Apparently, what's has/is happening in France depends on the information  
source.
 
Best that we can determine, banning the neonicotinics did not help the  
French beekeepers.
 
We've met with beekeepers and growers from France - they've gone back to  the 
basics, trying to figure out what's going on.  
 
The French representatives that we met have provided us with a  2006 book 
detailing the issues, both scientific and political.
 
Abeilles, L'Imposture Ecologique:  L'Affaire Des Insecticides  <<Maudits>>
 
Gil Riviere-Wekstein
 
Interesting story how emotion and politics get mixed up with the  science.  
 
Jerry



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