BBC-Partial coverage of Mass Bee Deaths
CBGnetwork | 05.03.2009 21:05 | Animal Liberation | Ecology
Todays BBC news reports include a feature on what the beeb call the "mysterious disappearance of billions of Bees" . But if they had done their homework they would find that it's not so mysterious. The go off on a tangent about "Colony Collapse Disorder" something Americans seemed to have dreamed up, but they then inform us that this term is misleading
and they are just leading us up the path.
and they are just leading us up the path.
The BBC go on a magical mystery story to the United States to find the answer to the deaths of billions of honey bees, totally ignoring the recent events in europe.
'No proof' of bee killer theory
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7925397.stm
The campaign against the use of neonicotinoids has been going on or at least two years.
The BBC article states: "But many experts now say that the term is misleading and there is no single, new ailment killing the bees".
This could be true but German Bee keepers have carried out scientific tests on thousands of dead bees the test proved that the Bees were killed by Clothianidin
The Coalition against the Dangers of Bayer, have sued the board of directors of Bayer Cropscience,
In May 2008 the Gaurdian reported :
Germany has banned a family of pesticides that are blamed for the deaths of millions of honeybees. The German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has suspended the registration for eight pesticide seed treatment products used in rapeseed oil and sweetcorn.
The move follows reports from German beekeepers in the Baden-Württemberg region that two thirds of their bees died earlier this month following the application of a pesticide called clothianidin.
Coalition against BAYER Dangers
http://www.cbgnetwork.org/4.html
More evidence, completely overlooked by the BBC
Mass Death of Bees
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW; August 28, 2008
EPA sued after allegations Bayer pesticide killing honeybees
http://www.cbgnetwork.org/2605.html
Press Release, August 25, 2008
Coalition against BAYER Dangers (Germany)
Pesticides cause mass death of bees
Germany: Charge against Bayer´s Board of Management
http://www.cbgnetwork.org/2596.html
Aug 26, 2008, The News & Observer (Raleigh/USA)
Bayer on defensive in bee deaths
German authorities look into allegation that RTP maker's pesticide harms environment
http://www.cbgnetwork.org/2599.html
The Guardian, May 23 2008
Pesticides: Germany bans chemicals linked to honeybee devastation
http://www.cbgnetwork.org/2518.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/23/wildlife.endangeredspecies
There has been a strong campaign by environmental groups and Bee Keepers we are currently organizing a campaign in Italy and
although I am not involved in the UK but I know there are a number of active groups .
Bayer Kills Bees!
neo-nicotinoid pesticides threaten honeybees and other insects worldwide
http://www.bayer-kills-bees.com/
'No proof' of bee killer theory
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7925397.stm The campaign against the use of neonicotinoids has been going on or at least two years.
The BBC article states: "But many experts now say that the term is misleading and there is no single, new ailment killing the bees".
This could be true but German Bee keepers have carried out scientific tests on thousands of dead bees the test proved that the Bees were killed by Clothianidin
The Coalition against the Dangers of Bayer, have sued the board of directors of Bayer Cropscience,
In May 2008 the Gaurdian reported :
Germany has banned a family of pesticides that are blamed for the deaths of millions of honeybees. The German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has suspended the registration for eight pesticide seed treatment products used in rapeseed oil and sweetcorn.
The move follows reports from German beekeepers in the Baden-Württemberg region that two thirds of their bees died earlier this month following the application of a pesticide called clothianidin.
