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I listened to a lecture at the NHS by Martin Giurfa who showed cognitive learning in honey bees was affected by as little as 1ppb of...

Or not, as the case may be :D James

Though I don't have much knowledge of the topic I'm probably in the same camp. Neonics aren't a good thing to be putting into the...

The are plenty of chemicals used in Sugar cane treatments in the Caribbean and Africa that are banned in the Europe, but no one seems to...

yes, but we all know that all that is hype churned up by the usual crowd to attract funding/donations the truth about neonic treatment...

B- More likely that bees are absorbing some of the water from the nectar for physiological demands. Exposure to air for dehydration is...

There is possibly a precedent for this and if you're studying organic chemistry you may be aware of it. For example, to the best of my...

I recall reading a book (by Oliver Lyle I think). One phrase sticks in my mind. The Almighty created man with the ability to produce...

I’ve extracted early summer honey and there was ivy pollen/honey in it, we thought it was eucalyptus but nope. Just goes to show that if...

apart from that, there is no difference whatsoever

hopefully it's beet sugar, rather than cane which has a massive carbon footprint, comes from halfway around the world, is responsible...

Their way of getting a fresh patent for the next 15 years?

Well….. did a quick flit round the trade stands. Driving back to our hotel we followed a fire engine which neatly pulled into a bus stop...

Closed up the weaker hive I was worried about - completely devoid of bees - no dead ones on the floor just a small patch of capped brood...

I’m there all 3 days as I’m a local. And if anyone going wants a New Paynes Nuc PM me as I have a few spares 😁.