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Honeydrop Beverages Fights Bee Colony Collapse Disorder With Tea, Juice

When honey is your main ingredient, the prospect of bees dying is quite real and dire. Hence Honeydrop's plan to donate profits to bees, to keep its supplies flowing.READ MORE

How Marketing May Save London's Bees

To stop honeybees--some of the planet's most important food pollinators--from continuing to disappear at an alarming rate, London has launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign to raise awareness about the problem. READ MORE

Are Viruses Killing The Honeybees?

In today's why-the-bees-are-dying news: Giving hives checkups throughout the year yields a lot of things that kill bees, but do any of them cause colony collapse disorder?READ MORE

Rapture Proves False For Honeybees, Too--Not Harold Camping's Fault

Good news: Bee deaths aren't getting worse. Bad news: Bees are still dying at an alarming rate.READ MORE

Are Cell Phones Killing The Bees? [Updated]

New experiments find that cell phone signals may confuse bees. What does this mean for our food supply?READ MORE

Are Facebook and Twitter the Best Ways for Brands to Reach Consumers?

Advertising dollars are moving to Facebook because of its targeting capabilities. But what if there was an even better way for brands to reach their desired audiences?READ MORE

Why an Epidemic of Dead Bats Could Make Your Groceries More Expensive

Remember when all the bees died? Now bats are dying, too, and its bad news for farmers, because bats are bug-sucking machines.READ MORE

Toxic Chemicals, Pollution Killing Bees Around the World: Report

What's killing the world's honeybees? The UN weighs in with alarming findings. READ MORE

British Beekeepers Association Endorses Bee-Toxic Pesticides for Cash

The British Beekeeper's Association recently admitted to selling its logo to producers of four toxic European pesticides.READ MORE

Bayer: Bee-Toxic Pesticide Killed German Bees, But Is Safe in America

Bayer's response to all the negative press surrounding the bee-toxic pesticide clothianidin: go into spin mode.READ MORE

Timeline of a Bee Massacre: EPA Still Allowing Hive-Killing Pesticide

Beekeepers across the U.S. are reporting record low honey crops. One third of American agriculture is at stake. The problem may be a Bayer-branded pesticide used on corn. But the EPA knew that clothianidin could be toxic to bees when the product came on the market in 2003. So why is it still on the market?READ MORE

Beekeeper Who Leaked EPA Documents: "I Don't Think We Can Survive This Winter"

Tom Theobald explains how he got an EPA document revealing that the agency is allowing the widespread use of a bee-toxic pesticide in spite of warnings from EPA scientists. Now he fears his industry -- and a third of American agriculture -- may not last long.READ MORE

Wik-Bee Leaks: EPA Document Shows It Knowingly Allowed Pesticide That Kills Honey Bees

A number of theories have emerged as to why the North American honey bee population has plunged. Now a leaked EPA document reveals that the agency allowed the widespread use of a corn pesticide, despite warnings from EPA scientists that it was toxic to bees.READ MORE

Haagen-Dazs Gets Busy With Honey Bee Haven

An ice cream giant and a California University have paired up to celebrate National Honey Bee Awareness Day.READ MORE