Bee Kind…

…Take action and let your MP know you care, by following this link http://ow.ly/hv46g 

On the 25 February the EU member states will vote on the proposed suspension of three

neonicotinoid pesticides, which are widely believed to be one of the key reasons for the dramatic decline in bee populations over recent years.

The Soil Association are amongst those calling us to action in asking Owen Paterson, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to stand with the majority of other EU states, including Holland and France and to vote in favour of a suspension.

Otherwise the UK will be standing with Germany, as both countries are reportedly reluctant to pass the proposals…

The Soil Association has drafted some text.  This is a good starting point, but I recommend you put your own personal touch to the letter, as many different letters has more of an impact than reading the same text over and over.

Info from the Soil Association:

Please help to save the bees. On 25 February 2013 the EU will decide whether to suspend the neonicotinoid pesticides clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiametoxam. These pesticides are damaging bee populations across Britain and Europe, as evidenced by the EFSA report and evidence given by the Soil Association to the Environmental Audit Committee. Please ask Owen Paterson, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to stand with the majority of other EU member states and to vote in favour of a suspension.

One of the letters I sent:

I am writing to ask you to back the campaign and ensure that we stand with the majority of the other EU member states and to vote in favour of a suspension.

We all know, despite the efforts of the chemical companies, that the chemicals are damaging to bees.  We also know how essential bees are to our world.

Please, you have taken a position of power, but with that comes responsibility and your biggest responsibility is to protect our world.

We all have a role to play in this, but you are in the enviable position of being able to make a real difference - don't blow it!