‘Scandalous, irrational and irresponsible’: French beekeepers’ fury at lifting of pesticides ban
A beekeeper holds a honeycomb with dead bees on it during a 2018 demonstration in Paris over the impact of agricultural chemicals on bees. Photograph: François Mori/APView image in fullscreenA beekeeper holds a honeycomb with dead bees on it during a 2018 demonstration in Paris over the impact of agricultural chemicals on bees. “Bee populations have already been badly compromised by climate change, new parasites and loss of habitat.
- ▪A beekeeper holds a honeycomb with dead bees on it during a 2018 demonstration in Paris over the impact of agricultural chemicals on bees.
- ▪Photograph: François Mori/APView image in fullscreenA beekeeper holds a honeycomb with dead bees on it during a 2018 demonstration in Paris over the impact of agricultural chemicals on bees.
- ▪“Bee populations have already been badly compromised by climate change, new parasites and loss of habitat.
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A beekeeper holds a honeycomb with dead bees on it during a 2018 demonstration in Paris over the impact of agricultural chemicals on bees. Photograph: François Mori/APView image in fullscreenA beekeeper holds a honeycomb with dead bees on it during a 2018 demonstration in Paris over the impact of agricultural chemicals on bees. Photograph: François Mori/APFrance‘Scandalous, irrational and irresponsible’: French beekeepers’ fury at lifting of pesticides banAllowing use of two neonicotinoids to combat crop-ruining disease will kill bees and reduce harvests, union saysJon Henley Europe correspondentSun 26 Jul 2026 01.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 26 Jul 2026 01.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleBeekeepers and environmentalists in France have reacted furiously after parliament approved a…
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