May 2015

The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry releases report on bee health

May 31, 2015

Find it here

Canada five years behind Europe in banning pesticides: CBC

May 31, 2015

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Read OBA's latest newsletter: OBA board members appointed to Pesticides Advisory Committee

May 22, 2015

Read it here

Banning neonics will have smaller impact on agriculture than industry estimates: leaked draft report.

May 22, 2015

Banning neonics will have a minimal effect on corn and soybean yields, an internal federal government draft report shows.

OBA does not support the National Honey Bee Health Survey

May 19, 2015

Do

CBC: Bee-killing pesticides: The fight ramps up

May 19, 2015

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US summer and winter bee colony losses 42%

May 19, 2015

Read here

US releases its multi-pronged plan for bees and pollinators

May 19, 2015

Heavy on 'needs more research', etc.

PA Paul Kozak's Annual Report 2014

May 5, 2015

Worth reading:http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/food

OBA newsletter: winter loss survey results

May 5, 2015

Read OBA's best estimate based survey results from 411 Ontario beekeepers.

Better, but still twice what is acceptable.