Hugh Coakley keeps bees in Worplesdon The government has given “emergency authorisation” to allow the banned neonicotinoid pesticide, deadly to bees, bumble bees and insects, on this year’s sugar beet seeds. This is the third year in a row the exemption has been allowed for the industry. This is against the frightening background that in … Continue reading Beekeeper’s Notes: How Dare We Kill Insects in the Name of Commercial Interest