EPA Moves to Protect Bee Population
Washington — If honeybees are busy pollinating large, blooming croplands, farmers who want to spray toxic pesticides will soon have to buzz off, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing. A federal rule proposed last week would create temporary pesticide-free zones when certain plants are in bloom around bees that are trucked from farm to farm by professional beekeepers, which are the majority of honeybees in the U.S. The...
