March 2014

New science: Widespread use and frequent detection of neonicotinoid insecticides in prairie wetlands

March 26, 2014

Plos One: (Abstract) Neonicotinoids currently dominate the insecticide market as seed treatments on Canada's major Prairie cr

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U.S. Honey Production up 5 Percent

March 24, 2014

Honey production in 2013 from producers with five or more colonies tot

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Heavy costs: Weighing the value of neonicotinoid insecticides in agriculture

March 24, 2014

This report tackles the question of whether neonicotinoid pesticides are beneficial to agriculture or not.

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Prince George Citizen: Beekeepers reject bee health report: doesn't do enough to stem pesticide residues

March 20, 2014

MILTON, Ont. - The Ontario Beekeepers Association says it can't endorse the final report from the Bee Health Working Group.

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Province releases final report of Bee Health Working Group

March 20, 2014

To view full Government report

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OBA Press Release: Ontario beekeepers do not endorse Bee Health Working Group report

March 20, 2014

PRESS RELEASE: MARCH 19, 2014

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CTV Beekeepers reject bee health report over pesticide residues

March 20, 2014

MILTON, Ont.

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Dutch Parliament votes to ban all neonicotinoid pesticide uses in the Netherlands

March 19, 2014

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New research on website including "Bees Under Stress: Sublethal doses of a neonicotinoid pesticide and pathogen interact to elevate honey bee mortality across the life cycle."

March 15, 2014

View five new independent, peer-reviewed studies recently added to OBA's website.

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Call for papers: International Workshop on Hive and Bee Monitoring

March 13, 2014

September 17, 2014, Missoula, MT

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New research in Nature: Disease associations between honeybees and bumblebees as a threat to wild pollinators

March 13, 2014

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose a risk to human welfare, both

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Small Farm Canada: 2014 The year of the bee, or year of fewer bees?

March 13, 2014

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National Bee Diagnostic Centre Accepting Samples for 2014

March 6, 2014

Sample Proced

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93% of Ontario's beekeepers support OBA's stance on neonicotinoids

March 6, 2014

Big thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to OBA's survey on strategic directions.

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Transcript of OBA testimony to Senate Committee

March 6, 2014

Congratulations to OBA President Dan Davidson and our partner and co-presenter, Jean-Pierre Chapleau, from Federation des apiculteurs du Quebec for

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Virtual bees could help understanding of colony collapse, researchers say

March 6, 2014

Virtual' bees could help to unravel the "complex causes of colony decline" says a team led from University of Exeter.

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March 2014

New science: Widespread use and frequent detection of neonicotinoid insecticides in prairie wetlands

U.S. Honey Production up 5 Percent

Heavy costs: Weighing the value of neonicotinoid insecticides in agriculture

Prince George Citizen: Beekeepers reject bee health report: doesn't do enough to stem pesticide residues

Province releases final report of Bee Health Working Group

OBA Press Release: Ontario beekeepers do not endorse Bee Health Working Group report

CTV Beekeepers reject bee health report over pesticide residues

Dutch Parliament votes to ban all neonicotinoid pesticide uses in the Netherlands

New research on website including "Bees Under Stress: Sublethal doses of a neonicotinoid pesticide and pathogen interact to elevate honey bee mortality across the life cycle."

Call for papers: International Workshop on Hive and Bee Monitoring

New research in Nature: Disease associations between honeybees and bumblebees as a threat to wild pollinators

Small Farm Canada: 2014 The year of the bee, or year of fewer bees?

National Bee Diagnostic Centre Accepting Samples for 2014

93% of Ontario's beekeepers support OBA's stance on neonicotinoids

Transcript of OBA testimony to Senate Committee

Virtual bees could help understanding of colony collapse, researchers say

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March 2014

New science: Widespread use and frequent detection of neonicotinoid insecticides in prairie wetlands

U.S. Honey Production up 5 Percent

Heavy costs: Weighing the value of neonicotinoid insecticides in agriculture

Prince George Citizen: Beekeepers reject bee health report: doesn't do enough to stem pesticide residues

Province releases final report of Bee Health Working Group

OBA Press Release: Ontario beekeepers do not endorse Bee Health Working Group report

CTV Beekeepers reject bee health report over pesticide residues

Dutch Parliament votes to ban all neonicotinoid pesticide uses in the Netherlands

New research on website including "Bees Under Stress: Sublethal doses of a neonicotinoid pesticide and pathogen interact to elevate honey bee mortality across the life cycle."

Call for papers: International Workshop on Hive and Bee Monitoring

New research in Nature: Disease associations between honeybees and bumblebees as a threat to wild pollinators

Small Farm Canada: 2014 The year of the bee, or year of fewer bees?

National Bee Diagnostic Centre Accepting Samples for 2014

93% of Ontario's beekeepers support OBA's stance on neonicotinoids

Transcript of OBA testimony to Senate Committee

Virtual bees could help understanding of colony collapse, researchers say

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