honey

Why Are Bees Making Less Honey?

Why Are Bees Making Less Honey?

Since the 1990s, honey yields in the United States have been decreasing, but scientists and honey producers have not known why, according to a press release from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). Now, a new study by researchers at Penn State has revealed hints as to the reasons behind dwindling honey supplies. “Pollinators are an […]

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    Resolving a Real-Life Rivalry Between Bears and Honeybees

    Resolving a Real-Life Rivalry Between Bears and Honeybees

    By Corey Binns Dressed in a white beekeeping suit, Zack Strong tried to ignore the honeybees buzzing around his hood as he pounded fence posts into late summer’s rock-hard ground about 20 miles southwest of Columbus, Montana. The native Montanan and advocate for the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Land and Wildlife program had made […]

    Glyphosate Found in Iowa Honey

    Glyphosate Found in Iowa Honey

    By Carey Gillam Residues of the main ingredient in Monsanto‘s flagship herbicide Roundup has been found in honey in the key farm state of Iowa. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began glyphosate residue testing in a small number of foods earlier this year after the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified glyphosate […]

    FDA Tests Confirm Baby Foods Contain Residues of Glyphosate

    FDA Tests Confirm Baby Foods Contain Residues of Glyphosate

    By Carey Gillam The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is quietly starting to test U.S. foods for traces of glyphosate, has found residues of the cancer-linked pesticide in a variety of oat products, including plain and flavored oat cereals for babies. Data compiled by an FDA chemist and presented to other chemists at […]

    FDA Finds Glyphosate in Honey

    FDA Finds Glyphosate in Honey

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found residues of the weed killer glyphosate in samples of U.S. honey, according to documents obtained by the consumer advocacy group U.S. Right to Know through a Freedom of Information Act request. Some samples showed residue levels double the legally allowed limit in the European Union. There […]