Neonicotinoids: risks to bees confirmed

28-Feb-23 – European Commission

https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/180228

US bee conservation project shows some success

27-Feb-23 - The environment Journal

US bee conservation project shows some success

PAN Europe challenges Commission secrecy about highly toxic pesticides in EU Court

23-Feb-23 – Pesticide Action Network

https://www.pan-europe.info/press-releases/2023/02/pan-europe-challenges-commission-secrecy-about-highly-toxic-pesticides-eu

Coimbra university involved in international project to increase bee resistance

20-Feb-23 – Portugal Resident

https://www.portugalresident.com/coimbra-university-involved-in-international-project-to-increase-bee-resistance/

Farmers drive tractors through Paris in protest at pesticide bans

08-Feb-23 – Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hundreds-tractors-enter-paris-protest-against-pesticide-bans-2023-02-08/

Commission adopts stringent residue limits for pesticides to protect pollinators

02-Feb-23 – European Commission

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEX_23_543

Beekeeper’s Notes: How Dare We Kill Insects in the Name of Commercial Interest

01-Feb-23 – Guildford Dragon

Beekeeper’s Notes: How Dare We Kill Insects in the Name of Commercial Interest

UK approves bee-killing pesticide despite devastating impacts

26-Jan-23 – Environment Journal

UK approves bee-killing pesticide despite devastating impacts

1 in 3 bees, butterflies and hoverflies are disappearing. Can a new EU deal save our pollinators?

25-Jan-23 – EuroNews

https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/25/1-in-3-bees-butterflies-and-hoverflies-are-disappearing-can-a-new-eu-deal-save-our-pollina

EU to promote 'buzz lines' to help reverse decline of bees by 2030

24-Jan-23 – Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/eu-promote-buzz-lines-help-reverse-decline-bees-by-2030-2023-01-24/

France drops sugar beet pesticide exemption after EU court ruling

23-Jan-23 – Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/france-drops-sugar-beet-pesticide-exemption-after-eu-court-ruling-2023-01-23/

UK government allows ‘emergency’ use of banned bee-harming pesticide just days after EU tightens protections

23-Jan-23 – Wildlife Trust

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/government-allows-banned-pesticide

EU Court puts end to emergency use of bee-toxic pesticides

19-Jan-23 – EurActiv

EU Court puts end to emergency use of bee-toxic pesticides

46 homes on Derby street join forces to create 'bee corridor' to help worn out insects

08-Jan-23 – Derby Telegraph

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/46-homes-derby-street-join-8005470

The US Department of Agriculture approves first-ever honeybee-friendly pollen

09-Jan-23 - ReporterByte

The US Department of Agriculture approves first-ever honeybee-friendly pollen

Nature ‘struggled’ with extreme weather in 2022, says National Trust

05-Jan-23 – Environment Journal

Nature ‘struggled’ with extreme weather in 2022, says National Trust

US approves world’s first vaccine for declining honey bees

05-Jan-23 – BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64180181

US government approves use of world’s first vaccine for honeybees

04-Jan-23 – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/04/honeybee-vaccine-first-approved