Will there be enough bees to pollinate this year’s almond crop? Commercial beekeeper Jim Doan explains what is impacting the beekeeping industry and why there is a shortage of bees heading to California to pollinate this year’s almond crop. Tune in as he talks to hosts, June Stoyer and Tom Theobald on The Neonicotinoid View.
It’s a new year and with it a new law suit. The EPA is being sued again! Beekeeper, Dave Hackenberg talks to June Stoyer and Tom Theobald about new EPA lawsuit.
The Presidential Task Force Report on Bee and Pollinator Health has been widely condemned for failing to address the primary cause of bee-deaths in America: pesticides. Environmental NGOs have strongly criticized the Task Force Report including: PANNA, Beyond Pesticides, Center for Food Safety, Friends of the Earth, National Resources Defense Council and EcoWatch. The central criticism is that this report gives pesticides a free pass in relation to bee colony deaths.