Maryland Just Became the Most Bee-Friendly State in the U.S.A.

[elleng]

'You know what’s not great for honeybees? Neonicotinoid pesticides. In the last few years, several studies have linked this type of pesticide to bee brain impairment and death. So you know what Maryland did? They decided to ban neonicotinoids…from personal use.

This is mostly good news. “Mostly” because neonic pesticides can still be used on farms in the state, “good” because this ban is the most significant bee-saving legislation in the U.S.A.'>>>

http://www.planetexperts.com/maryland-just-became-bee-friendly-state-u-s/

[Cassiopeia]

1. Did they ban it from use on golf courses and sports fields?

They probably use more than farms.

[elleng]

2. Dunno, Cass.

Got any bees around?

[Cassiopeia]

3. Up until last summer I had seen only 3 bees on our courses.

Last year we did have a wild hive come in, but it was in a spot that was technically on our property, but only just.

I contacted a local apiary group, but because the hive was in a tree there was nothing they could do to save them.

On a side note I was spray tech but refused to go kill them. Made the super do it, even under threat of being fired. I told him I cared more about those bees than my job. The look on his face was priceless.

[elleng]

4. PRICELESS!!!