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BeeLife
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Working for the protection of bees, pollinators and biodiversity.
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BeeLife is seeking an #Evaluation Body for the EU BEELOVERS campaign (2026–2028). 🟡 Deadline for sending request for clarification to BeeLife: 23/12/2025 - “Receipt Time Limit”: 09/01/2026 – 14:30 - ALL INFO HERE: www.bee-life.eu/post/call-fo...

#tender #eucampaign #honey
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲?
BeeLife is concerned about the recent vote in the European Parliament enabling/approving the raise of the allowed level of #acetamiprid residues in #honey
December 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 - 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚
Meet the underrated #pollinators! 🚁 Hoverflies & other #Diptera flies have just one pair of wings, can't sting, and are big-eyed flower lovers that mimic bees. #Nature's tiny helicopters are crucial for our ecosystem! - www.bee-life.eu/pollinating-...
December 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
BeeLife is seeking an #Evaluation Body for the EU BEELOVERS campaign (2026–2028). 🟡 Deadline for sending request for clarification to BeeLife: 23/12/2025 - “Receipt Time Limit”: 09/01/2026 – 14:30 - ALL INFO HERE: www.bee-life.eu/post/call-fo...

#tender #eucampaign #honey
December 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
BeeLife has opened a tender for the Implementing Body of the EU BEELOVERS campaign (2026–2028). 📅 Deadline for sending request for clarification: 23/12/2025 | Closing date and time for receipt of offers: 09/01/2026 ALL INFO HERE: tinyurl.com/mutwc7nu
#Tender #BeeLife #Sustainability #EUHoney
December 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
BeeLife launches a new web page exploring what pesticides are, why they matter, and how science-based alternatives can protect both bees and people. Discover the story, the data, and the hope: 👉 www.bee-life.eu/pesticides
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Introducing our new series: Explaining PollinERA 🐝, aiming to present key concepts that make up the project.

Our first episode gives a brief overview of the work that is being done in the project and what to expect from future episodes.

👇 Learn more: youtu.be/18t8PYCM5bQ

#PollinERAexplained
PollinERA in a Nutshell
YouTube video by PollinERA project
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November 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Voices from silent guardian - Hymenoptera
Did you know "Hymenoptera" means "membrane-winged" in Greek? Beyond honeybees, 250+ species of solitary wasps in Europe are vital!
👉 www.bee-life.eu/pollinating-...

#Pollinators #Hymenoptera #Biodiversity
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Invasive species demand action but not panic. www.bee-life.eu/post/cyprus-...
Let’s protect #biodiversity with knowledge, not indiscriminate destruction. 🌿#pollinators #InvasiveSpecies #BeeLife
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🪲 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 - #Coleptera
Did you know some of our most ancient #pollinators are still hard at work in our #gardens and #ecosystems?
👉 Meet the Coleoptera order and other Pollinators' Families! www.bee-life.eu/pollinating-...
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Proud to join 30+ organisations calling for a future CAP that supports resilient farming and healthy ecosystems.
Read the recommendations for a clear path forward. Thanks to EU Food Policy Coalition and @gfgf-europe.bsky.social for driving this collective effort.
🌱 As #AGRIFISH meets today to debate the post-2027 EU farm subsidies policy, 30+ organisations — representing farmers, civil society & national coalitions — publish joint recommendations to #MakeCAPWork for farmers, people, nature & climate.
✍️👉 foodpolicycoalition.eu/wp-content/u...
November 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Ever think about what makes your morning #coffee so rich and flavorful? ☕
Behind every bean is a tiny, unsung heroes: the #pollinators
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Coffee #Sustainability #Agriculture
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 AM
𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 - 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬
Witness nature’s delicate dancers! 🦋 #Butterflies and #Moths spread life with every flutter - a sign of a thriving world, as the @butterfly-project.bsky.social team reminds us.
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
BeeLife met with Alisa Tiganj - Cabinet Expert for #Agriculture and #Food in the team of Commissioner Hansen. The dialogue is open, but how do we turn shared priorities into urgent, tangible policy wins for #pollinators? Read more: www.bee-life.eu/post/beelife...
BeeLife met with Alisa Tiganj, Cabinet Expert for Agriculture and Food in the team of Commissioner Hansen
BeeLife met with Alisa Tiganj, Cabinet Expert for Agriculture and Food in the team of Commissioner Hansen, to address key priorities for the beekeeping sector and for a sustainable European agricultur...
www.bee-life.eu
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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So next time you unwrap a bar of chocolate, remember: behind its sweetness lies a delicate web of ecology, economy, and resilience — one that begins with a flower and a midge. 🌺🍫

#ProjectButterfly #SaveThePollinators #FutureForPollinators
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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📣📨 138 organisations urge @ec.europa.eu - in the context of the simplification omnibus on Food and Feed Safety - to boost ambition and protect citizens and the environment from harmful #pesticides 👶🥕🍏🐝🐦🦋💧
👉 www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
130+ organisations urge von der Leyen to strengthen enforcement of EU pesticide law
138 civil society, scientific, water, and farming organisations across Europe have called on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to fully enforce the EU Pesticide legislation. The open ...
www.pan-europe.info
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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🥕🍓🥦🍇 If Europe is serious about tackling cardiovascular disease and other chronic illnesses such as Parkinson’s, it must look at what’s on our plates. What we eat, and how our food is grown, plays a key role in our wellbeing 🍅🫑🥥🍏
www.pan-europe.info/blog/promote...
Promote pesticide-free food to face heart disease, cancer and Parkinson's
If Europe is serious about tackling cardiovascular disease and other chronic illnesses such as Parkinson’s, it must look at what’s on our plates. What we eat — and how our food is grown — plays a key ...
www.pan-europe.info
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#Pollinators are vital for Europe’s #foodsecurity and #climate resilience: yet 10% of #bees and 15% of #butterflies face extinction. Discover who they are on our website: www.bee-life.eu/pollinators
#Pollinators #BeeLife #EUenvironment
October 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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❗ The latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species update shows growing threats to Europe's pollinators.

🔗 Read our latest news article to find out more:https://pollinera-horizon.eu/news/new-iucn-assessment-reveals-worsening-trends-europes-wild-bees-and-butterflies
October 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Do We Really Remember the Policies to the Policymakers? We explore this question with Filippo Traviglia, lawyer and founding partner at Fabrique Avvocati Associati -> www.bee-life.eu/post/do-we-r...
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Defending species and the planet is the only path to true wellbeing: economic, mental, social, and cultural. We honor the legacy of Jane Goodall, who showed the world that protecting chimpanzees and ecosystems means protecting humanity itself. 🌍 Stay on the front line, always.
tinyurl.com/s3zaz4v6
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Brussels hosted the first session of the #YoungCitizensAssembly on #Pollinators (Sept 26–28). BeeLife is proud to be part of this initiative! Discover more -> www.bee-life.eu/post/youth-p...
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
BeeLife at #Apimondia2025 🐝
Working across Europe, speaking with one united voice.
Grateful to everyone who joined us in Copenhagen and to those supporting from afar. 💛
September 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🐝 Beekeepers concerned about the deregulating New Genomic Techniques (NGTs)
👉 Honey must stay natural & GMO-free! www.bee-life.eu/post/beelife...
September 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM