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Bee-friendly beekeeping - putting the bees first!
Apiaries need to be miles away from any agrochemicals and pollution!
Keep apiaries far removed from agrochemicals!
Studies show that contamination of conventional honey in USA, Europe and Asia by pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and conventional bee chemical treatments result in potential human health hazards:
Contamination of conventional honey by pesticides leads to human health hazards – ScienceDirect
USDA study on pesticide/fungicide residues in honey from conventionally managed apiaries
Clopyralid applied to winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) contaminates the food products nectar, honey and pollen – ScienceDirect
75% of the world’s honey is contaminated with neonicotinoid pesticides – Swiss study UniNE University
Distribution of chemical residues in the beehive compartments and their transfer to the honeybee brood – ScienceDirect
Other Studies & Articles:
Honeybees gut microbiota is negatively affected by essential oils – NIH May 2021
Why feeding bees sugar is bad for both them & you