"We tend to blame bee losses on separate, singular threats: pests, pesticides, habitat loss or extreme weather. But we’ve been thinking about bee losses wrong. The real culprit is our industrial food system." New from Bitter Honey author @jenniedurant.bsky.social in @theguardian.com:

US beekeepers lost 60% of their colonies last winter and #beekeepers around the world are struggling with losses. We keep looking for a single culprit: mites, pesticides, etc.--but the real culprit is our industrialized food system. @theguardian.com #farming #bees #agriculture

Honeybees are essentially gig workers for Big Ag--trucked cross-country, pushed to pollinate on a schedule, exposed to pesticides. And now the Trump admin is shutting down the research labs beekeepers depend on. New op-ed in @theguardian.com bit.ly/3PU04EJ #farming #farmSky #agriculture #bees

Driven by economic pressures in the honey market, the rise of industrial beekeeping has brought honeybees and pollinators to near-collapse. Our book of the week outlines how Big Ag has reshaped the lives of US honeybees. By @jenniedurant.bsky.social on @islandpress.bsky.social buff.ly/CYXDlDL

#Bees help pollinate one in three bites we eat. And yet USDA and USGS are planning to close critical bee labs and cut support for the public research our food system relies on — right when we need it most. I wrote about what's at stake for @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/shutting-dow...

🐝 30% of food supply depends on pollination and the infrastructure protecting it is being decommissioned. No bees = no harvest. The Conversation has the case for why that’s a food system problem, not just a bee problem. Excellent article written by @jenniedurant.bsky.social worth your time 👇

Bitter Honey book excerpt out on @irishlittimes.bsky.social! Learn about the early history of honey bees in the U.S., how they got here, and how they became a key part of our food system in just 150 years. #bees #honeybees

I wrote this piece for @us.theconversation.com about the proposed closure/reorganization of USDA and USGS bee labs — and what we stand to lose if public #bee research capacity is diminished just as beekeepers face alarming colony losses. #SaveTheBees theconversation.com/shutting-dow...

I had the honor of copyediting this fascinating, well-researched book. Anyone who cares about ecosystems or food systems (which should be everyone) should read this!

Bitter Honey is out today! Want to learn more? Check out this @newscientist.com review:

Bitter Honey is officially out w/ @princetonupress.bsky.social! It began with a question: why are bees struggling when we need them so badly? The answer led me into a bigger story about food, farming, and how we care for the living world. I hope you’ll check it out! #bees #farming #savethebees

A revealing investigation into how industrial farming poses a growing threat to America's bees. Bitter Honey by @jenniedurant.bsky.social is now available (21 July UK pub). Find it here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Agriculture #Bees

Super important article on how pollinators support vulnerable communities in Nepal by deepening their nutrient intake and providing nearly half (44%) of smallholder farm incomes. Another important reason why we need to support our pollinators!

@publisherswkly.bsky.social calls Bitter Honey by @jenniedurant.bsky.social "an important wake-up call." Check out their full review here and get your copy this May!

Cool new #RealScience shows the potato evolved from the tomato 9 million years ago! From @cellpress.bsky.social

It's #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth and I just published this piece with @glamour.com about something I didn’t understand until I was diagnosed: #DenseBreasts. Take a moment to check it out or pass it along--knowing this info can literally save lives. www.glamour.com/story/i-didn...

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

The #Trump administration’s disregard for #science is terrifying. As a breast cancer patient, I had a shocking encounter with a sham doctor and wrote about why we must trust real medicine—now more than ever in @huffpost.com #SciSky #cancer #bccww #BCSM #medSky www.huffpost.com/entry/breast...

Federal scientists who have just lost your job, here’s a list of corporate sustainability roles www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan... 🧪🌎🦑

How can we help #savethebees? New study shows that smaller fields and organic crops boost pollinator diversity and populations in grasslands phys.org/news/2025-02... #sustainability

Good inspiration for today's writing session on how to help pollinators: "This is our heaven, and there can be no other."

DC folks: there's a rally in defense of NOAA today outside the Chamber of Commerce at 2pm!

Wild bees thrive in surprising places: New research shows that wild bee abundance and species richness were higher in urban wastelands compared to protected conservation sites. 🐝🌼 More proof we need to include urban spaces in conservation strategies. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

So grateful to the scientists working hard to get this report out (that was supposed to be a govt assessment)! Can't wait to see it in print.

As a cancer survivor, I know cancer research saves lives—mine included. The current admin's drastic funding cuts will harm future patients. If you have GOP reps, please call and push back. One day, this could be you or someone you love. #CancerResearch #Resist www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Hey pal, it looks like you’re about to *checks notes* wipe out all the pollinators who have been hard at work in your yard all summer!? Whoa. Let’s try another way. Read on for pollinator-friendly tips for tidying up (or not), and meet some of the bugs you’ll be saving ⤵️ xerces.org/blog/put-dow...