Useful Links
The Plight of the Bee
https://www.soilassociation.org/wildlife/bees
http://www.takepart.com/save-our-bees
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evaggelos-vallianatos/honeybees-on-the-verge-of_b_4326226.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
Extensive Research on Bees in North America
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/topic.jsp?term=Topic%2FbeeColonyCollapse
Possible Contributors to Bee Deaths
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2683535-update-monsanto-could-double-its-profits?ifp=0 (Commercial Ag. Company Seeking to Double Profits)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140709140308.htm (Pesticide Exposure)
http://qz.com/107970/scientists-discover-whats-killing-the-bees-and-its-worse-than-you-thought/
http://www.organicgardening.com/living/is-your-yard-killing-bees?cm_mmc=LivingLightlyNL-_-1647150-_-03312014-_-is-your-yard-killing-bees_readmore
http://www.soilassociation.org/wildlife/bees/beeresearch (Neonicotinoid Products)
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27980344 (Neonicotinoid Products)
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/19/6338235/beekeepers-search-for-answers.html (Inorganic Almond Farming)
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/04/17/bee-safe-plants (Concerns with Pesticides)
http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/four-year-study-bee-killing-pesticides-released-bad-news-doesnt-stop-bees.html
Information on Bee (and Human) Health
Roundup Herbicide 125 Times More Toxic Than Regulators Say
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/roundup-herbicide-125-times-more-toxic-regulators-say
Major Pesticides Are More Toxic to Human Cells Than Their Declared Active Principles
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/179691/
National Pollinator Strategy (England)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-pollinator-strategy-for-bees-and-other-pollinators-in-england
Bee health in Europe
http://www.phytofar.be/Files/Upload/Docs/01_BEEHEALTHINEUROPE-Facts-Figures2013.pdf
A Balanced Diet Depends on Bees
http://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/news/bees
Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain (The Nation)
http://www.thenation.com/article/178804/warning-signs-how-pesticides-harm-young-brain
Pesticides 'making bees smaller' (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/20/pesticides-making-bees-smaller
Pesticides halve bees' pollen gathering ability, research shows (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/29/bees-pollen-pesticides-ban
Research on Bees and Radiation from Cell Towers
http://inhabitat.com/its-official-cell-phones-are-killing-bees/
http://www.hese-project.org/hese-uk/en/papers/warnke_bbm.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3052591/
http://emfsafetynetwork.org/cell-phone-radiation-disturbs-honey-bees/
http://www.hese-project.org/hese-uk/en/papers/warnke_bbm.pdf
http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/207/art%253A10.1007%252Fs13592-011-0016-x.pdf?auth66=1396651517_344bc345dd461180e2475ae6e66a3bd9&ext=.pdf
International Beekeeping
http://www.scirp.org/Journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54891#.VSSCmbo-DZt
International Bee-related Activity
Not just bees - aviary predators (birds) appear affected by neonicotinoids
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/09/neonicotinoids-farmland-birds
National Pollinator Week
http://www.care2.com/causes/6-ways-to-celebrate-the-birds-and-the-bees-for-national-pollinator-week.html
US sets up honey bee task force
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27951040
UK launches bee protection plan – but asks pesticide companies to assess risks
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2014/mar/06/uks-plan-bee-relies-on-chemical-companies-to-assess-pesticide-risk
Chemical giants go to court, bees go to Washington, and giant carpenter bees (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/04/bees-buzzfeeds-pesticides-ban-congress
One-Third of U.S. Honeybee Colonies Died Last Winter, Threatening Food Supply (Wired)
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/05/winter-honeybee-losses/
Sri Lanka Bans Glyphosate/Roundup
