Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Silence of the Hives

The Pacific Northwest Inlander

America’s honey bees are dying in droves, and colony collapse disorder is the least of our worries. Details here.


1 comment:

PLT said...

I posted this one with some trepidation. Articles which point out the complexity of the bee problem are a bit akin to saying, "So many things are to blame, NOTHING is to blame!" To me, pesticides remain at the top of the list of PROVEN culprits, therefore action needs to be taken against them. So far, in North America, at least, this is NOT happening!

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