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In reply to the discussion: U.S. Beekeepers Lost 23% of Colonies Last Winter; Scientists Recommend Treating Bees for Varroa Mite [View all]HuckleB
(35,773 posts)30. They may be part of the problem.
To date, the studies showing it are not without serious flaws, and they tend to be very small studies. We need to stay on top of all possible factors.
Here's an interesting overview:
Everyone calm down, there is no bee-pocalypse
http://perc.org/articles/everyone-calm-down-there-no-bee-pocalypse
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U.S. Beekeepers Lost 23% of Colonies Last Winter; Scientists Recommend Treating Bees for Varroa Mite [View all]
HuckleB
May 2014
OP
Europe is a mighty big place, with many entities that disagree with one another.
HuckleB
May 2014
#2
Actually, your posts make it clear that you're the one with the preconceptions,
HuckleB
May 2014
#14
Pretending that's all I've got, when you've offered nothing but denialism is just silliness.
HuckleB
May 2014
#21
I don't think it's "smoking" per se, but rather chemical strips left in the hives
hatrack
May 2014
#56
This is incidental info, but urban colonies seem to do better then commercial hives.
denbot
May 2014
#17
Again, the links in post 36 and 37 reference and critique the same poorly done study linked to
hedgehog
May 2014
#40
If you had looked at my other posts, you would know that I do not see it that way.
HuckleB
May 2014
#46