Pollinator Stewardship Council We Work for Beekeepers! Pollinator Stewardship Council

Through the work of the Pollinator Stewardship Council we express a belief in you, in beekeeping, and our managed and native pollinators. We are beekeepers!

Real-world of our honey bees Photo M. Colopy,uky.edu, Wikipedia.org,123rf.com, J. Anderson,

During 2016 the Pollinator Stewardship Council accomplishments were made possible by the support of beekeepers, pollinator partners, and local and state beekeeping associations. www.pollinatorstewardship.org

to Pollinator Stewardship Council The impact of pesticides on pollinators Yellow color = Reported Bee Kills to Pollinator Stewardship Council

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Toxic Pesticides to Honey bees There is information available to you about which pesticides are toxic to honey bees. Check your local sources for local information, as well as the states where honey bees are trucked in to pollinate crops. Do not rely on the pesticide label to protect honey bees and native pollinators.

Xerces.org- How neonicotinoids can kill bees, 2016 report

Real World of Beekeepers We serve you Advocacy National State Local Collaboration Grants Publications Coalitions Committees Education Nonprofit bee clubs Knowledge sharing Real World of Beekeepers Pollinator Stewardship Council Support Collaborate Advocate

Presentations available: “Pollinator Stewardship Council: Collaborations: Education, Advocacy, Action” “Pesticide risk assessment, label, and enforcement” “Migratory beekeeping: why keeping them alive is so difficult.” “Pesticides wintering in your hives” “Mosquito Abatement Programs Can Damage Honey Bees and Native Pollinators” “Creating your own pesticide-free pollinator habitat” “State Pollinator Protection Plans: What Beekeepers Need to Know” “Understanding the Pollinator Crisis and How You Can Help” “Should you become a nonprofit beekeeping club?” “Grant research and writing: the who, what, when, where, how, why and financial responsibility” And more . . . Contact: Program Director, Michele Colopy Email: progdirector@pollinatorstewardship.org Phone: 832-727-9492

Real World of Beekeepers We serve you Support Advocate Collaborate Real World of Beekeepers Pollinator Stewardship Council Join us! Together we will make a difference for our honey bees. We do not want to find fault with each other, but to solidify our forces and say to each other: We must be together . . . Helen Keller

Pollinator Stewardship Council Thank you! www.pollinatorstewardship.org Contact: Program Director, Michele Colopy Email: progdirector@pollinatorstewardship.org Phone: 832-727-9492