Hello All,
The June issue of Bee Culture is arriving around the world in mail boxes. On
page 17 Mark Winston pens in my opinion an excellent article about the
current issue on Imidaclopid named "Due To Legal Considerations"
.
I myself had done a rough draft of a similar article but simply put Mark has
done a better job and mine is going in "file `13".

Point is both Mark and I are on the outside looking in but both of us have
been closely following the story.

I suggest all beekeepers read Marks article over several times . I can
assure readers Mark has put a great amount of thought into the article and
has chosen words carefully.

Having read much of the same material as Mark it is my opinion (as is Marks)
that we still need to keep looking for  the root of the problem. The
evidence I have looked at does not *in my opinion* show imidcloprid as the
whole problem.

Both Mark and myself wait with an open mind the "smoking gun" which must be
the basis for the lawsuit. Perhaps imidacloprid will be found to be the root
of the problem *but* what are we looking at if not is the question both Mark
& I  simply ask?

Even my friend Jerry Bromenshenk (Bee-L & close to Bayer lawsuit) as been
very quiet about the "smoking gun" which the beekeeper side of the lawsuit
claims to possess.

I will admit I am closer to the commercial beekeepers involved than the
Bayer side. I have tried on several occasions to glean information from
Jerry B. but to no avail except for Jerry to say he thinks the beekeepers
(U.S.) have got a strong and provable case.

I like many beekeepers will be standing by watching things unfold .

Bob

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