Organic farming is not necessarily the best option to protect wild bees, German researchers have found. Agroecologists of Göttingen University in the German State of Lower Saxony say that their study ...

Margie Pikarsky is the organic farming guru behind Bee Heaven Farms located deep in the Redland in South Dade County Florida. She has hit the New Times radar before: Click here to read what we’ve ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 26, 2023) Organic methods of honey bee management are just as or more effective than conventional, chemical-intensive management systems, according to research published this ...

Honey bee colonies managed using organic methods were as healthy and productive as those managed in conventional systems, while avoiding the use of synthetic pesticides to control pests and pathogens ...

First observed in 2018, the United Nations designated May 20 as World Bee Day, meant to raise awareness of the importance of these tiny but important pollinators, the threats they face and the ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 11, 2018) Healthy, stable populations of bees and butterflies are best preserved in farm fields that are certified organic, according to an extensive, three-year study ...

Starting an organic farm requires space, seeds, livestock and money. Fortunately, some financial help is available for people hoping to establish an organic farming operation. Organic farms grow ...

Instead of debating organic vs. conventional farming, research should focus beyond nutrient content and safety to the impacts on the whole food chain system. Jim Gehrz Minneapolis Star Tribune file ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) -Scientists are concerned that the bee population is dropping, and that could be a crisis. An organic bee farm in Jackson County is raising strong queen bees and shipping ...