Industrial agriculture is killing U.S. honeybees
Buy organic honey; you'll help some bees live a low-stress life
by David Ottoson  www.juneauempire.com/

> While there have been many theories offered about this phenomenon, dubbed colony collapse disorder, most researchers are scratching their heads. The only place I've seen a coherent explanation is at the Organic Consumers Association's Web site. Here you will find several articles with a common theme: Colony collapse disorder is a direct result of industrial agriculture.

> Commercial honeybee populations appear to be stressed to the point where their natural immune systems are breaking down. Numerous features of commercial agriculture may contribute to this stress: pesticides, monoculture, genetically modified crops and the way commercial bees are raised and managed.

[This was written by someone who has NO IDEA how "commercial bees" are
raised and managed.]

-- 
Peter L. Borst
Ithaca, NY
USA

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