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Chemicals and bees: the good, the bad, the still legal

July 27, 2009

Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment

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bee, CCD, chemicals, colonycollapsedisorder, imidacloprid, neonicotinoid, pesticide, pollinator, simplesteps

I was out inspecting my bee hive this weekend. Yep, i've become a hobby beekeeper...its all the rage, dontcha know. Even though on most days my bees love me, yesterday one little rascal had a bad thought about me, culminating...continued

The bees need us to make a buzz for them!

June 27, 2008

Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment

Tags:
agriculture, bee, CCD, chemicals, collapse, colony, colonycollapsedisorder, honey, pesticide, pollen, pollinator, regulation, toxic

Honeybees make the world go round. Really! They contribute approximately $15 Billion..with a 'B'..billion dollars to the U.S. economy annually through their free services to pollinate over 130 cash crops, including 1/3 of the foods of the human diet. No...continued

Jennifer Sass
Jennifer Sass
Senior Scientist
Washington, D.C.
I grew up in the Canadian prairies where I learned to love open spaces, wild...
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