Please read the RBI Summer 2011 Newsletter and important information below from Frank Gellatly. Are your bees starving? National Bee Unit - Advice Note 2nd June 2011 This year has seen exceptional weather with some regions having the driest spring for a century whilst others such as Scotland receiving far more precipitation than average. … Continue reading Regional Bee Inspector’s Newsletter and Advice – June 2011
Bee Health
Report On Global Bee Decline
Losses in the bee population is a global issue and affects both Apis mellifera and Apis cerana. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has published a fascinating report on the global decline of honey bees. You can read Richard Black's comments on the BBC Environment blog the summary on the UNEP website or read/download the … Continue reading Report On Global Bee Decline
Nosema testing April 9th 2011
Bees over-wintering are mostly confined to their hives and this crowding together with the extended life of workers provides conditions for the build up of nosema spores in the abdomen. Find out more about Nosema on Beebase. We are running a nosema testing workshop on Saturday, April 9th starting at 9.30 and closing at about 3.00 pm. This … Continue reading Nosema testing April 9th 2011
Government asked to investigate insecticide impact
The Environment Secretary, Caroline Spelman, will have to answer a question in the Commons from the former Home Office minister David Hanson about whether the Government will investigate if the effect of neonicotinoids on the grooming behaviour of bees is similar to its effect on termites. Full report in the Independent
Early Day Motion 1267 – email from Stephen Crabb MP
Martin Caton, MP for The Gower is the Primary Sponsor for the Early Day Motion 1267 IMPACT OF NEONICOTINOID PESTICIDES ON BEES AND OTHER INVERTEBRATES 13.01.2011. I emailed Stephen Crabb MP about this asking for his support for this. I am pleased to share his reponse which read: "Dear John, Thank you for your email of 22nd January regarding … Continue reading Early Day Motion 1267 – email from Stephen Crabb MP
