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Neonic replacement not popular with farmers or beekeepers

They’re too expensive, ineffective and still harmful to bees, to cite just some of the concerns expressed

By Alex Binkley March 21, 2017

A proposed replacement for a key neonicotinoid pesticide is proving unpopular with everyone — including farmers and beekeepers. Farmers adopted neonic pesticides because they were safer and didn’t damage the environment as older pesticides did. With one of the three used in Canada being phased out, the search for replacements is on. Mark Brock, chairman

Bee deaths appear to be declining during planting season thanks to protective measures.

Crops, News

Bee death reports continue decline: Health Canada

Neonic pesticides have been widely blamed for these losses but the reality is much more complex

By Alex Binkley February 15, 2017

Measures to protect pollinators from pesticide residues in dust generated by corn, soybean and canola planting have continued to reduce bee deaths during the planting season, says Health Canada. Following the introduction of the measures in 2014, the number of bee death incidents have remained well below the high levels of 2012 and 2013, the

Close up view of the working bees on honeycells.

Crops

Bee health creating a buzz

The bee industry wants to see government support for ongoing research to continue

By Alex Binkley November 2, 2016

While bee health has received a lot of attention in Canada in recent years, it’s not time to stop learning about them, says the head of the Canadian Honey Council. Kevin Nixon, the organization’s president, told the Senate agriculture committee there’s still plenty to learn about bees and what’s causing overwintering losses and how various

Honeybee numbers and production appear to be rebounding.

Crops, News

Honeybee colonies and production are up

Mitigation measures implemented in 2014 appear to be working

By Alex Binkley October 26, 2016

Steps taken to protect honeybees from crop protection products appear to be working. The number of honeybee colonies and their level of production has been rising since 2013, according to testimony to the Senate agriculture committee. Andrea Johnson, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) director general of sector development told the committee the most recently available

Country Crossroads

Keep calm and love bees and other pollinators

Some people don’t like bees but these beneficial insects are among those that should be respected for what they do

By Rrbc Release September 28, 2016

Despite the bad reputation that bees and other pollinators sometimes have, they represent an exclusive club. One of a bee’s most important jobs is that of a pollinator. This is an exclusive club of animals that assists plants in their reproduction as pollinators, that includes species of ants, bats, bees, beetles, birds, butterflies, flies, moths

Livestock

Leading insecticide cuts bee sperm by almost 40 per cent

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 28, 2016

The world’s most widely used insecticide is an inadvertent contraceptive for bees, cutting live sperm in males by almost 40 per cent, The Guardian in the UK is reporting. Citing research led by Lars Straub at the University of Bern, Switzerland, the report says neonicotinoid pesticides were found to cut the lifespan of the drones

News

Bee stewardship award open for nominations

Pollinator protection measures on Canadian farms and ranches are to be recognized with a conservation award

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 6, 2016

Are you or someone you know taking steps to protect pollinators on a farm or ranch in Canada? Then you should consider applying for the 2016 Canadian Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award, a program that’s a joint undertaking of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), Pollinator Partnership (P2), and Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA). Individuals

News

Study finds not all neonics equal when it comes to risks to bees

Clothianidin, the active ingredient in Poncho and Prosper, may have got a bad rap

By Kate Kelland, Reuters July 6, 2016

A group of chemical insecticides known as neonicotinoids that has been banned in Europe due to fears about potential harm to bees has been found in new research to have very differential risks for bumblebees. Scientists who conducted the research said their findings showed that at least one neonicotinoid in the banned group — clothianidin

Livestock

Postal workers pledge to move bees, chicks if striking

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 15, 2016

Canada Post and its unionized staff have agreed to set up a system in which workers would volunteer to move live animals, such as day-old chicks or bees, during a strike or lockout. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said Tuesday it has a new agreement with the Crown corporation to move and deliver social

Local news

Beehives to go high tech

A so-called smart beehive could change how apiarists manage their colonies and treat mites

By Shannon VanRaes June 2, 2016

We have smart phones, smart cars and even smart fridges. Now, Allan Campbell is preparing to launch the smart beehive. “We are still in the prototype phase, but we hope to have the first ones out this summer. So far it hasn’t left the lab yet,” said the co-owner of Durston Honey Farms and president

Daily Network News

Chicago feeder cattle gain ground as corn futures rise

Grain Growers of Canada announces Bruce Burrows as executive director

Proposed Sask. poultry research facility gets funding influx

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