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Gardeners who have been ditching chemicals in a bid to save stricken honey bees may have been wasting their time.
In a shock move, the British Beekeepers’ Association (BBKA), which represents 24,000 amateur beekeepers, said is not convinced that controversial neonicotinoid garden insecticides are responsible for honey bee decline.
“There is no evidence we have seen of damage to honey bees from…
Honey bee colonies have suffered a rise in decline, and gardeners’ efforts to save our pollinators could be making matters worse.
A probe by the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) found that 16.2 per cent of UK bee colonies died between October 2011 and April 2012, compared to 13.6 per cent in 2010-11.
The London Beekeepers Association (LBKA) believes gardeners who have taken…
The bee crisis which has seen colonies collapse across Europe and America may be starting to ease.
Figures unveiled by the British Bee Keepers’ Association (BBKA) show huge growth in bee colonies over the summer – and a bumper harvest of honey for bee-keepers.
BBKA president Martin Smith said: “We estimate that bee-keepers have increased the number of their bee colonies by…
