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July 2013

The mystery of bee colony collapse

July 31, 2013

What's tipping honeybee populations into huge annua

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Beekeeper contends pesticides killing off honey business in Ontario

July 31, 2013

by Kris Svela

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University of Guelph researchers use honey to heal

July 31, 2013

By Katie Hartai

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New research: Pesticides alter bees susceptibility to Nosema Ceranae

July 25, 2013

Recent declines in honey bee populations and increasing demand for insect-pollinated crops raise concerns about pollinator sh

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The Organic View interviews Tibor Szabo

July 25, 2013

Listen:

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OBA Press Release: Farmers need all the facts about pesticides and bees

July 25, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Farmers Need All the Facts about Pesticides and Bees

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Grain farmers battle beekeepers over pesticides

July 24, 2013

By Matt Moir, CBC News 

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Caution urged on laying blame for honey bee deaths

July 23, 2013

The presid

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Loss of bees can affect plants' ability to reproduce: NY Times

July 23, 2013
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Letter to Editor: Central Hastings News from Robert Ferguson

July 21, 2013

We thought this was such a good letter from Robert Ferguson, M.Sc., R.P. Bio (Ret) from Marmora that we wanted to share it. Thanks, Robert!

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New research: An overview of the environmental risks posed by neonicotinoid insecticides

July 19, 2013

By Dave Goulson, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology 2013

 Summary

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MP Miller concerned about bees: Meaford Independent

July 18, 2013

Larry Miller, MP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, is calling on Health Canada to act as quickly as possible on a re-evaluation of the Neonicotinoids pest

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Canadians support ban on pesticides responsible for bee kills: Sierra Club

July 17, 2013

 

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OBA Launches Petition to Premier Wynne to Save Ontario's Bees

July 17, 2013

THIS PETITION IS NOW CLOSED.

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EU bans yet another pesticide harmful to bees

July 16, 2013

AFP - The European Union on Tuesday restricted the use of the insecticide

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CBC: Hamilton keepers feel the sting of drop in bee population

July 16, 2013

By Matt Moir, CBC News 

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Meaford Independent: Solving Bee Problem Crucial to All

July 13, 2013

Friday, 12 July 2013 05:58 By Stephen Vance, Staff Editorial

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Bee Bulletin: Ban Neonicotinoids, Save Bees

July 13, 2013
By: Dr. Tibor I. Szabo CM, Tibor P. Szabo, and Daniel C.
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Insecticide chief suspect in demise of honey bees: St. Catharines Standard

July 11, 2013
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Star editorial: Get to work to save Ontario's bees

July 11, 2013

Over the past few springs Ontario honey bee

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NY Times: Unraveling the pollinating secrets of a bee's buzz

July 11, 2013
By CARL ZIMMER Published: July 11, 2013

Now is the time of year when bees buzz from flower to flower.

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Toronto Star: Ontario to examine pesticides as possible cause of bee deaths.

July 9, 2013

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Press Release: OBA Supports Bee Health Working Group

July 9, 2013

Milton, Ontario, July 9, 2013: The Ontario Beekeepers’ Association (OBA) congratulates the Government of Ontario on their initiative to fo

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CBC News: What's killing Canadian honeybees? (VIDEO)

July 9, 2013

Beekeeper John Van Blyderveen is troubled by the silence in his laneway in Ontario's Oxford County.

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New Bees Act regs on pests in force July 1, 2013

July 8, 2013

The following Ontario regulations will be in effect as of July 1, 2013. 

Summaries

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Farm.com: Ontario, Quebec beekeepers want ban on neonic pesticides

July 5, 2013

By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com

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NBC Science News: Insecticides can weaken and kill honeybees - that's bad news

July 5, 2013

Once upon a time all honeybees had to worry about were silly old bears.

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The Star: Honey bees dropping like flies: Beekeeper blames pesticides

July 5, 2013

David Schuit routinely watches his employees die.

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CTV: Ontario beekeeper hoping for pesticide ban (VIDEO)

July 5, 2013
Angela Mulholland, CTVNews.ca 
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Premier Wynne to raise issues of bee mortality at Environment Ministers meeting

July 4, 2013

Agriculture ministers’ meeting takes place this month

 
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EFSA finalizes new guidelines for assessing risk

July 4, 2013

EFSA has published guidance for assessing the potential risks to honey bees, bumble bees and solitary bees from the use of pesti

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Bees are dropping like flies: Chatham Daily

July 4, 2013

Beekeepers in Ontario and Quebec are calling for a ban on a commonly used pesticide they believe is killing their bees.

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Over 30 million bees found dead in Elmwood

July 3, 2013

Shortly after 50,000 bees were found dead in an Oregon parking lot (read more 

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Sudden death of Guelph-area bees raises new questions

July 3, 2013

In 2008 I did a story for Rogers TV about a honeybee queen breeding business near Arkell south of Guelph operated by Tibor S

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OBA Press Release: Quebec and Ontario beekeepers join together to suspend neonicotinoid pesticides

July 2, 2013

The Federation des apiculteurs du Quebec and the Ontario Beekeepers Association have issued a

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