I just was pointed to a long discussion of bees and pesticides, which you can view at

http://theabk.com.au/article/neonicotinoids-australia

in it, they include this quote:

"We have a verifiable instance of direct application of Neonics and brood death. To give the Grower credit, he applied the product (a fungicide) at night. The next day, however, was a beautiful, warm day. Lots of bee action. All of the unsealed brood died and the colonies stayed broodless for several weeks. I am now seeing roughly 50% queenless in those colonies." -- Tom Haefeli, Colorado


I suspect the beekeeper is confused between Clothianidin and Chlorothalonil. The former is a neonicotinoid insecticide while the latter is a common fungicide, also known as Bravo. Fungicides may be a far greater threat to beekeeping but they are NOT formulated from neonicotinoids, which all the hollering is about. The point is, folks need to do their homework. 


Peter Loring Borst
peterloringborst.com

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