Screening Wed., March 17th 7:00pm - Lansdale Public Library near Philadelphia for a Screening of the film Nicotine Bees

Lansdale Public Library [from the film-makers] Nicotine Bees gets to the truth of why honeybees of the world are in big trouble and why our food supply is in big trouble with them. We think the answers are clear and have been for several years. We filmed on three continents to find out the real reasons why bees are in catastrophic decline and why many people don’t want the reason to be told.

Location

Lansdale Public Library
301 Vine St.
Lansdale, PA
United States
40° 14' 30.0696" N, 75° 17' 14.4348" W
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Italy keeps ban on neonicotinoid seed coating to save bees

Italy keeps ban on neonicotinoid seed coating to save bees From YourIs.com The Italian Agriculture Ministry suspended the use of pesticides containing clothianidin, thiametoxam and imidacloprid for the coating of any plant seeds (May '09).

Germany Suspends Nicotine-based Pesticide Products

Translated from the German, this document provides the reasoning behind the 2008 suspension of nicotine-based insecticides/pesticides in Germany, based on the severe honey bee losses in southwest Germany that year. Seed treatments were blamed for thoses incidents, including the losses reported in the film Nicotine Bees by German beekeepers Walter Haefeker and Karl-Rainer Koch.

Locations

Germany
48° 8' 29.9544" N, 11° 33' 27.4212" E
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Germany
52° 31' 18.4512" N, 13° 24' 11.952" E
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Guttation Water Can Be Deadly to Bees: Dr. Hedwig Riebe (Germany) Presents in Paris

Dr. Hedwig Riebe of the German Professional Beekeepers Association presents the important new research on the exposure routes of honey bees to nicotine insecticides - especially compelling evidence that guttation water secreted naturally by plants that bees drink, contains high concentrations of nicotine pesticides.  

Dr. Neil Carman: The Case for Neonicotinoid Insecticides as a Prime Mover in CCD

Dr. Neil Carman of The Sierra Club presents compelling evidence that nicotine-based insecticides (neonicotinyls or neonicotinoids) are the prime-mover causal agent of the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) phenomenon in honebee die-offs. Presented at the the American Honey Producers Association (AHPA) 2010 meeting in Sacramento, California.

Causes of Bee Losses from CCD in Germany

Vice-President of the European Professional Beekeepers Association (EPBA) Walter Haefeker presents compelling evidence of nicotinoid/nicotine pesticide links to huge honeybee colony losses in Germany. Download attached PDF file for complete presentation.

NaturalNews.com reviews Nicotine Bees

Natural News writer Peter Finch reviewed Nicotine Bees on NaturalNews.com, in a posting of February 12th, 2010. About the author Peter Finch is a certified-organic grower of premium produce and herbs, that he sells at seasonal farmers markets and to restaurants, natural food stores. Peter's farm perches high in the rolling hills of Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, where the glacial till provides mineral-rich soils.

Location

Northumberland, ON
Canada
44° 10' 15.1752" N, 78° 0' 12.1752" W
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Kevn will be in Haiti for a few days....

I'll be supporting my daughter's medical team, probably near Port-au-Prince.

Location

United States
18° 33' 27.864" N, 72° 18' 48.186" W
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Download our letter to the USEPA requesting a 2-year suspension of nicotine pesticides in a test region...

Locations

DC
United States
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CA
United States
37° 24' 10.4112" N, 120° 46' 31.6272" W
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FloridaFL
United States
27° 42' 32.6268" N, 81° 52' 42.0852" W
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PASA to screen the movie at its Convention

PASA, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture will screen the film on Friday, February 5th 2010 in State College, PA. To see the film, register at: Conference Registration link.