Category Archives: News

Removal of Eucalyptus – a key honey bee forage tree – questioned

Latest figures and questions of Eucalyptus removal in a report from the Department of Agriculture [...]

Alternative Methods in Weed Management to the use of Glyphosate and other herbicides

All is not lost as the onslaught against glyphosate steam rolls through the world, there [...]

Blood Lily for Honey Bees

Also known as Rooikwas, the Scadoxus puniceus, or Blood Lily is a beautiful plant that [...]

Opinion piece – A Round up on Roundup

As judge upholds verdict linking cancer to this deadly weed killer, what does this mean [...]

South African Eco Awards 2018 finalist – Vote now to create more buzz about our bees

You nominated The Bee Effect in the Faithful to Nature South African Eco Awards and [...]

New research – Bayer/Monsanto Roundup a deadly toxin for bees and man

“The royal jelly-producing glands of bees exposed to Roundup experience premature aging, according to a [...]

Our website and articles are now available in most languages around the world.

Don’t miss out on interesting facts about honey bees, bee food diversity as a critical [...]

Bee Smart Schools Program – GoFundMe Launch

Saving our honey bees one child at a time with a GoFundMe kickstarter. Bee Smart [...]

Joining the Hive – Shenfield Game Farm

The Shenfield Game Farm in the Eastern Cape is situated outside Grahamstown near Riebeek East.  [...]

Its raining glyphosate tears to the tune of $289 million dollars for Bayer AG -what will it mean for our farmers if this ruling is upheld

The jury in a California court awarded groundskeeper Johnson $289 million dollars in damages to [...]