Bees
EPA to decide if pesticide is allowed
The Environment Protection Authority is deciding whether a new pesticide, which could be harmful to bees, can be used in New Zealand. Audio
Beehives may harm conservation efforts - report
The Department of Conservation is worried large-scale honey operations could be having a negative impact on conservation.
Is it time to ban the world's most widely used pesticide?
Growing evidence is showing the negative consequences of neonicotinoid pesticides. The latest is that they are not only harming bees but also their ability to polinate plants. Research, recently… Audio
Call for ban of neonicotinoid insecticides
The Green Party is calling on the Environmental Protection Authority to order neonicotinoid insecticides off retail shelves, in a bid to save bees.
A bee and the royal crotch
Prince Charles has had a brush with a bee whilst clutching a tuatara at a conservation sanctuary near Dunedin this afternoon. Audio
Be(e) Pollinator Friendly
The new 'All-Ireland Pollinator Plan' makes Ireland one of the first countries in Europe to draw up a strategy to reverse the decline in bees - with A.Prof Jane Stout from the School of Natural… Audio
Harvard bee study finds pesticides in NZ pollen
A Harvard scientist says if New Zealand wants to find out what's killing bees - it should try banning the pesticides known as neo-nicotinoids - and see what happens. Audio
Gardeners may be poisoning bees
Home gardeners could unwittingly be planting seeds treated with chemicals toxic to bees, a pesticide researcher says.
David Pattemore: sniffing out bees
Pollination & Apiculture team leader at Plant & Food Research's Ruakura campus in Hamilton, who has trained his dog, Ollie, to sniff out underground bumble bee nests. Audio
Trees For Bees - Angus McPherson
Dr Angus McPherson is researching which are the best trees to plant to keep bees happy and healthy all year round. He's working with farmers particularly, and has a demonstration farm where he's… Audio
New Zealand's first national bee health survey
Bees are in trouble and to get a better idea of might be contributing to colony loses, Landcare Research is calling on beekeepers to help with a national survey. Audio
New Zealand's first national bee health survey
Bees are in trouble and to get a better idea of might be contributing to colony loses, Landcare Research is calling on beekeepers to help with a national survey.
AudioCampaigners want pesticide banned after US takes it off market
New Zealand campaigners against pesticides want a chemical used to coat seeds banned after a court decision that's taken it off the market in America. Audio
Complexity, resilience and bees
Jason Tylianakis is an ecologist trying to understand how our complex natural world responds to change Audio
Complexity, resilience and bees
Jason Tylianakis is an ecologist trying to understand how our complex natural world responds to change
AudioAnts carry bee virus - researchers
Scientists have discovered that Argentine Ants are a bigger threat to bees than first thought.
Manuka honey drive threatens pollination
The pursuit of the big money to be made from manuka honey has raised concerns that fruit and crop growers who rely on bees for pollination are missing out.
Has colony collapse disorder hit NZ bees?
Beekeepers in parts of the north island have reported big bee losses, affecting honey crops by nearly two thirds. Dr Mark Goodwin is the head of Plant and Food Research's bee unit. Audio
Bee scientists track spread of new parasite
Bee scientists want beekeepers' help in tracking a newly identified honey bee parasite that may be contributing to colony collapses.
Calls for beehive inspections
Beekeepers want the government to monitor all hives over summer after the discovery of a new parasite. Audio
