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04/30/2018 / By Tracey Watson

A new, supposedly “bee-friendly” pesticide found to impair taste, learning, memory of the critically necessary insects

Honeybees are in trouble – BIG trouble. Bee populations have been dwindling all around the globe at an alarming rate in recent years, and some species have even made it on to the endangered list. Scientists have been scrambling to find out what is causing this alarming trend, but Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, and […]

04/10/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Walmart just filed six patents for robot bees – and it sounds like an episode straight out of Black Mirror

As honeybees and other vital pollinators continue their decline into what looks like total extinction, the Walmart corporation appears to be in the process of developing artificial bee “robots” that will presumably one day be used to pollinate plants in the absence of real bees, as well as identify crop damage and even spray pesticides. […]

04/10/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Here’s a good excuse to wait on a chore: It’s good for the bees if you mow the yard less frequently

It’s better for bees if homeowners mow the yard less often, according to a study published in the journal Biological Conservation. The study, funded by the National Science Foundation, indicated that mowing the yard less often improves bee habitat. The researchers conducted the study in order to determine whether different lawn mowing frequencies affected bee […]

03/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Quebec is restricting use of pesticides that harm fish, bird and bee populations

While it hasn’t gone as far as adopting a total ban, Quebec has imposed significant restrictions on the use of Atrazine, bee-killing neonicotinoids, and other dangerous pesticides, reported a Global News article. “It’s with a lot of pride that I’m going to proceed with the announcement about these important rules,” declared Isabelle Melançon, Environment Minister […]

03/09/2018 / By David Williams

FOOD COLLAPSE imminent? Researchers create “robobees” as last ditch effort to compensate for collapsing bee populations

The invention of robot bees – robobees, for short – could be the long-awaited solution to all sorts of problems caused by the dwindling bee population all around the world. Just in case you haven’t heard, the world bee population has been steadily declining. As a result, a number of different environmental problems have emerged. […]

01/09/2018 / By Rita Winters

Double threat may WIPE OUT honey bees, scientists warn: Pesticides and dwindling food supplies are killing them off at a record pace

For many years now, scientists have been warning us of the decreasing honey bee population. A new research reveals that honey bees could soon go extinct due to the increased uses of chemical pesticides and the severely low amount of food supplies for these poor creatures. A University of California, San Diego study shows that […]

11/05/2017 / By Janine Acero

The 7 great advantages of beekeeping on your homestead

The thought of keeping your own bees in your homestead can be appealing, as well as a little daunting, what with the responsibility of tending to their every need to keep them thriving in your backyard. However, apiculture, or beekeeping, has some great benefits for you, your family, and the environment that may finally encourage you to consider it. […]

10/19/2017 / By Mike Adams

The global ecosystem is rapidly collapsing… insect biomass plummets 75% in one generation… scientists warn of “decimation”… humanity may not survive much longer

For years, I’ve warned that humanity is a suicide cult which has engineered its own destruction by relentlessly poisoning the natural world with chemical pesticides, heavy metals and GMOs. Now, the collapse of living systems across the planet is accelerating like never before, with ocean fisheries collapsing by the day, topsoil vanishing by the inch, […]

09/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Predicted decline in coffee production may be thwarted — if they save the bees first

Hang on to that bag of coffee beans in your kitchen: a team of researchers estimated that the coffee-growing regions of Latin America will undergo a significant decline by 2050 due to environmental changes. In their study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they predict that coffee-suitable areas can shrink by as […]

09/04/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Mass WIPEOUT of insects happening now across the U.K… has Earth been poisoned to death?

Drivers in the U.K. have noticed a lot fewer insects colliding with their windshields recently. This might sound like good news on the surface. After all, no one wants to kill bugs while they’re driving, and scrubbing their remains off the windshield isn’t the most pleasant task, either. However, this absence of insects on cars […]

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