Bee keepers fighting the BBKA for endorsing the 4 most deadly insecticides.

[chelmostef]

Bee keepers are fighting the British Bee Keepers Association against corruption.

This is how the earth is systamaticaly being destroyed-



Beekeepers fume at association's endorsement of fatal insecticides

Britain's beekeepers are at war over their association's endorsement for money of four insecticides, all of them fatal to bees, made by major chemical companies.

The British Beekeepers' Association has been selling its logo to four European pesticide producers and is believed to have received about £175,000 in return.

The active ingredient chemicals in the four pesticides the beekeepers endorsed are synthetic pyrethroids, which are among the most powerful of modern insect-killers.The deal was struck in secret by the beekeepers' association executive without the knowledge of the overwhelming majority of its members.

After news of the deal emerged, some members expressed outrage and others resigned.

The beekeepers have now said they will end their pesticide endorsements – but have left the door open to future deals with agrochemical companies.

The battling beekeepers will have a showdown this weekend at the National Beekeeping Centre at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire.

An open letter signed by prominent figures in the world of the environment and agriculture condemns the British Beekeepers' Association for its commercial relationship with the German chemicals giants Bayer and BASF, the Swiss-based Syngenta and the Belgian firm Belchim – and demands that it permanently sever commercial links with agrochemical companies......

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/beekeepers-fume-at-associations-endorsement-of-fatal-insecticides-2182243.html


Here are the corrupt officials-

BBKA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2010
President - Martin Smith
Chairman - Brian Ripley
Vice-Chairman - Dr David Aston
Executive Members - Ms Pat Allen, Dr David Aston, David Bancalari, Chris Deaves, Brian P Dennis, Dawn Girling, John D Hendrie, Pamela Hunter, Julian Routh, Roger Patterson

CHAIRS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
EDUCATION AND HUSBANDRY COMMITTEE: Chris Deaves
EXAMINATIONS BOARD: Tom Salter
FINANCE COMMITTEE: Michael Sheasby
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE: Michael Sheasby
NATIONAL EVENTS COMMITTEE: Mike Harris
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: Tim Lovett
PRODUCTS AND PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE: Roger Cullum-Kenyon
STONELEIGH SHOWS COMMITTEE: Brian Dennis
SPRING CONVENTION COMMITTEE: Tim Lovett
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE: David Aston

http://www.britishbee.org.uk/files/BBKA_executive_comm_and_chairs_of_committees_2010.pdf

[Teakai]

I haven't any bees in my garden this year - and I've been paying attention and looking for them.

[Erin]

I just found out like last night that the father of one of my good friends tests insecticides on bees as his job (she's even helped him with his work during her time at home - counting dead bees, etc). At some point I'd like to converse with him about what he does in detail, because when I mentioned Monsanto my friend was like "oh yeah, he works for them all the time." Her father is an entomologist/beekeeper and and loves bees, so I'm wondering if the results from these tests are fabricated, or simply being ignored.

[chelmostef]

Hi Teakai!
I thought that bees were doing ok in Australia, so much so that they were being shipping to other countries from there!

I do know Varroa is a big problem for bees but I'm also sure insecticides are compounding the problem, maybe that's the point to get rid of bees? Another facet for turning the earth into a something unnatural?
Or maybe just simply greed at the expense of bees, I wonder who the board of directors answer to?

[chelmostef]

I'm wondering if the results from these tests are fabricated, or simply being ignored.

Im sure the battle is on every leval. It would be nice to get it from the horses mouth so to speak how they work.

[Teakai]

Hi Teakai!
I thought that bees were doing ok in Australia, so much so that they were being shipping to other countries from there!

I do know Varroa is a big problem for bees but I'm also sure insecticides are compounding the problem, maybe that's the point to get rid of bees? Another facet for turning the earth into a something unnatural?
Or maybe just simply greed at the expense of bees, I wonder who the board of directors answer to?

So!! That's what happened to them, then. I did hear of it being done a few years back - but I thought that was just a once off.

A friend of mine from the US sent me a link today to an article saying the Australian bees might be responsible for giving the US bees a disease which has destroyed a third to a half of the hives.


"WASHINGTON -- Disease-carrying honeybees imported from Australia may be responsible for a mysterious disorder that's decimated beehives around the country, and federal regulators say they'd consider import restrictions if necessary.

By some estimates, beekeepers in the past several years have lost from a third to half of their hives to what's called colony collapse disorder. Each hive, or colony, can contain as many as 100,000 bees. The bees are disappearing from the hives never to be seen again."

Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2010/06/21/1467089/australian-honeybees-may-be-causing.html#ixzz1AohzR2Ur

It could be a deliberate move by way of food shortages. No bees, no crops.

