consultation of national pollinator strategy

[Dared]

Government paper released on what they are looking to do to protect pollinators. Worth a read. https://consult.defra.gov.uk/plant-...sultation-on-the-national-pollinator-strategy

 

[Midland Beek]

Surely any half-wit knows why pollinators are in such steep decline in developed countries with intensive systems of agriculture and forestry?

 

[alldigging]

We will be running workshops (lasting around 3 hours) at the following locations:
21 March – York – Fera, Sand Hutton
11 April – Bristol – Armada House
16 April – London – Emmanuel Centre

 

[Chris B]

List of consultees.
Includes all the obvious candidates, and.......Heineken.

 

[Moggs]

List of consultees.

Includes all the obvious candidates, and.......Heineken.

Now, if it were Carlsberg, we could probably have the best pollinators in the world. Somebody had to say it...


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[Russel]

Surely any half-wit knows why pollinators are in such steep decline in developed countries with intensive systems of agriculture and forestry?

Not just any.......!

Extract from BBKA email, David Aston's NBU letter

"Beekeepers will be asked to play a crucial role in ensuring a healthy, thriving honey bee population able to contribute to the pollination requirements identified in the strategy."

and there was me thinking I should ensure my bees were unhealthy?

 

[Hivemaker.]

We will be running workshops (lasting around 3 hours) at the following locations:
21 March – York – Fera, Sand Hutton
11 April – Bristol – Armada House
16 April – London – Emmanuel Centre

Sounds like your going to be busy.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

we will be running workshops (lasting around 3 hours) at the following locations:
21 march – york – fera, sand hutton
11 april – bristol – armada house
16 april – london – emmanuel centre

free?

 

[midnight sun]

Just finished reading the 'related documents' sections. Could have been reduced to a third of what is written if they had not continually repeated themselves and cut out the 'corporate speak'. Nearly lost the will to live!
My brain hurts!!!!!

 

[mbc]

Just finished reading the 'related documents' sections. Could have been reduced to a third of what is written if they had not continually repeated themselves and cut out the 'corporate speak'. Nearly lost the will to live!
My brain hurts!!!!!

I keep plugging away at this, but with my low attention span and the continually repeated bits its very difficult to pick up where I left it.
I need a new brain!
Some gems in there so far though, I particularly liked the forthcoming DEFRA study into what motivates voluntary recorders, with a view to recruiting more, turkeys voting for Christmas!?

 

[mbc]

Worth a read. https://consult.defra.gov.uk/plant-...sultation-on-the-national-pollinator-strategy

Sometimes when you take an interest in something you have to take the rough with the smooth (this isnt smooth).

 

[madasafish]

I tried reading it.

Gave up.

Written by civil servants for civil servants.

 

[busybee53]

I am not even going to bother reading it. The covering letter was bad enough. Plus I doubt if the powers that be are going to listen to me even if I did come up with the solution. They never listen to me about the EU, the Health Service, Immigration etc etc. See I'm already getting stressed. I will just get back to my candles (see other thread). Peace man.

 

[midnight sun]

agree with that MBC!

 

[Travelator]

I am not even going to bother reading it. The covering letter was bad enough. Plus I doubt if the powers that be are going to listen to me even if I did come up with the solution. They never listen to me about the EU, the Health Service, Immigration etc etc. See I'm already getting stressed. I will just get back to my candles (see other thread). Peace man.

Actually, the number of people who bother responding to this kind of thing is tiny (see results from the recent consultation on the future of the bee inspectorate). So if you do bother to respond, you personally will probably represent at least 2% of the constituency.

However, I think you're right to be doubtful about whether anyone will take any notice of the results - at best they might pick through the responses to find anything that supports the decisions that were already taken months ago.

 

[busybee53]

Actually, the number of people who bother responding to this kind of thing is tiny (see results from the recent consultation on the future of the bee inspectorate). So if you do bother to respond, you personally will probably represent at least 2% of the constituency.

However, I think you're right to be doubtful about whether anyone will take any notice of the results - at best they might pick through the responses to find anything that supports the decisions that were already taken months ago.

 

[sunhivebee]

I tried reading it.

Gave up.

Written by civil servants for civil servants.

I am relieved that Damian Carrington has read it before me, and having read his piece, I rapidly lost interest
http://www.theguardian.com/environm...n-chemical-companies-to-assess-pesticide-risk

 

[Edwardking]

Read it all. Did the survey. Asked them to remove VAT from supplies, subsidise medicines, license system for beekeepers, make unlicensed beekeeping illegal, asked for subsidies for beekeeping education, asked them to listen to us too, not just ASDA and friends.

 

[REDWOOD]

Total waste of time, money and resources, everyone knows what needs to be done FERA included

 

[Edwardking]

Total waste of time, money and resources, everyone knows what needs to be done FERA included

Everyone?