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Is organic beekeeping possible? A multi-year study of pesticide contamination and landscape effects in the Northeast US
… health. A potential mitigation strategy is organic management, but formal apiculture standards have not been adopted. Draft guidelines require up to a 6.4 km pesticide-free foraging zone for certified colonies, which is more land than is likely to be available surrounding most apiaries. …
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Calibration and validation of honey bee foraging flight duration as an estimate of distance flown
Organic beekeeping standards require that beekeepers provide for their honey bees (Apis mellifera, L.) with a radius of 6.4 km of foraging land that is free from (3 km) or with reduced use of (additional 3.4 km) synthetic pesticides. This requirement is based on the honey bee's large maximum …