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55. However, like global warming, there may be man-made differential factors that don't point to a

Sun May 17, 2015, 11:59 AM

May 2015

single source. For example, recent research is shows things like Roundup can disrupt bee health, it may not kill them immediately and they bring it back to hive where is can spread, causing further disruption. When combined with other factors like pesticides and diseases the stress can impact the entire colony.

Other factors like use of corn syrup as supplemental feed for bees, medicines used to treat hives, etc are also under investigation.

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Honeybee population in free fall; Pennsylvania among worst hit in nation [View all] yortsed snacilbuper May 2015 OP

See? Monsanto products work. You get your money's worth. Hoppy May 2015 #1

Please explain. Buzz Clik May 2015 #9

I'm guessing he just forgot the sarcasm smilie. MoonRiver May 2015 #14

I thought it wasn't needed in this post. Hoppy May 2015 #26

You never know around here. MoonRiver May 2015 #44

Bayer, NOT Monsanto MohRokTah May 2015 #16

Hey, no clouding the issue with facts this is a doom and gloom thread. nt cstanleytech May 2015 #19

Groundbreaking study shows that (Monsanto) Roundup causes honeybees to starve whereisjustice May 2015 #21

Bulshit debunked "study" posted on naturalnews. MohRokTah May 2015 #24

Bullshit research or inconvenient to your narrative that Monsanto bears no responsibility? whereisjustice May 2015 #31

When you post Natural NEws claiming the study showed Glyphosate is responsible for CCD MohRokTah May 2015 #35

You are calling the peer reviewed Journal of Exp Biology "bullshit study"? Here it is again whereisjustice May 2015 #37

When you claim that sudy shows Roundup causes CCD, it most certainly IS bullshit. MohRokTah May 2015 #38

You are making shit up, I never claimed anything of the sort. I do claim that there is credible whereisjustice May 2015 #41

This is a thread about CCD. MohRokTah May 2015 #42

Nonsense. You asserted CCD has nothing to do with Monsanto, I gave you a recent journal article whereisjustice May 2015 #46

Harms bees in massive amounts not found in the field. MohRokTah May 2015 #47

You cleared Monsanto of responsiblity, aka you made some shit up. I called you out whereisjustice May 2015 #48

You blamed Monsanto instead of the real culprit, Bayer, and I pointed that shit out. MohRokTah May 2015 #49

Monsanto -> "Effects of **field-realistic doses** of glyphosate on honeybee appetitive behaviour." whereisjustice May 2015 #53

Most certainly NOT "field realistic" eom MohRokTah May 2015 #54

Did you ask the authors and Journal of Exp. Biology to retract their statement? You can email them whereisjustice May 2015 #56

Being worked on. eom MohRokTah May 2015 #57

This is the real danger in GMO crops DirtyHippyBastard May 2015 #32

White House ag policy is driven by Monsanto, so yes, I'm sure they all have our best interests at whereisjustice May 2015 #34

Bee Research Goes to the Wolves (Monsanto)... whereisjustice May 2015 #23

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! MohRokTah May 2015 #25

I gave you a peer reviewed paper showing roundup as disruptive to bees, you provided what? whereisjustice May 2015 #28

Yet not a single colony in the study suffered from Colony Collapse disorder. MohRokTah May 2015 #29

You are incapable of understanding that Roundup has been shown to adversely affect whereisjustice May 2015 #33

You are incapable of understanding that Roundup has not been linked to CCD while neonicitinoids HAVE MohRokTah May 2015 #36

kick, kick, kick.... daleanime May 2015 #2

A couple of weeks ago Cirque du So-What May 2015 #3

if you have a good pollen source they may stay GreatGazoo May 2015 #51

Stupid bees need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps... onehandle May 2015 #4

The farm property where I live most of the time cwydro May 2015 #5

Personally this scares the living shit out of me navarth May 2015 #6

O.K.-Here's a conspiracy theory packman May 2015 #7

so without bees, all that's left is the Trader Joe's produce section? foo_bar May 2015 #27

corporate action is killing bees just like it kills the middle class, Monsanto will probably sell whereisjustice May 2015 #8

Did you read the article from the OP? Buzz Clik May 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Greybnk48 May 2015 #43

kick Liberal_in_LA May 2015 #11

It's not just honey bees alcina May 2015 #12

I think fracking is in part to blame. Greybnk48 May 2015 #13

We are going to start our own hive FLPanhandle May 2015 #15

Always sold out this late in the season. MohRokTah May 2015 #17

Thanks FLPanhandle May 2015 #20

Check around for beeks in your area. There are usualy clubs. MohRokTah May 2015 #22

Thanks again! FLPanhandle May 2015 #39

if you really want sweetapogee May 2015 #40

Find a bee club in your area and they will point to the individuals that rescue hives. denbot May 2015 #45

We had a good swarm at one farm on Friday, ~10,000 GreatGazoo May 2015 #52

Watch from 12:25 forward. It is an answer and mobilizing fungal compounds of decomposing wood can ancianita May 2015 #18

With Monsanto in the White House representing the chemical food industry, we may have to rely whereisjustice May 2015 #30

IMO there is only circumstantial evidence of a man made cause. nilesobek May 2015 #50

However, like global warming, there may be man-made differential factors that don't point to a whereisjustice May 2015 #55