Discussion With USDA About Honey Bee Health Survey

Recently, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a survey about honey bee health which has created quite a stir from bee health advocates as well as beekeepers. The survey implies that honey bee populations are increasing. Meanwhile, beekeepers are expressing concerns about the interpretation of this data. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer discusses the survey with Mr. Joshua O’Rear, an agricultural statistician with USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. His current duties include preparing the estimates for the Honey, Honey Bee Colonies, and Cost of Pollination reports. Stay tuned!

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Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Is Endangered & Brain Cell Death In Bats

In this week’s segment of The Neonicotinoid View, host June Stoyer and Colorado beekeeper, Tom Theobald talk about the recent news about the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee as the first bee in the continental United States to be listed as endangered. Also, discussed is new research that proving how imidacloprid cripples the echo location ability in bats and causes brain cell death. This new research proves what top scientists have been warning us about for decades. Stay tuned!

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Studying Bees and Disease is No Breeze!

Why are bees in crisis and why is it such a big deal? There are a myriad of diseases that affect bees. Colony Collapse Disorder is one of the most bizarre diseases that is baffling everyone. Animals, especially bees, do not abandon their children. Humans may do it but the bees do not. This is one of the critical issues with Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).

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