Honeybee Die-off: Update

[Pat Black]

I have a special love and appreciation for bees and was once a bee
keeper.  I have been following the bee blight with great interest and
concern.  One thing that I have heard in the USA is that the die off
is not happening in France where a particular pesticide is banned.
The pesticide has some nicotine derivitive in it.  Maybe someone from
France can speak to this.  I have always worried for the commercial
bees who are worked year round and never get to rest and build up
their strenght before they literally fly their wings off in three
weeks taking care of our pollination needs.

Thanks for the bee info
Pat Black


On 5/14/07, Metta & Gary <info at open-space-technology.com> wrote:
>
>  At 09:38 AM 5/14/2007, Marina wrote:
>
>
>  Dear friends,
>
>  I wonder if such a threat goes also for bumlebees and butterflies?
>
>  With love from Siberia,
>
>  Marina Tyasto
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>
>  FWIW, apparently the "colony collapse" die-off is not
>  a problem in the organic beekeeping world:
>  http://www.informationliberation.com/index.php?id=21912
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