Bob said:

>half the hives have CCD like symptoms. bees gone!  disappeared.

>One case this week traced to corn tassels (neonicotinoids) in field within 
>100 feet of hives and bees packing the pollen in.

>Another traced to neonicotinoids sprayed on a got course.

>No I don't need a CCD team to investigate. I simply will avoid the area next 
>season.

>Proving these things *beyond a shadow of a doubt* is very hard.

But Bob, if you had the pollen? analyized for neonics
then either your theory would have some confirmation or otherwise

I paid for some of the my nosema tests, some were free (thanks OBA)
In my case I doubt that the bees NE of Fenelon falls have any 
neonic exposure

While I have no love for Bayer or Monsanto, they would not be the
first to get the "last cigarette and blindfold", but rather far down the list

I note that you coyly say nothing about any INDIVIDUAL bee symptoms

dave

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