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Home My WebLink AboutBee Safe Ordinance Lake Elmo Parks Commission 12 Bee Safe Ordinance 14-15- The Problem promote ecological value in the community.City land can be used to provide pollinator habitat and aim to provide pollinator friendly habitat on City land. use systemic insecticides and harmful pesticides and will Safe Ordinance pledges that Lake Elmo will not -The BeeSafe Ordinance.-Collapse Disorder, cities can help by adopting the BeeAlthough a number of factors contribute to Colony rapidly. Over the last 20 years, the number of bees has decreased 14-15-Lake Elmo Parks Commission 12 14-15-Lake Elmo Parks Commission 12 Safe Ordinance-Bee increase costs.They do not think the ordinance will be a problem or pesticides and have not for the last two years. The Public Works Staff has indicated that they do not use Safe practices. -pose Lake Elmo as a leader in Beenecessary to agriculture and are in danger, and aims to The ordinance outlines the reasons why bees are on theirs. Followed by Minneapolis. Stillwater is currently working ordinance. The very first was Eugene, Oregon. Shorewood was the first city in the Metro to pass the world, and now the Metro. A new standard being passed in Cities throughout the 14-15-Lake Elmo Parks Commission 12 Neonicitinoids systemLimit their ability to maintain a healthy immune Effect their ability to produce new queensInhibit their ability to collect foodback to the hiveDisorient bees and limit their ability to find their way Impair bees ability to learnand systemic insecticides eonicitinoidsNcrops, and in home and garden products. are used as a seed coating on agricultural Neonicitinoids. neonicitinoidsThis Act would ban America’s Pollinator Act in Congress. Safe Ordinance is in keeping with the Saving -The Bee 14-15-Lake Elmo Parks Commission 12 CCD and Bees normal honey bees. affect bees, especially native bees that are smaller than Even a small amount of certain types of pesticides can places additional stress on bees. (The City can help!)The lack of pesticide free food within the landscape 14-15-Lake Elmo Parks Commission 12 Additional Benefits on public land. Increases public safety by agreeing not to spray chemicals Elmo. Increases the amount of pollinator friendly plants in Lake friendly plants.Promotes public education about bees and pollinator