Protecting Honey Bees from Pesticides | CELDF.org

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Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 1 | “Creation” — […] Srila Rupa Gosvami: “O my Lord Krishna, I beg to offer my prayers unto You. My mind is like the bee, and it is after some honey. Kindly, therefore, give my bee-mind a place at Your lotus feet, which are the resources for all transcendental honey. Full Chapter

Report from the Community Environmental Legal Defence Fund (CELDF.org)

titled “PROTECTING HONEY BEES FROM PESTICIDES”

Honey bees are vulnerable to many of the insecticides used to control damaging pest species by fruit, vegetable, nut, and seed growers. Growers dependent on honey bees for the pollination of their crops must constantly maintain a delicate balance between protecting their crops from pests and pathogens and protecting the insects that are necessary to pollinate these crops. Full Report (PDF):
http://celdf.org/downloads/Chemical%20Trespass%20and%20HONEY_BEES.pdf

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