Coalition against BAYER Dangers
http://www.cbgnetwork.org/4.html More evidence, completely overlooked by the BBC
Mass Death of Bees
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW; August 28, 2008
EPA sued after allegations Bayer pesticide killing honeybees
http://www.cbgnetwork.org/2605.html Press Release, August 25, 2008
Coalition against BAYER Dangers (Germany)
Pesticides cause mass death of bees
Germany: Charge against Bayer´s Board of Management
http://www.cbgnetwork.org/2596.html Aug 26, 2008, The News & Observer (Raleigh/USA)
Bayer on defensive in bee deaths
German authorities look into allegation that RTP maker's pesticide harms environment
http://www.cbgnetwork.org/2599.html The Guardian, May 23 2008
Pesticides: Germany bans chemicals linked to honeybee devastation
http://www.cbgnetwork.org/2518.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/23/wildlife.endangeredspecies There has been a strong campaign by environmental groups and Bee Keepers we are currently organizing a campaign in Italy and
although I am not involved in the UK but I know there are a number of active groups .
Bayer Kills Bees!
neo-nicotinoid pesticides threaten honeybees and other insects worldwide
http://www.bayer-kills-bees.com/
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More use full links a must for uninformed BBC journalists.
06.03.2009 11:18
Perhaps impartial would be a more accurate description of the BBC's report on the mass Bee deaths.
They harp on about the now fabled "Colony Collapse Disorder" which is obviously a corporate distraction.
But they don't mention the long running campaign to ban the offending pesticides, this is easily explained by
the huge profits that companies like Bayer make from selling these poisons.
Here are some more use full links a must for uninformed BBC journalists.
Mass bee deaths - Bayer pesticides suspended
http://www.leedsbeekeepers.org.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=438
Mass bee deaths tied to insecticide
http://b1ff.org/2008/08/27/235/mass-bee-deaths-tied-to-insecticide/
Mass Bee Deaths in Germany Spur Ban on Pesticides
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_12469.cfm
Germany bans the pesticide Poncho blamed for mass bee deaths.
http://greenicebergs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/germany-bans-the-pesticide-poncho-blamed-for-mass-bee-deaths/
Bayer Faces PR Damage Over Mass Bee Deaths
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/1000190/bayer-faces-pr-damage-over-mass-bee-deaths/
On going debate
Re: Bee Death : So, there isn't actually an actual illness or infestation that it can be blamed on...
http://members5.boardhost.com/medialens/msg/1236324284.html
They harp on about the now fabled "Colony Collapse Disorder" which is obviously a corporate distraction.
But they don't mention the long running campaign to ban the offending pesticides, this is easily explained by
the huge profits that companies like Bayer make from selling these poisons.
Here are some more use full links a must for uninformed BBC journalists.
Mass bee deaths - Bayer pesticides suspended
http://www.leedsbeekeepers.org.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=438 Mass bee deaths tied to insecticide
http://b1ff.org/2008/08/27/235/mass-bee-deaths-tied-to-insecticide/ Mass Bee Deaths in Germany Spur Ban on Pesticides
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_12469.cfm Germany bans the pesticide Poncho blamed for mass bee deaths.
http://greenicebergs.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/germany-bans-the-pesticide-poncho-blamed-for-mass-bee-deaths/ Bayer Faces PR Damage Over Mass Bee Deaths
http://industry.bnet.com/pharma/1000190/bayer-faces-pr-damage-over-mass-bee-deaths/ On going debate
Re: Bee Death : So, there isn't actually an actual illness or infestation that it can be blamed on...
http://members5.boardhost.com/medialens/msg/1236324284.html
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cell phones
07.03.2009 01:43
julia
Could bee
07.03.2009 09:08
The scouts travel up to 5km from the hive searching for flowers, these scouts then pass on the information to the worker Bees including wind direction and other adverse conditions. It appears that the magnetic radio waves from cell phone networks causes the scouts to get lost or are unable to pass on the SAT NAV info, as you can imagine companies like Vodafone are not too keen on this kind of research. There are undoubtedly a number of causes of the Bees dying, but there is concrete scientific proof that the pesticides Imidacloprid und Clothianidin are responsible for the deaths of millions of Bees.
B
Contributary factors
08.03.2009 19:33
and in 2008
It is great to see someones been able to identify the pesticide involved. Do you know why are organic bees weren't dying from it? Presumably they were just as exposed to it but better able to survive it due to having less other ailments.
Danny