Tag: Colony Collapse Disorder

Business

USPS to release Protect Pollinators Forever stamps

Many see butterflies as beautiful creatures and bees as dangerous, both pollinators are vital to pollination. The USPS is trying to make a change! Details here.

August 2, 2017

Design-Build

Decrease in varroa mite levels means lower honeybee losses for beekeepers

For the first time in a while, beekeepers have some encouraging news about bee populations, but it is still a far cry from victory in researchers’ eyes.

May 30, 2017

Business

BioSafe study confirms ZeroTol 2.0 is safe for bees

Studies have shown that pesticides have contributed to a decline in the bee population so BioSafe has been testing ZeroTol 2.0. Click to read the findings.

December 9, 2015

Design-Build

Landscapers’ trade group keeps eye on honeybee health

Since 2013 the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), other associations, government agencies, legislators and academics have focused heightened attention on the plight of pollinators, particularly honeybees. Bees are used to pollinate more than 130 food crops, in addition to 16 percent of flowering plants, yet an increasing number of studies have illustrated a significant […]

August 18, 2015

Business

Five reasons your clients should consider ‘bee-scaping’

‘Bee-scaping’ invites struggling population into your clients’ yards As bee populations decline, public awareness of the problem – known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) – is increasing. More Americans also are recognizing the importance of combatting CCD, because the stakes are high: The collapse of bee populations poses a serious threat to U.S. crops, including […]

May 15, 2015

Business

Report shows pesticides may have larger effect on ecosystems

A scientific report out of Europe has found that neonicotinoids, a group of pesticides believed to contribute to the mass death of honeybees and widely used in the United States, could be more damaging to ecosystems that previously thought. Neonicotinoids have been banned in the EU since 2013, and the European Academies Science Advisory Council report […]

April 22, 2015

Business

Landscapers Can Help Dwindling Honeybee Population

Honeybee population is dwindling, and landscapers can do more to help. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there was an average loss of 30.5 percent of the honeybee population as opposed to the 22 percent the year before.

May 31, 2013