Bees are an at risk species because of pesticides.
Give the EPA the Bees Knees for Ignoring Rampant Bee Colony Collapse
Welcome to Weekend Gourmet! This blog carnival celebrates seasonal, local foods and the exciting recipes we can make using them. Did you know that local milk and honey can help with seasonal allergies? There is so much to gain from going local with your diet!
Today, I want to also draw your attention to a critical issue affecting bees, which of course produce wonderful honey and serve as pollinators for many other crops. Colony collapse disorder is a sudden die off of bees, which is affecting at least 30% of our U.S. honey bee population. Scientists and food activists are pointing the finger at the widespread use of pesticides, which kill not only insects but these precious workers in the fields, the bees.
Last month, for the second time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refused to intervene to stop the use of the pesticide clothianidin, which causes harm to pollinators. The agency is taking public comments on their inaction until Sept 22, 2012. Please take the time today to give the EPA your comment, urging them to take action to protect the bees from further harm.
In addition to submitting a recipe to our blog carnival today, please submit your Public Comment here. Act now, because we need to get their attention. The EPA is not scheduled to review clothianidin again until 2018. By then it could be too late for the bees, and the one third of our food crops bees play a crucial role in pollinating.
The EPA says 1/3 of our bees dying is not an emergency. What planet are they on?
Now on a more positive note, please share your recipe with Mr. Linky. Also, why not copy and paste your public comment on this blog, too. It might give others an idea of what they want to say!
Kimberly Hartke is a realfoodmedia.com blogger.
Thank you for your amazing work!!
When you go to make your public comment, you don’t have to be representing an organization. Don’t worry about putting an organization down, you can just fill in the field that says “Representative” with your name or even leave it blank. Those fields aren’t required.
Here is my public comment.
For once, I would like to see a responsible action taken in the face of widespread damage to our bee population. Please ban clothianidin.
If you are not willing to ban the herbicides that cause harm to bees, isn’t there a warning you could issue, or otherwise move to lessen the use of suspected bee killing chemicals?
A concerned consumer.
Here is a cool facebook page/website for bee lovers:
https://www.facebook.com/ournativebees
http://ournativebees.com/
Check them out!
This week I am sharing my recipe for Fleur De Sel Dark Chocolate Macadamia Nuts (low omega 6 recipe alert!) as well as my latest post on Matt Stone where we have a fascinating Q&A session. Enjoy!
Right now, it appears that there are only 226 public comments. Let’s blow those guys away with thousands of comments!
Hi!
Thanks for letting me share my own recipe of tasty and delicious Healthy Peanutty
Cookies! Here’s the link:http://www.momessentials.net/healthy-peanutty-cookies/
Hi, thanks for hosting!
This week I’m sharing my recipe for Finger Jello. Who knew one of the most iconic American desserts could easily morph into a nutrient dense health food!
Have a great day!
I submitted a comment to the EPA…I hope it helps.
Hi Kimberly! I am posting my coconut flour banana bread! Thanks for hosting
http://www.mygutsy.com/coconut-flour-banana-bread/
Hi – Thanks for hosting! I shared “Grain Preparation”, Yogo-Mayo Dressing” and “Grilled Tomato-Basil Fish”
Enjoy and have a great week!