New study shows how pesticides can kill already diseased bees

This study shows how bees already sickened by Nosema ceranae that ingest non-lethal doses pesticides die. This link is an abstract, while this is the full paper.

Courtesy of Short Order, a Miami food blog: Honey mustard dressing and mead (though not necessarily together)

Thanks to a new site I found (and am now following at @Short_Order, here are some tasty links to stories about honey, which includes a honey mustard dressing, and about mead.

Beyond the Hive: Wind turbines deadly for bats

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes about how bats (and birds) are being killed by wind turbines throughout Pennsylvania. Bats typically save Pa. farmers an estimated $277 million a year in "avoided costs," so the bat losses are hurting the food on your plate, too. Here is a link to the original report.