http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp=47379683%EF%BF%BD#47379683g This version has expanded interviews with Steve Ellis, the affected beekeeper and Dr. David Fischer of Bayer CropScience. http://tinyurl.com/6sj9cp3 I've visited the area in question many times (Elbow Lake, Minnesota) in the summer and have routinely seen a fair number of honeybees and lot of bumblebees visiting the flowers that border the monocultures of corn and soybeans: Close up view of bumblebees nectaring: http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae78/18R-C/2beesb.jpg Landscape view: http://i959.photobucket.com/albums/ae78/18R-C/2beesa.jpg Paul Cherubini El Dorado, Calif. *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm
