Bees & the Environment

Loss of bees in Hungary
 

Half of honey bees in Denmark die
 

Problems with pesticides
 

Bee death in the USA: is the honey bee in danger? (BfD Journal #84)
Many people are concerned about the future of the honey bee because of the great number of bee colony losses, particularly in the USA, as recently highlighted throughout the media. To address the problem correctly, all the facts are needed.

Threats to Malaysia's Bee Trees - Take action
 

More Silent Spring (letters in response to 'Silent Spring in Northern Europe'?) BfD Journal 72
We received considerable correspondence from readers following Borje Svensson's Silent Spring in Northern Europe published in BfD Journal 71

Silent spring in Northern Europe? (BfD Journal 71)
Colonies of bees have survived my mismanagement, infestation with wax moth, queenlessness, wet insulation, or even being tipped over during a cold winter storm. Some of my colonies always survived and managed to multiply when the spring sun shone and brought flowers and nutritious food back into the life cycle again. Winter losses never ever exceeded 15% - until last year.

Beekeeping as a sustainable use of the rainforest in Nicaragua
Beekeeping with honey bees is a small part of the project, but there has been great interest to learn the business.

Alarm report - pollination
 

Forest honey in Zambia
 

The need for organic beekeeping
 

Effect of Apis mellifera on indigenous plant and animal species in Japan