[chelmostef]

So!! That's what happened to them, then. I did hear of it being done a few years back - but I thought that was just a once off.LOL



It could be a deliberate move by way of food shortages. No bees, no crops .

I wonder what they are planning to sell us instead of using bees. Maybe they have some "magic bullet" that would be used for pollination.
It seems like the way TPTB want things to be is as least natural as possible.
Perhaps its depopulation they are selling.
Or they are just stupid and greedy which I dont think they are unfortunately.

[Teakai]

LOL




I wonder what they are planning to sell us instead of using bees. Maybe they have some "magic bullet" that would be used for pollination.
It seems like the way TPTB want things to be is as least natural as possible.
Perhaps its depopulation they are selling.
Or they are just stupid and greedy which I dont think they are unfortunately.

I'm thinking it might be a case of non-pollination.

or maybe GMO crops don't need bees to pollinate - Monsanto will solve the problem and make a fortune by selling their GMO seeds.

I don't know if 'they're' stupid or greedy - but I do think 'they're' merciless.

[The One]

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/save_the_bees/?cl=903637443&v=8138

[chelmostef]

More of from the same story of corruption and underhandedness-

BBKA oligarchy has buried the truth in its cosy relationship with the pesticide lobby

The saga of the British Beekeepers' Association (BBKA) and its long-term pesticide endorsements is quite extraordinary. For 10 years, the BBKA has been giving its official blessing to four insecticides as "bee-friendly" or "bee-safe" – for example, the May 2001 newsletter BBKA News referred to "the BBKA's endorsement of Fury as a bee-safe product", while another piece in August 2005 said "the products we endorse are bee-friendly when used properly".

Yet the active ingredients of these products, as shown above, are among the most deadly substances for bees existing on the planet.

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/michael-mccarthy-bbka-oligarchy-has-buried-the-truth-in-its-cosy-relationship-with-the-pesticide-lobby-2182242.html


Comment in the comments section I found quite telling.


The BBKA Executive created a shadow company 'BBKA Enterprises' which signed secret endorsement contracts with Bayer, Syngenta, Belchim and BASF back in 2000. They did not consult the 19,000 membership when they set up the company, and its existence was largely unnoticed by the membership for three whole years. In 2003 the Durham Beekeepers Association noticed large sums of cash income on the Association's accounts and submitted a motion to the 2004 AGM demanding this 'cash for pesticides endorsement' should cease immediately. They were easily outmanoeuvred byt he Executive, who told the asembled delegates: "Look, its a fait accompli, we've signed contracts on your behalf - which we can't get out of - and it's bringing in £17, 500 a year - so back us or sack us". The 100 or so delegates only meet once a year and are unco-ordinated - they are just hobby-beekeepers; whereas the Executive meets regularly and has professional staff etc. It is 'no-contest'.

However, the furore has been immense within beekeeping. Hundreds of BBKA members resigned - after fighting for years to overturn this insanity - and many of us have fought a long and bitter battle on the BBKA online Forums. The executive responded by banning some people, censoring their comments and finally erasing all negative comments from the archives.

Mike McCarthy has done British Beekeeping a great service - hopefully this will lead to a much wider debate - way beyond the narrow world of beekeeping. These shysters should be thrown out of beekeeping for good; they are lackeys of the pesticide companies and have treated their own members with utter contempt.

[mrmalco]

There's an organisation that at least puts 'poll pressure' on this topic (and many other inhumanities) it's called avaaz.org. A few million of us signed a petition against pesticide slaughter of bees just recently. It won't save the world but it's a growing force for ordinary people to put their voices together. Please check it out. I live in an area of southern England that is mainly woodland - so there aren't too many fields for 'killer humans' to poison. So we do have some bees. There's a wild nest in our roof - and they're welcome.

[Anchor]

I considered keeping bees organically - there is masses of red-tape before you can even have a hive in Australia.

We have two natural hives on our property in dead tree's - they are amazing to watch, and the bees are nice to us. Never been stung.

[Enquiring1]

Im not sure if anyone else has pointed it out but New Zealand also had its beehives decimated with a form of parasite.

It has destroyed many bee keepers.

Im no scientist but it occurs to me that bees are critical link in the food chain...............Sounds like the big boys are up to there games again.

[Teakai]

I just found out like last night that the father of one of my good friends tests insecticides on bees as his job (she's even helped him with his work during her time at home - counting dead bees, etc). At some point I'd like to converse with him about what he does in detail, because when I mentioned Monsanto my friend was like "oh yeah, he works for them all the time." Her father is an entomologist/beekeeper and and loves bees, so I'm wondering if the results from these tests are fabricated, or simply being ignored.

Hi Cosmiclagoon - would love to hear any information he might share.