[oxnatbees] Neonic win
- From: "Paul Honigmann" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "paul.honigmann" for DMARC)
- To: "oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <oxnatbees@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 04:09:24 -0500
Looks like Michael Gove, thus the UK, thus the EU have come down firmly against
neonicotinoids:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/09/uk-will-back-total-ban-on-bee-harming-pesticides-michael-gove-reveals
Culmination of years of campaigning. Maybe those e-petitions helped.
Also one in the eye for the BBKA and NFU who campaigned hard to keep neonics.
One thing this article mentions I wasn't aware of: apple growers in the UK are
beginning to have to hand-pollinate.
In other news, conventional beeks are beginning to sit up and pay much more
attention to the importance of warm, insulated hives - another area where
natural beeks have led the way.
Paul
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