>They didn't photograph the yards immediately, they didn't have a way to
freeze their bees

We have a huge advantage these days of many of us carrying cell phones with
cameras.  Shooting a video of a fresh bee kill is very convincing evidence.

And most of us have access to ziplock bags and some sort of freezer in
which to store samples.  Always best to have a government employee take the
sample and hold for chain of custody.

Even so, residues in the dead bees are often too low to indisputably prove
that the bees died from a particular pesticide, which can be extremely
frustrating.

Thank you, Christina, for fleshing some details  which were  not made clear
in the judges statement of facts.  One question still remains unclear--the
statement of facts claimed that any spraying was well outside the foraging
range of the bees, and that the wind was blowing away from the hives.  Was
that untrue?


Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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