> Two  the bees are better than we think at avoiding them  It was darn near arousing to learn that the bees KNOW the pollen is taitnted.   I wonder if that applies to other pesticides also.

I am not sure they are so good at avoiding it.  It was bee collected pollen that they were feeding.  That means the pyrethroid tainted pollen was brought back to the hive.  It is probably fair to assume that it would have been stored as well.  The question then is would they haul it out after "tasting" it or avoid it, but then consume it in a time of dearth?  Is this contaminated pollen a bit of time bomb waiting for a pollen shortage to go off?  It seems likely that they would consume it if there were no alternative pollen sources.

Adam
Barrie, ON
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