http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/03/13/14418/sri-lanka-bans-monsanto-herbicide-citing-potential-link-deadly-kidney-disease?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=watchdog&utm_medium=publici-email
Pesticide Lobby Spends Millions To Defend Chemicals Tied To Bee Deaths (Huffington Post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/pesticide-lobby-bees_n_2980870.html
Honeybee shortage threatens crop pollination in Europe (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25656283
U.S. funds research to reduce use of pesticides harmful to bees (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/08/epa-honeybees-idUSL2N0KI1QM20140108
Local Articles on Bees (2010)
http://bermudasun.bm/Content/NEWS/Environment/Article/Bee-die-off-could-devastate-Bermuda-crops/24/898/48672
http://bermudasun.bm/Content/NEWS/Environment/Article/Bee-parasite-could-destroy-crops--experts-warn/24/898/45010
https://www.soilassociation.org/wildlife/bees
http://www.takepart.com/save-our-bees
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/evaggelos-vallianatos/honeybees-on-the-verge-of_b_4326226.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
Extensive Research on Bees in North America
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/topic.jsp?term=Topic%2FbeeColonyCollapse
Possible Contributors to Bee Deaths
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2683535-update-monsanto-could-double-its-profits?ifp=0 (Commercial Ag. Company Seeking to Double Profits)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140709140308.htm (Pesticide Exposure)
http://qz.com/107970/scientists-discover-whats-killing-the-bees-and-its-worse-than-you-thought/
http://www.organicgardening.com/living/is-your-yard-killing-bees?cm_mmc=LivingLightlyNL-_-1647150-_-03312014-_-is-your-yard-killing-bees_readmore
http://www.soilassociation.org/wildlife/bees/beeresearch (Neonicotinoid Products)
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-27980344 (Neonicotinoid Products)
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/19/6338235/beekeepers-search-for-answers.html (Inorganic Almond Farming)
http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/04/17/bee-safe-plants (Concerns with Pesticides)
http://www.treehugger.com/environmental-policy/four-year-study-bee-killing-pesticides-released-bad-news-doesnt-stop-bees.html
Information on Bee (and Human) Health
Roundup Herbicide 125 Times More Toxic Than Regulators Say
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/roundup-herbicide-125-times-more-toxic-regulators-say
Major Pesticides Are More Toxic to Human Cells Than Their Declared Active Principles
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/179691/
National Pollinator Strategy (England)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-pollinator-strategy-for-bees-and-other-pollinators-in-england
Bee health in Europe
http://www.phytofar.be/Files/Upload/Docs/01_BEEHEALTHINEUROPE-Facts-Figures2013.pdf
A Balanced Diet Depends on Bees
http://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/news/bees
Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain (The Nation)
http://www.thenation.com/article/178804/warning-signs-how-pesticides-harm-young-brain
Pesticides 'making bees smaller' (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/20/pesticides-making-bees-smaller
Pesticides halve bees' pollen gathering ability, research shows (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/29/bees-pollen-pesticides-ban
Research on Bees and Radiation from Cell Towers
http://inhabitat.com/its-official-cell-phones-are-killing-bees/
http://www.hese-project.org/hese-uk/en/papers/warnke_bbm.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3052591/
http://emfsafetynetwork.org/cell-phone-radiation-disturbs-honey-bees/
http://www.hese-project.org/hese-uk/en/papers/warnke_bbm.pdf
http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/207/art%253A10.1007%252Fs13592-011-0016-x.pdf?auth66=1396651517_344bc345dd461180e2475ae6e66a3bd9&ext=.pdf
International Beekeeping
http://www.scirp.org/Journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=54891#.VSSCmbo-DZt
International Bee-related Activity
Not just bees - aviary predators (birds) appear affected by neonicotinoids
