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Here is a brief article in the March 8, 2003 Awake! magazine under "Watching
the World".
Poisoned Bees
"Will we be able to eat any French honey ten years from now?" asks the
French news-magazine Marianne. Millions of bees are being killed by poison
every spring, causing the national production of honey to drop from 45,000
tons in 1989 to 16,000 tons in 2000. In a single week, one beekeeper lost
his 450 hives - 22 millions bees! Many honey producers blame agricultural
chemicals such as pesticides, especially the cheaper and more potent
products that are imported illegally. Some farmers have even added used
engine oil or bleach to their chemicals for greater effect! If nothing is
done, "there is a risk that French honey will become merely an object of
folklore," says Marianne.
Buddy Gauthier
Systems Programmer/Analyst - Beekeeper Hobbyist
CAMECOŽ Industries, Inc.
Thibodaux, LA
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