Give Bees a Chance: Go Organic!
What began with the collapse of bee colonies has become a full-on insect apocalypse that scientists say is “tearing apart the tapestry of life”, devastating bird populations, impacting human health and threatening the future of foods that rely on pollinators.
The U.S. agricultural landscape is now 48 times more toxic to bees than it was 25 years ago and crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries are already being reduced by a lack of pollinators.
Why? Because of Bayer’s business model: genetically modified seeds soaked in bee-killing neonic insecticides.
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Organic Bytes Newsletter
Read Current Issue — May 3, 2024
Newsletter #849: Ban The Forever Chemicals Contaminating Water, Food & Farmland
In This Issue:
- Toxic Forever Chemicals
- Tribute to Ronnie Cummins
- Could Eating More Fermented Foods Help Improve Mental Health?
- A Mix-up Over Bioengineered Tomato Seeds Sparked Fears About Spread of GMO Crops
- 5 Things You Should Know Before Buying A Chocolate Bar
- Stop Canadian Supplement Restrictions Coming to the US
- Connecting the Dots
- We Don’t Charge People for Air. We Shouldn’t Charge for Water, Either.
- In the Search for Wellness, Hack Your Health Goes Straight to the Gut
- 15 Easy Ways to Enjoy Nature This Spring, From Foraging to Cloud-Gazing
- Why We Have Lawns
- Other Essential Reading and Videos for the Week
Give Bees a Chance leaflet
Give Bees a Chance bumper stickerRecommended Resources:
- Pesticide Action Network
- Xerces Society Report: How Neonics Can Kill Bees
- The Ultimate Guide to Beekeeping
- FOE’s National Retail and Wholesale Nursery Commitments with Policy Statements
- Beyond Pesticides Bee Protective Resources
- The Xerces Center for Invertebrate Conservation
- Friends of the Earth Bee Action Campaign
- Become a Bee City USA
- Bee Against Monsanto on Facebook
Video Library
Pollen for Food – A Solitary Solution
Neonicotinoids: The New DDT?
Marla Spivak: Why bees are disappearing
Managing Garden Insects Begins with a Question: Friend or Foe?
News You Can Use: Attracting Pollinators
Queen of The Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? (Trailer)
Making the Switch: Eldredge Lumber and Hardware
Bee’s Swarm Ace and True Value
Reverend Billy + the Stop-Shopping Choir: The Honeybeelujah Show
Gardeners Beware
Vanishing of the Bees – Trailer
Give Bees A Chance Song
Beneficial Insects in the Garden
Farming for Beneficial Insects: Pollinators, Predators and Parasitoids
Save Our Bees with Moby