pollinators

Walmart just filed six patents for robot bees – and it sounds like an episode straight out of Black Mirror

April 10, 2018 -

Posted by Ethan Huff

(Natural News) As honeybees and other vital pollinators continue their decline into what looks like total extinction, the Walmart corporation appears to be in the process of developing artificial bee “robots” that will presumably one day be used to pollinate plants in the absence of real bees, as well as identify crop damage and even […]

in: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Butterfly depopulation, Collapse, Corporations, Current Events, Drones and surveillance, Environment, FIght against GMOs, Food, Future, Glyphosate & Roundup, GMOs, Honey Bees, Pesticides, Pesticides & Herbicides, Robot Economy, Robotics and AI, Science, Science & Tech, Technology, Toxic chemicals, Toxic ingredients, Walmart

Here’s a good excuse to wait on a chore: It’s good for the bees if you mow the yard less frequently

April 10, 2018 -

Posted by Michelle Simmons

(Natural News) It’s better for bees if homeowners mow the yard less often, according to a study published in the journal Biological Conservation. The study, funded by the National Science Foundation, indicated that mowing the yard less often improves bee habitat. The researchers conducted the study in order to determine whether different lawn mowing frequencies […]

in: Environment, Home & Life, Home gardening, Honey Bees

Quebec is restricting use of pesticides that harm fish, bird and bee populations

March 13, 2018 -

Posted by Edsel Cook

(Natural News) While it hasn’t gone as far as adopting a total ban, Quebec has imposed significant restrictions on the use of Atrazine, bee-killing neonicotinoids, and other dangerous pesticides, reported a Global News article. “It’s with a lot of pride that I’m going to proceed with the announcement about these important rules,” declared Isabelle Melançon, […]

in: Amphibians, Animals, Environment, Honey Bees, Pesticides, Pesticides & Herbicides, Wildlife

FOOD COLLAPSE imminent? Researchers create “robobees” as last ditch effort to compensate for collapsing bee populations

March 9, 2018 -

Posted by David Williams

(Natural News) The invention of robot bees – robobees, for short – could be the long-awaited solution to all sorts of problems caused by the dwindling bee population all around the world. Just in case you haven’t heard, the world bee population has been steadily declining. As a result, a number of different environmental problems […]

in: Culture & Society, Honey Bees, Robotics and AI, Technology

Double threat may WIPE OUT honey bees, scientists warn: Pesticides and dwindling food supplies are killing them off at a record pace

January 9, 2018 -

Posted by Rita Winters

(Natural News) For many years now, scientists have been warning us of the decreasing honey bee population. A new research reveals that honey bees could soon go extinct due to the increased uses of chemical pesticides and the severely low amount of food supplies for these poor creatures. A University of California, San Diego study […]

in: Conservation, Environment, Food, Honey Bees

The 7 great advantages of beekeeping on your homestead

November 5, 2017 -

Posted by Janine Acero

(Natural News) The thought of keeping your own bees in your homestead can be appealing, as well as a little daunting, what with the responsibility of tending to their every need to keep them thriving in your backyard. However, apiculture, or beekeeping, has some great benefits for you, your family, and the environment that may finally encourage you to […]

in: Animals, Clean foods & organics, Culture & Society, Environment, Food, Green living / sustainable living, Homesteading, Honey Bees

The global ecosystem is rapidly collapsing… insect biomass plummets 75% in one generation… scientists warn of “decimation”… humanity may not survive much longer

October 19, 2017 -

Posted by Mike Adams

(Natural News) For years, I’ve warned that humanity is a suicide cult which has engineered its own destruction by relentlessly poisoning the natural world with chemical pesticides, heavy metals and GMOs. Now, the collapse of living systems across the planet is accelerating like never before, with ocean fisheries collapsing by the day, topsoil vanishing by […]

in: Health Ranger

Predicted decline in coffee production may be thwarted — if they save the bees first

September 27, 2017 -

Posted by Frances Bloomfield

(Natural News) Hang on to that bag of coffee beans in your kitchen: a team of researchers estimated that the coffee-growing regions of Latin America will undergo a significant decline by 2050 due to environmental changes. In their study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they predict that coffee-suitable areas can shrink […]

in: Animals, Environment, Food, Honey Bees

Mass WIPEOUT of insects happening now across the U.K… has Earth been poisoned to death?

September 4, 2017 -

Posted by Isabelle Z.

(Natural News) Drivers in the U.K. have noticed a lot fewer insects colliding with their windshields recently. This might sound like good news on the surface. After all, no one wants to kill bugs while they’re driving, and scrubbing their remains off the windshield isn’t the most pleasant task, either. However, this absence of insects […]

in: Animals, Butterfly depopulation, Culture & Society, Environment, Environment, Food, Honey Bees, Pesticides, Pesticides & Herbicides, Science, Toxic chemicals

DENIAL: Remember when the scientific “status quo” claimed pesticides didn’t harm honeybees? Now the evidence is undeniable

July 24, 2017 -

Posted by Isabelle Z.

(Natural News) Anyone who still tries to claim that pesticides do not harm honeybees after recent study results out of Germany and France is likely trying to promote their own interests because they are clearly out of touch with reality. The new study, which was published in the Journal of Apicultural Research, leaves no doubt […]

in: Animals, Culture & Society, Environment, Honey Bees, Pesticides, Science