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/09/neonicotinoids-farmland-birds
National Pollinator Week
http://www.care2.com/causes/6-ways-to-celebrate-the-birds-and-the-bees-for-national-pollinator-week.html
US sets up honey bee task force
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27951040
UK launches bee protection plan – but asks pesticide companies to assess risks
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2014/mar/06/uks-plan-bee-relies-on-chemical-companies-to-assess-pesticide-risk
Chemical giants go to court, bees go to Washington, and giant carpenter bees (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/04/bees-buzzfeeds-pesticides-ban-congress
One-Third of U.S. Honeybee Colonies Died Last Winter, Threatening Food Supply (Wired)
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/05/winter-honeybee-losses/
Sri Lanka Bans Glyphosate/Roundup
http://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/03/13/14418/sri-lanka-bans-monsanto-herbicide-citing-potential-link-deadly-kidney-disease?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=watchdog&utm_medium=publici-email
Pesticide Lobby Spends Millions To Defend Chemicals Tied To Bee Deaths (Huffington Post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/pesticide-lobby-bees_n_2980870.html
Honeybee shortage threatens crop pollination in Europe (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25656283
U.S. funds research to reduce use of pesticides harmful to bees (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/08/epa-honeybees-idUSL2N0KI1QM20140108
Local Articles on Bees (2010)
http://bermudasun.bm/Content/NEWS/Environment/Article/Bee-die-off-could-devastate-Bermuda-crops/24/898/48672
http://bermudasun.bm/Content/NEWS/Environment/Article/Bee-parasite-could-destroy-crops--experts-warn/24/898/45010
Sources Used
A special thanks is extended to all who participated in the success of the Bee Fair. Apologies to anyone left off this list. All of the help given was appreciated.
Carlos Armaral, Alison Copeland, Ross Conrad, Mr. Furbert, Mrs. Fergusson, Reuben Flood, Vanesse Flood Gordon, Amy Harvey, Dorte Horsfield, Claire Jessey, Jocelyn Morrison, Dr. Thad Murdoch, Dr. Mark Outerbridge, Drew Pettit, DeJuan Seymour, Tommy Sinclair, Lucinda Spurling & able technicians, Anna-Laura Spurling, Mark Wheddon, Kevin Whitecross, Susan Wilson, Student Volunteers
Animal & Garden, Bermuda Bookstore, Bermuda Botanical Society, Bermuda National Trust, Bloomfield Nursery, Bermuda Rose Society, Chartwell Apiaries, Dancing Bee Gardens (VT, USA), Department of Environmental Protection, Harrington Hill Farm, Island Press, Leisure Time, Pembroke Tile, Soil Association of the UK, Somersfield Academy
HD photos on this site are courtesy of RYZE Photography.
Other photos are extracted from Google Images.
General Information based on:
Gilbert Waldbauer's novel: Fireflies, Honey, and Silk
Keep Britain Buzzing Campaign: https://www.soilassociation.org/wildlife/bees
Bermuda Beekeeper's Association Webpage: http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/uploads/BfDJ81%20ZoominBermuda008.pdf
Local Interviews and News Articles
Carlos Armaral, Alison Copeland, Ross Conrad, Mr. Furbert, Mrs. Fergusson, Reuben Flood, Vanesse Flood Gordon, Amy Harvey, Dorte Horsfield, Claire Jessey, Jocelyn Morrison, Dr. Thad Murdoch, Dr. Mark Outerbridge, Drew Pettit, DeJuan Seymour, Tommy Sinclair, Lucinda Spurling & able technicians, Anna-Laura Spurling, Mark Wheddon, Kevin Whitecross, Susan Wilson, Student Volunteers
Animal & Garden, Bermuda Bookstore, Bermuda Botanical Society, Bermuda National Trust, Bloomfield Nursery, Bermuda Rose Society, Chartwell Apiaries, Dancing Bee Gardens (VT, USA), Department of Environmental Protection, Harrington Hill Farm, Island Press, Leisure Time, Pembroke Tile, Soil Association of the UK, Somersfield Academy
HD photos on this site are courtesy of RYZE Photography.
Other photos are extracted from Google Images.
General Information based on:
Gilbert Waldbauer's novel: Fireflies, Honey, and Silk
Keep Britain Buzzing Campaign: https://www.soilassociation.org/wildlife/bees
Bermuda Beekeeper's Association Webpage: http://www.beesfordevelopment.org/uploads/BfDJ81%20ZoominBermuda008.pdf
Local Interviews and News Articles
