#hive collapse

[meeresbande]

Beepocalypse Nah

This episode talks about the shady side of honeybees- their role in the colonization of the Americas, why they're not actually that great at pollinating, and why we're still obsessed with them anyway.

About the Farm to Taber podcast:

Ag. Innovation. Food.

20+ years in agriculture all over the world, distilled into one podcast. Featuring all of your faves: veggies, orchards, greenhouses, grain, livestock. Farm to Taber talks sustainable farm and food strategies, and the humans behind them.

Farm to Taber is a show about the inner guts of the food system, and what it takes to make it work sustainably. All your faves are here: Science. Policy. Technology. Design. Business. The demographics and culture of US farming, and what that means for Americans and the world at large. Host Dr. Sarah Taber brings 20 years of experience in the sustainable and conventional agriculture business, throughout the US and internationally.

[drumlincountry]

[teratologique]

she kneeing my on my nic till I noid

[drunkdish]

Ep. 51: What I Would Give for a Rough Puff

Ep. 51: What I Would Give for a Rough Puff

Welcome to Episode 51: What I Would Give for a Rough Puff! Andrew Gurza of The Disability After Dark Podcast joins the dishes to talk about the importance of bees and that sticky sweet gold they produce, honey. This episode suffers from various audio (and internet connection) issues, so we apologize for…

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[eideard]

Court rules EPA wrongly approved insecticide toxic to honeybees

Court rules EPA wrongly approved insecticide toxic to honeybees

Just a reminder it’s also wild aster season here in New Mexico :) A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled…the Environmental Protection Agency erred in allowing the insecticide sulfoxaflor on the market in 2013, overturning the federal approval of the chemical and providing a major victory for environmentalists. A three-judge panel said the insecticide could hasten an already “alarming” decline in…

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[uptownjack]

unseen

it’s the thankless jobs that we think about the least that we need the most

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[thekintners]

Now you can't even trust that the "honey" you buy in a grocery store is real.  Is this a by product of bee hive collapse? Is there enough honey to satisfy demand any more? Be very careful when you buy honey and if possible, go to the beekeeper for it!

[thekintners]

Billions of honey bees have been disappearing from hives across the United States, a phenomenon scientists call Colony Collapse Disorder. Colony collapse is significant because many agricultural crops depend on pollination by bees. While all of the causes of this disaster are yet to be established, recent studies have implicated the use of neonicotinoid pesticides and insecticide-producing genetically engineered crops. Tell Congress to ban these toxic pesticides and GMOs!