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

The first coins to be struck include the £1 featuring British Bees

02-Nov-23 – The Royal Mint

https://www.royalmint.com/aboutus/press-centre/the-royal-mint-begins-production-of-new-1-coin-featuring-british-bees/

Pet medicine chemicals banned in agriculture found in English rivers

01-Nov-23 - The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/english-environment-agency-europe-government-spain-b2439421.html

Researchers to build hive of data from bee projects to drive biodiversity conservation efforts

01-Nov-23 – Carbon Pulse

Everything You Should Know About Honey Production and Why It Matters

31-Oct-23 – Intelligent Living

https://www.intelligentliving.co/everything-you-should-know-about-honey-production-and-why-it-matters/

Whoopi Goldberg wants to send the Pope some bees

13-Oct-23 – NME

New AI algorithm will hopefully save ‘hopping’ bee from extinction

12-Oct-23 – Envirotec

Immersive exhibition on bees and their fight for survival is coming to National Museums Liverpool

12-Oct-23 – The Guide Liverpool

https://theguideliverpool.com/immersive-exhibition-on-bees-and-their-fight-for-survival-is-coming-to-national-museums-liverpool/

Bees from the trees go into deep freeze thanks to UON

09-Oct-23 – University of Northampton

Are Avocados Really Not Vegan? The Truth Behind The Claim

04-Oct-23 – Plant Based News

One in six species at risk of going extinct in Great Britain

27-Sep-23 – The Narural History Museum
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2023/september/one-in-six-species-at-risk-of-going-extinct-in-great-britain.html

Invasive Asian hornets nets destroyed in Kent as sightings rocket

30-Sep-23 – Kent Live

https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/invasive-asian-hornets-nets-destroyed-8791582

How to report Asian hornets as nest found in Southend

29-Sep-23 – Echo News

https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23824709.report-asian-hornets-nest-found-southend/

Syrian beekeepers battle both war and climate change

28-Sep-23 – Arab News

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2382171/middle-east

'Active operations' underway after Asian hornets spotted on Teesside and nest located in Yarm

24-Sep-23 – Gazette Live

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/active-operations-underway-after-asian-27778354

EU executive proposes 10-year glyphosate approval extension

20-Sep-23 – Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/european-commission-proposes-10-year-approval-extension-glyphosate-2023-09-20/

Extinction Rebellion: Sheffield protestors visit Garden Centres dressed as Bees to protest weed killer sales

20-Sep-23 – The Star

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/environment/extinction-rebellion-sheffield-protestors-visit-garden-centres-dressed-as-bees-4261866

‘Massively concerning’: 2023 sees record number of Asian hornet sightings

19-Sep-23 – ENDS

https://www.endsreport.com/article/1837797/massively-concerning-2023-sees-record-number-asian-hornet-sightings

Huge killer Asian hornets nearly wipe out beekeeper’s business after tearing through hives

19-Sep-23 – The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/asian-hornets-kill-bees-business-b2412267.html

We asked a beekeeper how to get the best from your honey

14-Sep-23 – Jewish Chronicle

https://www.thejc.com/life-and-culture/all/we-asked-a-beekeeper-how-to-get-the-best-from-your-honey-2uROewummt1C7DBuSIkg28

Glyphosate herbicide is ‘absolutely fine’ to use, says environment secretary

13-Sep-23 – The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/therese-coffey-glyphosate-government-monsanto-union-b2410653.html

New Forest: Warning as Asian hornet nests spotted in garden

10-Sep-23 – Daily Echo

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23779956.new-forest-warning-asian-hornet-nests-spotted-garden/

Dealing with hornets, wasps and bees helpline

06-Sep-23 – ITVx

https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/dealing-with-hornets-wasps-and-bees-helpline

Beekeeper helping protect the disease-free status of Manx bees

04-Sep-23 – EnergyFM

https://www.energyfm.net/cms/news_story_795984.html

Scientists fear future of UK bees as Asian hornet sightings rise

04-Sep-23 – ITVx

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-09-04/scientists-fear-future-of-uk-bees-as-asian-hornet-sightings-rise

Fears over record sightings of Asian hornets in UK - most of which have been in Kent

01-Sep-23 – Kent Live

https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/fears-over-record-sightings-asian-8720714

Is Beekeeping Wrong?

21-Aug-23 – The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/is-beekeeping-wrong

Toronto drivers warned 'bee alert' as 5 million bees fall off truck and spill onto road

31-Aug-23 – itvX

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-08-31/toronto-drivers-warned-bee-alert-as-5-million-bees-fall-off-truck

Extinction Rebellion: Sheffield protestors visit Garden Centres dressed as Bees to protest weed killer sales

20-Aug-23 – The Star

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/environment/extinction-rebellion-sheffield-protestors-visit-garden-centres-dressed-as-bees-4261866

Honey Sector Blasted For ‘Greenwashing’ By Creator Of Bee-Free Alternative

17-Aug-23 – Plant based News

‘Murder Hornet’ Cousin Found In US For First Time

16-Aug-23 – The Weather Channel

https://weather.com/science/nature/video/murder-hornet-cousin-found-in-us-for-first-time

Why moths might be more efficient pollinators than bees and butterflies

16-Aug-23 – The Conversation

https://theconversation.com/why-moths-might-be-more-efficient-pollinators-than-bees-and-butterflies-204214

