> Mr Mendez sold his bee stock to a large corporate entity in California
that then seem to do a real good job of killing most of the hives. Purely
in a speculative manner Mr Mendez did point the finger at certain
fungicides use in the almond which he suspect as big a primary cause.
The entity that purchased Mendes' bees used at that time little or no
fungicides, since they were not necessary in their dry environment.
The cause of the loss of his colonies was poor management.
>I have come to the unverified conclusion that this synergistic effect
likely takes several rounds of almond pollination to manifest itself to the
point where most (if not all) beekeepers would necessarily notice the
problem.
Based upon my unbroken experience in pollination of almonds for nearly 40
years, I'm in complete agreement that that conclusion is unverified.
--
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com
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