Posted by Melissa Waage in Health and the Environment
A national survey released this week shows honey bee losses on the rise this year, prompting the state of Pennsylvania to pump money into colony collapse disorder (CCD) research. The Apiary Inspectors of America's annual survey indicated 36.1 percent of commercial...
Posted by Melissa Waage in Health and the Environment
If someone offers to sell you a beehive out of the back of a truck this spring, do not buy it, even if it’s a really good deal. Because those bees may be hot.That’s right—the law of supply and demand...
Posted by Melissa Waage in Health and the Environment
The premium ice cream maker recently announced it's launching a new flavor to call attention to the importance of honey bees and help fund research into colony collapse disorder. Haagen-Dazs says that without honey bees, the strawberries, raspberries, and other...
