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Neonicotinoids – Not just bees in danger?
A report issue by EASAC suggests that a focus on honey bees has distorted the debate around neonicotinoids. But there is more and more evidence that widespread use of neonicotinoids has severe effects on a range of organisms that provide…
RTE programme on Bees
RTE One will be showing a program called “GLIONDAR – Honeybee Heaven” on Monday the 16th of March at 19:30. Some of it was shot in Gormanston last year
Bumblebees better than honeybees?
Bumblebees better than honeybees? When it comes to certain areas of pollination they are. The faster wing beat of Bumblebees is more in tune with flowers that require vibrations around 400 Hz to release their pollen. These rapid vibrations are…
Honey Gathering in Nepal
The Gurung tribesmen of Nepal are master honey hunters, risking their lives collecting honeycomb in the foothills of the Himalayas, using nothing more than handmade rope ladders and long sticks known as tangos. Some stunning images from the Guardian Newspaper…
