Are there Pesticides in Your Honey?
Pesticide residue detected in 75 per cent of honey sold worldwide!! Wow that is a high proportion of the worlds honey containing at least one pesticide, with the highest levels of these chemicals found in North America, Asia and Europe.
As a result of some research carried out in Europe, it was found that the levels of contamination found in the honey tested were “below the maximum-residue level authorised for human consumption“ as specified by the European Union.
Also this research revealed that ” exposure to these pesticides, which target the nervous system, may harm bees and other pollinators. There are increasing concerns about the impact of these systemic pesticides [on] honey bees and wild bees.”
So once again we are seeing the need to be conscious of the food we are eating and where it comes from.
Have you noticed that we rarely see bees around anymore? In the news article on this subject an explanation for the disappearance of bees in our environment is as follows:-
Colony collapse was first recognised 10 years ago, when beekeepers in the United States noticed that thousands of hives were completely empty of bees. A number of factors have since been discovered to contribute to colony collapse, including pesticides ingested by bees at sub-lethal levels.
“These pesticides are so incredibly toxic that they have a considerable effect at concentrations that are barely measurable.
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So what can we do to help the organic honey farmers who are trying to protect their bees? By buying organic honey you help support the farmers to take precautions to produce it, free from chemicals. They also have to follow strict guidelines, which cost them extra money to do so, to enable them to be labelled Organic Certified. So for a little extra cost for your honey you may help save our bees?
So if you love your honey -buy organic and support the local Organic Honey Farmer. For More information about Organic Honey check out this great site I found on the web by clicking on the link below:-
http://www.benefits-of-honey.com/organic-honey.html