Monthly Archives: November 2012

stop the neonics

Posted on November 8, 2012 by salp111

With the latest disappointing Defra report feeling like a betrayal of confidence, I decided to write to my MP. asking for an independent report on the neonics we all hate so much. At first , I received a bog standard … Continue reading →

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Bees in winter

Posted on November 6, 2012 by enhancingthefuture

I’m sure I read somewhere that bees consume less resources over winter if the days and nights are colder rather than milder. Does anyone have any figures for the temperatures at which bees become less mobile and cluster more? Are … Continue reading →

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Bees, Badgers, Birds and Insecticides

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Gareth John

There has been much debate amongst the public over a possible badger cull in parts of England as a means of controlling TB in cattle.  Yet there is no public debate over the much larger issue of the widespread use … Continue reading →

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