Bees

EU's Bid To Save Bees Stings Sugar Beet Farmers

Europe's sugar beet growers are turning away from the crop in a move that could drive soaring prices even higher, as the EU's environmental rules clash wit...

Belgium's Colruyt Group Collaborates With BeeOdiversity

Colruyt Group has announced it is placing beehives on its own farming land to map out the biodiversity, the plant diversity in the environment and any pol...

Lidl Steps Up Measures To Protect Bees

German discounter Lidl has announced plans to expand natural habitat for bees and insects around its logistics centres in the country to approximately 3.6...

Carrefour Polska Launches Limited Edition ‘Let it Bee’ School Notebooks

Carrefour Polska has launched a limited edition ‘Let it Bee’ school notebooks in a bid protect biodiversity and urban beekeeping. The notebo...

EU To Halve Pesticides By 2030 To Protect Bees, Biodiversity

The European Commission is seeking to halve the use of chemical pesticides by 2030 to halt the decline of pollinators, in a plan likely to draw criticism b...

ESM: A Year In Retail – Building A Buzz In Retail, Issue 3, 2019

More than ever, bees are under threat from pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change. How are retailers endeavouring to help save this precious species?...

Building The Buzz – How Retailers Are Seeking To Protect Europe's Bee Population

More than ever, bees are under threat from pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change. How are retailers endeavouring to help save these precious species...

'Lidl Lebensräume' Bee Preservation Project Earns UN Recognition

Lidl Germany has announced that its 'Lidl Lebensräume' project, which seeks to preserve the natural habitat of wild bees and promote biodiversity, has...