{"id":13211,"date":"2014-05-06T00:01:28","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T04:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=13211"},"modified":"2014-05-06T09:22:18","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T13:22:18","slug":"bee-protective-beyond-pesticides-installs-a-honey-bee-hive-at-its-dc-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2014\/05\/bee-protective-beyond-pesticides-installs-a-honey-bee-hive-at-its-dc-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"BEE Protective! Beyond Pesticides Installs Honey Bee Hive at DC Headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13217 \" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beekeeper2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"152\" \/>(Beyond Pesticides, May 6, 2014) With pollinator week a little over a month away, Beyond Pesticides is thrilled to announce that it\u2019s amplifying its own footprint in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/pollinators\/index.php\">BEE Protective<\/a> campaign by installing an urban honey bee hive at its national headquarters in southeast Washington, D.C.! Beyond Pesticides and our BEE Protective partner Center for Food Safety hope to inspire others across the country to take up the BEE Protective cause and make a safe space for pollinators in their backyards and communities. In addition to educating the public on honey bee health and producing delicious honey at the end of t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13216 \" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/beekeeper.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"156\" \/>he season, the BEE Protective honey bee hive will provide our neighbors with a valuable service &#8212; in the form of bigger and more abundant fruits and veggies!<\/p>\n<p>As spring comes into full bloom, preliminary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=13155\">accounts of winter honey bee losses<\/a> have started to trickle in, and the news isn\u2019t encouraging. That\u2019s why it\u2019s critically important, now more than ever, that we all take action to BEE Protective of honey bees in our own backyards, neighborhoods, and communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the BEE Protective Campaign!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Already have your own honey bee hive or pollinator friendly landscape? Maybe you got your workplace to plant pollinator attractive habitat? Let us know! Take the pledge and sign the <a href=\"http:\/\/action.beyondpesticides.org\/o\/7106\/p\/salsa\/web\/common\/public\/signup?signup_page_KEY=7574\">Pesticide-Free Zone Declaration for Lawns, Landscapes and Pollinators<\/a>! So far, supporters have notified Beyond Pesticides of over 8,500 acres of pollinator friendly landscaping. But we know there\u2019s more out there! Help us reach our goal of 10,000 pollinator friendly acres, and send a message to chemical companies and federal regulators that honey bee health matters to you by creating a pesticide-free refuge for pollinators!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need some help to get started?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond Pesticides has the resources you need to become an integral part of the BEE Protective campaign. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/pollinators\/documents\/BEEProtectiveHabitatGuide.pdf\">BEE Protective Habitat Guide<\/a>, you can discover the flowers that pollinators love in your area! The guide is separated by season and region, so it\u2019s helpful year-round wherever you&#8217;re trying to establish bee-friendly landscapes. There are also additional resources to encourage pollinators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/pollinators\/LandscapesforPollinators.php\">beyond your home and garden<\/a> \u2014 on roadsides and rights-of-way, forestland, prairies, meadows, and even on farms through organic practices.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13218\" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-4-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-4-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-4-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>***<em>Bee Wary of Flowers and other Garden Plants from Big Box Retailers and other Nurseries: Despite your best intentions to grow a pollinator-friendly landscape, big retailers and nurseries could be putting your neighborhood pollinators at big risk. A recent study found that many national retailers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=11566\">sold garden plants that were treated with harmful neonicotinoid insecticides<\/a> implicated in the global honey bee decline. Work around this disturbing situation by growing your own plants from certified organic seed, or purchasing certified organic plant starts. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to Follow Our Lead and Become a Beekeeper?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13215 \" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/BeeHivePFZsign-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/BeeHivePFZsign-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/BeeHivePFZsign.