“Royal jelly and honey, importation is killing us”, “no glyphosate on our plates”, “neonicotinoids = death of the bee”, “misleading labeling and packaging, consumer be vigilant”: mobilized in Lyon (Rhône) and Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) at the call of the French Federation of Professional Beekeepers and the Peasant Confederation, beekeepers sent messages.
In their sights: the temporary suspension of the Écophyto plan decided by the government following the mobilization of farmers and competition from foreign honeys, which represent more than half of French consumption.
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Beekeeper in Chazelles-sur-Lavieu in the Loire, Olivier Gachet is worried about the health of his bees: “Pesticides, the lack of biodiversity, plus global warming, mean that we end up with hives that are dying of starvation.
With a single pesticide treatment, you can easily lose an entire apiary, or around forty hives.
Males experience loss of fertility and queens are less fertile.
» The Loire beekeeper is very worried about the future: “Today, we must say that without beekeepers, there are no more bees!
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