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Surprisingly few ‘busy bees’ make global crops grow

Conservation of wild pollinators can’t be based on economics alone

By University Of Vermont June 22, 2015

A major international study published in Nature Communications, suggests that only two per cent of wild bee species pollinate 80 per cent of bee-pollinated crops worldwide. The study is one of the largest on bee pollination to date. While agricultural development and pesticides have been shown to produce sharp declines in many wild bee populations,

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Tiny number of bees account for most crop pollination, study finds

By Alister Doyle, GFM Network News June 17, 2015

Oslo | Reuters — Just two per cent of wild bee species do almost 80 per cent of their work in pollinating crops, according to a study on Tuesday that outlined simple measures for farmers to attract star insects to safeguard food production. The international report, based on 90 studies in five continents, said governments

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Growing a 4-H garden you can ‘Bee Proud’ of

4-H clubs can get free seeds to  plant pollinator-friendly gardens

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 15, 2015

4-H Canada and Syngenta Canada have announced the second year of Proud to Bee a 4-H’er, an initiative where 4-H club members learn about bees and other pollinators by planting and tending pollinator-friendly gardens. Participating 4-H clubs will create bee-friendly habitats using Proud to Bee a 4-H’er bee-friendly seed packets. 4-H clubs that register for

Crops

Health Canada continues to assess neonic herbicides

There is debate over how much damage would be incurred by corn and soybean producers if neonics are banned

By Alex Binkley June 10, 2015

Health Canada is seeking more information from farmers and technical experts before it completes its assessment of neonicotinoid pesticides. A TV network received a leaked version of the report, which environmental groups said proved neonic pesticides should be banned. In an emailed response, the department said the draft report, which has been shared with agriculture

Crops

Neonics are in the picture, but they’re not the whole picture

The varroa mite is still the top concern for beekeepers, in the eyes of one expert,  but other factors can’t be ignored either

By Shannon VanRaes March 18, 2015

It’s a question many both inside and outside of agriculture are asking — why are so many honeybees dying? While some culprits have been fingered, experts say it’s not a problem that can be solved with a silver bullet. “It’s very tempting to come up with easy answers, and if anything is clear, it’s that

Crops

Ontario’s curbs on neonics may protect bees but diminish crops

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel November 26, 2014

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Ontario’s move to protect bees by reducing use of a pesticide seed treatment may diminish corn and soybean production, seed companies said on Wednesday. Beekeepers welcomed the move by Ontario, the first North American government to curb use of seed treated with neonicotinoids, which are used to kill insects that harm

Crops

Bee foraging chronically impaired by pesticide exposure

Another study sheds light on why neonicotinoids and bees don’t mix

By University Of Guelph July 30, 2014

A RFID study co-authored by a University of Guelph scientist that involved fitting bumblebees with tiny radio frequency tags shows long-term exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide hampers bees’ ability to forage for pollen. The research by Nigel Raine, a professor in Guelph’s School of Environmental Sciences, and Richard Gill of Imperial College London was published

Crops

NFU sees moratorium on neonicotinoids

The Senate committee is studying the importance of bees to food production in Canada

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 14, 2014

The National Farmers Union (NFU) appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry May 1 to call for a five-year moratorium on the use of neonicotinoids on corn and soybeans in Ontario. The Senate committee is currently studying the importance of bees and bee health in the production of honey, food and seed

Crops

Environmental groups challenge PMRA over neonicotinoid approval

Conditional registration has been granted despite the objections

By Alex Binkley April 9, 2014

Four environmental organizations have attacked the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) for extending the conditional registration of clothianidin, a neonicotinoid insecticide, as a spray treatment until the end of 2015. The groups say PMRA didn’t properly consider two Notices of Objection to the renewal and the registration extension could keep the product on the market

Lorne Peters stands in front of photos of early Manitoba Co-operative Honey Producers Ltd. members, including his father Pete Peters.

News

How sweet it is: Honey Co-op turns 75

By Shannon VanRaes December 16, 2013

From processing honey in a Victorian warehouse in downtown Winnipeg, to marketing  worldwide, Manitoba’s honey co-operative has grown into an international business

It may have been 75 years ago, but Edwin Hofer still remembers the excitement of delivering honey to the then newly formed honey co-operative at its imposing Bannatyne Avenue processing facility. “I would go into the old plant with my dad on Bannatyne… we took the honey in pails at that time, there was no

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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Surprisingly few ‘busy bees’ make global crops grow

Tiny number of bees account for most crop pollination, study finds

Growing a 4-H garden you can ‘Bee Proud’ of

Health Canada continues to assess neonic herbicides

Neonics are in the picture, but they’re not the whole picture

Ontario’s curbs on neonics may protect bees but diminish crops

Bee foraging chronically impaired by pesticide exposure

NFU sees moratorium on neonicotinoids

Environmental groups challenge PMRA over neonicotinoid approval

How sweet it is: Honey Co-op turns 75

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