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/>Whether you\u2019re in a densely packed city, suburban lot, or out in the country, you can make a huge impact on honey bee health by becoming a beekeeper. Beyond Pesticides has \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/pollinators\/protect\/BeekeeperResources.php\">beekeeping resources<\/a> for each region of the U.S., so you can reach out to experienced \u201d\u02dcbeeks\u2019 for training and mentorship. Our fact sheet on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/infoservices\/pesticidesandyou\/Fall09\/backyardbees.pdf\">Backyard Beekeeping<\/a> provides a good overview if you want a bit more information on what to expect, and important points to think about when planning out your honey bees\u2019 new home. There&#8217;s also a great how-to on constructing your own Bee House for other bee species, if you determine that honey bees just aren\u2019t the bees for you right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/pollinators\/nolongeraBIGmystery.pdf\">It\u2019s No Longer a Big Mystery<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As bee health continues to suffer after another harsh winter, in addition to providing pollinators with a safe haven in our yards and neighborhoods, we must also work toward permanent changes that decrease the stress on honey bees and other pollinators. The science has become increasingly clear that pesticides, both alone and in combination with other chemicals, are significant contributors to global pollinator decline. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=13177\">industry attempts to spin the pollinator crisis<\/a> into \u201canything but the pesticides,\u201d the fact remains that neonicotinoid pesticides are an important stressor that we can and should address, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=10368\">Europe already has<\/a>. While action should come from federal regulators, <a href=\"http:\/\/action.beyondpesticides.org\/p\/dia\/action3\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=15933\">bees can\u2019t wait 5 more years<\/a>, so we must become active in our communities, and follow the lead of other localities like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=12881\">Eugene, OR<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=11318\">Takoma Park, MD<\/a>, neither of which will be using neonicotinoid pesticides on their public spaces. Go here to find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/pollinators\/documents\/Pollinator_Resolution2013.pdf\">Model Community Pollinator Resolution<\/a> you can take to your local government!<\/p>\n<p>According to the new report, <a href=\"http:\/\/libcloud.s3.amazonaws.com\/93\/f0\/f\/4656\/FollowTheHoneyReport.pdf\">Follow the Honey<\/a>, from Friends of the Earth, the global market for neonicotinoid pesticides is around $2.6 billion dollars. But this pales in comparison to the $20-30 million dollar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/pollinators\/EconomicValueUpdate.pdf\">economic value of beekeeping<\/a> in the United States alone, not to mention the tangible importance of one in three bites of food being dependent on these important species!<\/p>\n<p>S<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13214 \" style=\"float: right; margin: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-2-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/photo-2-1024x764.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/>tay involved with the BEE Protective campaign as we ramp up efforts for pollinator week, June 16 -22nd! (Yes, get excited for contests and prizes!!) Join our campaign by taking action on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/pollinators\/index.php\">BEE Protective webpage<\/a>, and sharing our resources with friends, neighbors, and your local elected leaders. We\u2019ll also be posting intermittent updates on our hive on social media throughout the year and beyond, so make sure you\u2019re following us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bpncamp\">twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beyondpesticides\">facebook<\/a>! Have questions about our hive or the BEE Protective campaign? Send an email to <a href=\"mailto:info@beyondpesticides.org\">info@beyondpesticides.org<\/a> or call 202-543-5450.<\/p>\n<p><em>All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, May 6, 2014) With pollinator week a little over a month away, Beyond Pesticides is thrilled to announce that it\u2019s amplifying its own footprint in the BEE Protective campaign by installing an urban honey bee hive at its national headquarters in southeast Washington, D.C.! Beyond Pesticides and our BEE Protective partner Center for Food Safety hope to inspire others across the country to take up the BEE Protective cause and make a safe space for pollinators in their backyards and communities. In addition to educating the public on honey bee health and producing delicious honey at the end of the season, the BEE Protective honey bee hive will provide our neighbors with a valuable service &#8212; in the form of bigger and more abundant fruits and veggies! As spring comes into full bloom, preliminary accounts of winter honey bee losses have started to trickle in, and the news isn\u2019t encouraging. That\u2019s why it\u2019s critically important, now more than ever, that we all take action to BEE Protective of honey bees in our own backyards, neighborhoods, and communities. Join the BEE Protective Campaign! Already have your own honey bee hive or pollinator friendly landscape? 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