From:                   Will Crow <[log in to unmask]>

>  Could someone please point me towards any information on GMO cotton as
> it
> relates to beekeeping in close proximity thereof.
>
>  Will Crow (I'm not a greenpeace activist. I'm just a simple red-neck.)

   I'm not ready to endorse GMO, because it certainly contains a lot
of unknowns. But it is a reality that could not be changed if one
wanted. Around here about 85 to 90% of the cotton is GMO (addition of
a gene that makes the Bt poison inherant in the plant).

  But my simple observation is that it has saved a lot of bees from
insecticide poisoning, because it tends to postpone application until
late in the bloom, when flowers are not so attractive to bees.

  Of course, bees that are not poisoned, are also much more certain
to make honey. And cotton honey is nice, except that it granulates
quickly.

Dave Green  SC  USA
The Pollination Home Page:  http://pollinator.com

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