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Getting the Facts Straight on Honey Bees

Getting the Facts Straight on Honey Bees

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Comment by Colin Lundy on February 7, 2015 at 3:58pm

Garbage. I am sick of politicizing for personal gain. This is not science. This is gleaning only select stats to fit into an agenda. The article did not address hive losses, only increases. Yes there is an overall increase, but beekeepers are spending way too much energy just trying to maintain and grow their hive numbers, only to see them die off again. They are spending their time on maintain hive numbers rather than actually getting a decent crop from the bees. This is agents of the crop farmers trying to explain to the public about bees, which they don't know much about. It boggles my mind that there is this fight against the beekeeping sector. Imagine if a chicken producer or a beef producer or a lamb producer lost upwards of 50% of their herd/flock. Imagine if a crop farmer lost 50% of his/her crop. Research has been done explaining that the differences in planting equipment explains why neonics on corn and soybeans are different than for canola and hence why there is more of a problem in Ontario and Quebec than in the prairies. Any beekeeper knows that there is more than just neonics that are contributing to hive losses. But most beekeepers are busting their butts to try and keep mites and nosema down, so why are we continuing to lose so many hives?

Comment by OntAG Admin on February 2, 2015 at 9:10am

Here is the information that ran in some of Ontario's leading newspapers on Saturday - Globe and Mail. For more information you can visit the website.

www.BeesMatter.ca

 

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