UK Gardeners Warned Against Viral Sugar Hack For Saving Bees

14-Aug-23 – Huffington Post

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bee-sugar-water-good-or-bad_uk_64da0bb5e4b077b577037653

Top London hotel with rock & roll history twins rooftop honey farm with hives in Tanzania

08-Aug-23 – Evening Standard

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/royal-lancaster-hotel-london-bees-abroad-honey-guest-b1097151.html

Police in Wales hunt thief who stole 14 hives full of bees

03-Aug-23 – Evening Standard

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/beehives-stolen-wales-police-welsh-north-wales-twitter-ford-b1098598.html

Habitat rarer than a tropical rainforest could be restored in Cornwall

02-Aug-23 – itvX

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-08-02/habitat-rarer-than-a-tropical-rainforest-could-be-restored-in-cornwall

Ground Control supports recolonisation of London bees after ‘harsh’ winter

02-Aug-23 – Pro Landscaper

Great Taste 3 Stars for Hive Mind Wye Valley Traditional Mead

01-Aug-23 – ResponseSource

https://pressreleases.responsesource.com/news/104332/great-taste-3-stars-for-hive-mind-wye-valley-traditional-mead/

Samuel L Jackson gave Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds '10lbs of bees' as a wedding gift in 2008: 'They got honey for a couple of years'

20-Jul-23 – MailOnline

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12321317/Samuel-L-Jackson-gave-Scarlett-Johansson-Ryan-Reynolds-10lbs-bees-wedding-gift-2008-got-honey-couple-years.html

Confirmed sighting of Asian hornets in Dover sparks government warning

19-Jul-23 – KentOnline

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/warning-after-confirmed-sighting-of-bee-eating-asian-hornets-290307/

Uckfield Guides are creating a buzz at housebuilder's Ridgewood Place development

18-Jul-23 – Sussex World

https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/uckfield-guides-are-creating-a-buzz-at-housebuilders-ridgewood-place-development-4222304

Why do people wax lyrical about manuka honey?

13-Jul-23 – Women’s Health

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/food/healthy-eating/a44493320/manuka-honey-benefits/

Is air pollution responsible for the global decline in insect numbers?

13-Jul-23 – AirQualityNews

Honeybee parasite could be tripped up by its distinctive walk – study

10-Jul-23 – Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nottingham-trent-university-b2372198.html

Bees get week early wakeup call from warming climate

09-Jul-23 – Science Daily

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230709202500.htm

Report paves way for EU to renew glyphosate use

06-Jul-23 – Phys.Org

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-critical-eu-glyphosate-agency.html

Brussels wants to relax rules for gene edited crops

06-Jul-23 – EuroNews

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/07/05/brussels-wants-to-relax-rules-for-gene-edited-crops

Beekeeper’s Notes: The Honey Keeps On Coming and Mysteriously, I’m Wearing Hats

01-Jul-23 – The Guildford Dragon

Two farmland projects showcase new ways to boost biodiversity

29-Jun-23 – Farming UK

https://www.farminguk.com/news/two-farmland-projects-showcase-new-ways-to-boost-biodiversity_62883.html

12 plants that are natural insect repellents

29-Jun-23 – Country Living
https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a44356062/plants-natural-insect-repellents/

Impacts of beekeeping on wild bee diversity and pollination networks in the Aegean Archipelago

24-Jun-21 – Ecography

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ecog.05553

Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population

22-Jun-23 – AP

https://apnews.com/article/honeybees-pollinator-extinct-disease-death-climate-change-f60297706e19c7346ff1881587b5aced

Rare bee-eaters return to the UK, highlighting the effects of climate change

16-Jun-23 – Evening Standard

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/rare-bee-eaters-return-uk-climate-change-rspb-b1088288.html

Bees and hoverflies are key to growing more fruit and veg in cities – new research

15-Jun-23 – The Conversation

https://theconversation.com/bees-and-hoverflies-are-key-to-growing-more-fruit-and-veg-in-cities-new-research-207665

Warning to gardeners as increase in hedgehog deaths blamed on strimmers after 'No Mow May'

11-Jun-23 – ITVx

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-06-11/spike-in-hedgehog-deaths-blamed-on-strimmers-after-no-mow-may

Farming practices failing to stop invertebrate decline, says study

07-Jun-23 – The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/invertebrates-insects-bees-farming-spiders-b2353088.html

Beekeeper wears 'bee helmet' to promote honey

06-Jun-23 – Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/beekeeper-wears-bee-helmet-to-promote-ho-id767640060

European farmers challenge current nature restoration proposal

05-Jun-23 – EuroNews

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/06/01/european-farmers-challenge-current-nature-restoration-proposal

Fake Chinese honey imports spur Spanish producers to demand EU action

03-Jun-23 = The Telegraph

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/06/03/fake-chinese-honey-imports-spain-eu/

Honeybee health blooms at federal facilities across the country

03-Jun-23 – AP

https://apnews.com/article/honeybee-health-federal-initiative-buildings-0958b05bdb7b7d8ba573056be95f5111

U.S. promotes honeybees with hives at buildings

03-Jun-23 – USA Today

https://eu.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2023/06/03/us-promotes-honeybees-hives-buildings/12024359002/