Bees /tags/bees Bees en-US 开云体育 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:54:28 GMT How a Burlington beekeeper convinced his neighbors not to use bee-harming pesticides /local-news/2024-02-28/how-a-burlington-beekeeper-convinced-his-neighbors-not-to-use-bee-harming-pesticides As Vermont lawmakers debate whether to ban a class of pesticides known to harm bees, one beekeeper has taken matters into his own hands. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:54:28 GMT /local-news/2024-02-28/how-a-burlington-beekeeper-convinced-his-neighbors-not-to-use-bee-harming-pesticides Kennedy Connors Bill to ban pesticides toxic to bees takes a key step forward in the Vermont House /local-news/2024-02-28/bill-to-ban-pesticides-toxic-to-bees-takes-a-key-step-forward-in-the-vermont-house Lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban the use of seeds treated with neonicotinoid pesticides in Vermont by 2029 and most spraying in 2025. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:12:27 GMT /local-news/2024-02-28/bill-to-ban-pesticides-toxic-to-bees-takes-a-key-step-forward-in-the-vermont-house Abagael Giles Vermont House lawmakers introduce bill to ban neonicotinoid-coated seeds /local-news/2024-02-02/vermont-house-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-ban-neonicotinoid-coated-seeds Vermont lawmakers are looking at legislation to restrict pesticide use this session. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 22:31:33 GMT /local-news/2024-02-02/vermont-house-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-ban-neonicotinoid-coated-seeds Abagael Giles Vermont honey bee count reaches historic high in 2023 /local-news/2023-12-27/vermont-honey-bee-count-reaches-historic-high-in-2023 A new report from the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets shows that the number of honey bee colonies in Vermont rose to its highest recorded level in 2023. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 21:24:31 GMT /local-news/2023-12-27/vermont-honey-bee-count-reaches-historic-high-in-2023 Howard Weiss-Tisman Honeybee deaths rose last year. Here's why farmers would go bust without bees /npr-news/2023-07-03/honeybee-deaths-rose-last-year-heres-why-farmers-would-go-bust-without-bees Beekeepers lost nearly half of their honeybee colonies last year. Without bees, farmers can't grow the fruits and plants that feed us. So farmers are working harder to get their crops pollinated. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:16:47 GMT /npr-news/2023-07-03/honeybee-deaths-rose-last-year-heres-why-farmers-would-go-bust-without-bees Allison Aubrey Bee advocates are teaming up to help Vermont's pollinators /local-news/2023-03-08/pollinator-working-group-aims-to-combine-resources-to-save-vermonts-bees The Vermont Pollinator Working Group is hoping to build on the state's efforts to protect bees and other pollinators. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:33:31 GMT /local-news/2023-03-08/pollinator-working-group-aims-to-combine-resources-to-save-vermonts-bees Sarah James Kelly A biotech firm says the U.S. has approved its vaccine for honeybees /npr-news/2023-01-06/a-biotech-firm-says-the-u-s-has-approved-its-vaccine-for-honeybees Global honeybee populations have been declining for many years, due to disease, loss of habitat and poor beekeeping practices. A newly approved vaccine helps fight American Foulbrood disease. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 11:18:00 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-06/a-biotech-firm-says-the-u-s-has-approved-its-vaccine-for-honeybees Ayana Archie A Vermont Steelband wants to bring awareness to the dwindling bee population /local-news/2022-10-28/a-vermont-steelband-wants-to-bring-awareness-to-the-dwindling-bee-population A number of pollinating bees are either endangered or threatened in Vermont, and a group of steelpan drummers wants to bring awareness to the dwindling pollinator populations. As 开云体育鈥檚 Marlon Hyde reports this group is using music that originates from the Caribbean to make a difference. Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-10-28/a-vermont-steelband-wants-to-bring-awareness-to-the-dwindling-bee-population Marlon Hyde Encore: Vermont's bee populations are failing. Here's what you can do to help /show/vermont-edition/2022-07-06/encore-vermonts-bee-populations-are-failing-heres-what-you-can-do-to-help In this encore rebroadcast, host Mikaela Lefrak looks at the bee population in Vermont, and how everyone from gardeners to beekeepers can help bolster their populations amid a series of threats. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:00:00 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2022-07-06/encore-vermonts-bee-populations-are-failing-heres-what-you-can-do-to-help Mikaela Lefrak, Matthew F Smith Bee Haven Honey Farm wins international contest with 'Everlasting Gobstopper' honey /vpr-news/2022-06-16/i-call-it-everlasting-gobstopper-honey-bee-haven-honey-farm-wins-international-black-jar-honey-contest Bee Haven Honey Farm in Worcester has been making Vermont honey for more than 40 years. The farm specializes in producing old-world-style, raw, unfiltered honey and recently won a prestigious industry award. Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:26:06 GMT /vpr-news/2022-06-16/i-call-it-everlasting-gobstopper-honey-bee-haven-honey-farm-wins-international-black-jar-honey-contest Mitch Wertlieb, Karen Anderson