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StoneCarver

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49. as a beekeeper...

Sat May 10, 2014, 10:07 PM

May 2014

I don't know what is causing this. But I lost all my bees last winter. This winter they all survived. (I'm so happy!) How ever we figure this out the better. I don't use neo-cics (at all), but we all need to plant more flowers -for the bees and the monarchs. I use to think that flowers were a waste of space. But they aren't. I try to keep up on the latest news -with Marla Spivack. I try different treatments for the varorro mites - like hops (Hop guard). But's it a struggle. Anything you can do will help. Please plant flowers. For you and the bees...
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World's No. 1 pesticide brings honeybees to their knees, say scientists [View all] IDemo May 2014 OP

No surprise here. /nt Ash_F May 2014 #1

I'm sure world governments will ban the pesticides to save the bees and our food supply. NOT. valerief May 2014 #2

The European Union has been trying to ban them but is meeting resistance starroute May 2014 #4

The ones voting against it must be owned by Monsanto. Like the US Congress. nt valerief May 2014 #5

It takes time. Look at how long it took to ban DDT. nt cstanleytech May 2014 #8

And how long the legacy effects of DDT have lasted! Brainstormy May 2014 #32

�The fact is that of the 100 crop species that provide 90 per cent of the world�s food, over 70 are L0oniX May 2014 #25

Wouldn't rich people rather be rich in a world that still exists? athenasatanjesus May 2014 #30

No, because they can never be rich enough. They're insane. Logic doesn't factor in. nt valerief May 2014 #41

Job losses Roy Rolling May 2014 #3

the science journalism on this story is all messed up.... mike_c May 2014 #6

Indeed. HuckleB May 2014 #9

You are a poison makers apologist and we all know it ... And so on MindMover May 2014 #14

Laugh while you can psiman May 2014 #18

Maybe you can find some facts in here Brainstormy May 2014 #33

Um, "while you can" ? ConservativeDemocrat May 2014 #35

While I can is member speak for themselves .. pbmus May 2014 #59

Purely anecdotal, but I bought a neonicotinide insecticide. The day before I first used it I had JDPriestly May 2014 #15

first, we need to be clear about what we mean by "bees".... mike_c May 2014 #27

Thank you. Lionel Mandrake May 2014 #51

Thank God, someone knows how to read psiman May 2014 #17

The current hysteria over this cause is probably unwarranted MNBrewer May 2014 #45

the varroa mite, with all due respect, Brainstormy May 2014 #46

Well, google??? MNBrewer May 2014 #48

I stand corrected, or at least Brainstormy May 2014 #52

neither is the honey bee, which pollinates less than a third of crops... mike_c May 2014 #56

, blkmusclmachine May 2014 #7

Yeah, this is not exactly over yet. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #10

K&R DeSwiss May 2014 #11

It looks bad for honeybees. And those who depend on pollinators: freshwest May 2014 #12

Whenever I find dead or dying bees, they never have those sacks of pollen on their rear legs. SunSeeker May 2014 #16

"those who depend on pollinators" Our lives depend on them. L0oniX May 2014 #22

insects pollinate less than a third of crops consumed by humans.... mike_c May 2014 #28

Well I'm a fan of hyperbole and sensationalism. L0oniX May 2014 #36

We would all be better off without bees ... pbmus May 2014 #42

ok.... mike_c May 2014 #55

Anybody that questions your credentials is banned on DU pbmus May 2014 #57

The neonicotinoid link zentrum May 2014 #13

technically the term should be insecticide not pesticide. DCBob May 2014 #19

A distinction without a difference Brainstormy May 2014 #47

its more than semantics.. the title of the article is incorrect. DCBob May 2014 #54

If RoundUp is a pesticide Sienna86 May 2014 #20

Let me take a wild guess who's responsible ...MONSANTO! L0oniX May 2014 #21

"collapses remain dauntingly unclear"????? heaven05 May 2014 #23

Stupid f-ing mystery. How many of us have been posting this right here on DU for years and years. Exultant Democracy May 2014 #24

The human race is too greedy to be able to survive much longer. nt ladjf May 2014 #26

I make a strong effort to organically garden, and have lots of bees. NutmegYankee May 2014 #29

Same here theHandpuppet May 2014 #31

I garden organically arikara May 2014 #34

Wireless is just radio communications. NutmegYankee May 2014 #40

Familiar w. Devra Davis' work? I'm not except to the extent that I pay attention to her take-aways. proverbialwisdom May 2014 #53

Check it out. proverbialwisdom May 2014 #37

Don't forget about the threat to Monarch butterflies and the NRDC petition to the EPA. proverbialwisdom May 2014 #38

Our reasearch supports the findings of the Harvard Biologists. bvar22 May 2014 #39

Lord, a real person with real life experience , WOW pbmus May 2014 #44

A theory was that cell phones were causing this Ap1977 May 2014 #43

as a beekeeper... StoneCarver May 2014 #49

we lost all of our bees sweetapogee May 2014 #50

Here's a crazy thought: stop relying on honeybees for pollination NickB79 May 2014 #58