Pollinators secure our food supply, but Europe’s wild pollinators are being wiped out by intensive agriculture and the use of pesticides and fertilisers. In the latest in a series of damning reports, the European Court of Auditors accuses the Commission of failing ailing pollinator populations. Louise Kelleher reports. […]
Trying to answer a seemingly simple question: What kinds of flowers does a bee like? […]
International research shows that monocultures can be bad for the environment and production through effects on soil quality, erosion, plants and animals, and ultimately declining crop yields. […]
UK-wide study traces declining diversity of nectar sources for the country’s pollinators. Four plant species supplied half the UK’s nectar in 2007. […]
Even when analysing bee deaths, politics is interfering with reality once again. Myrto Pispini exposes what’s left out & who’s sneaking in […]
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