Maybe there is hope for the honeybee. Despite all the benefits it provides modern agriculture, it has been devasted by Colony Collapse Disorder. While multiple possible causes have been implicated, and it is likely due to a combination of them, the standout problem was identified several years ago. It is (more…)
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April 10, 2013
About time
Posted by ramblinrobert under Bees, Politics and policy | Tags: almonds, CCD, colony collapse disorder, EPA, honey bees, neonicotinoids |Leave a Comment
July 16, 2010
I’m thinking of adding a hive of livestock
Posted by ramblinrobert under Bees, Industrial agriculture, My garden, my life | Tags: colony collapse disorder, honey bees, varroa mites |Leave a Comment
A friend of mine had trouble guessing what kind of livestock I was thinking of adding, even with lots of hints. When she finally got to bees, she claimed they weren’t livestock. I’ll defer to the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service on this. They consider bees as other livestock, so I’ll go along with that.
I’ve had an interest in bees for several years, (more…)
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