife Trusts

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/wildlife-trusts-explore-legal-challenge-government-decision-allow-emergency-use-neonicotinoid

UK needs “actions, not words”, argues Labour as environment bill delayed

26-Jan-21 – Labour List

https://labourlist.org/2021/01/uk-needs-actions-not-words-argues-labour-as-environment-bill-delayed/

The Bolivian couple saving honey bees from coca deforestation

25-Jan-21 – Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/the-bolivian-couple-saving-honey-bees-fr-id724787426?chan=c1tal5kh

Quarter of known bee species have not been recorded since 1990

22-Jan-21 – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/22/quarter-of-known-bee-species-have-not-been-recorded-since-1990

Plan Bee: How Labour is seeking to protect Britain’s pollinators

22-Jan-21 – Labour List

https://labourlist.org/2021/01/plan-bee-how-labour-is-seeking-to-protect-britains-pollinators/

EU lawmakers raise concerns about UK 'regression' on pesticides

19-Jan-21 – edie

https://www.edie.net/news/11/EU-lawmakers-raise-concerns-about-UK--regression--on-pesticides/

Defra approves emergency authorisation of neonicotinoid

09-Jan-21 – FarmingUK

https://www.farminguk.com/news/defra-approves-emergency-authorisation-of-neonicotinoid_57325.html

The hidden symbols you may have missed in the Bridgerton costumes

08-Jan-21 – Cosmopolitan

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/fashion/a35137897/bridgerton-costume-hidden-symbol/

Buzzing with excitement! Israeli biologists discover new bee species

08-Jan-21 – Jewish News

https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/new-bee-species-discovered-by-israeli-researchers/

Powys Honey Producer One of the Fastest Growing Businesses in Wales

07-Jan-21 – BusinessNewsWales

Powys Honey Producer One of the Fastest Growing Businesses in Wales

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://businessnewswales.com/powys-honey-producer-one-of-the-fastest-growing-businesses-in-wales/embed/#?secret=XY6JfY6RMo

Cellnutrition Health Introduces Promising New Vaccine and Immunotherapy

06-Jan-21 – Pharmiweb

https://www.pharmiweb.com/press-release/2021-01-06/cellnutrition-health-introduces-promising-new-vaccine-and-immunotherapy

Online beekeeping business buzzes towards £2m turnover

06-Jan-21 – The Business Desk

Online beekeeping business buzzes towards £2m turnover

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/2047509-online-beekeeping-business-buzzes-towards-2m-turnover/embed#?secret=0aWLiIoyiz

Honeybee venom as cure of cancer

05-Jan-21 – Kashmir Reader

Honeybee venom as cure of cancer

https://web.archive.org/web/20210420141942if_/https://kashmirreader.com/2021/01/05/honeybee-venom-as-cure-of-cancer/embed/#?secret=Lx1SmlzGGJPosted in 2021 Links on  by Peter Halford.