>lecturers at the convention, Maryann Frazier and (I think) Francis 
Ratnieks, pointed out that bees need a range of pollen sources, not 
just one.

Researchers are grabbing a straws and missing the point many times. 

The problem is in the hives not from the almond trees.

When almond blooms are sprayed with fungicides the result usually shows in hives returning from almonds.

The issue IS hives arriving in California. 

I have focused on the first two weeks of arrival problem since the start

 Randy Oliver has criticized a hypothesis of mine for years that an additive put in diesel fuel which the bees breath while in route and when the load is sitting in truck stops *might* be a problem.


bob

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