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We've now traced the bee loss syndrome to 15 states, with severe losses
ongoing in Oklahoma and California.
We're asking beekeepers to help us sort out the multiple factors that may be
involved by filling out a survey. We need input from beekeepers who have or
have had the problem, as well as beekeepers who have not experienced
dwindling of colonies.
The National Bee Loss Survey is available for download at www.beesurvey.com
in PDF and Excel formats.
There is also an online version of the survey. To avoid a lot of data
entry, we encourage all that can to use the online survey.
Last week, both National Beekeeping Associations passed resolutions
expressing their commitment and support for investigation and research into these
massive bee losses. We are working with these associations, the National Honey
Board, investigators from Penn State and the Beltsville lab, and state
agencies. Pennsylvania and Florida state apicultural services are being very
proactive.
Bee Alert is committed to protecting the confidentiality of your
information. If we are going to have any chance of solving this problem, which appears
to have been around for at least 40 years, we need to receive as many surveys
as possible, with honest answers. It is not our job to play cop. As a
private company working for the beekeeping industry, we have total control of the
data and have no responsibility to report any violations, etc.
Finally, we are asking every state and regional beekeeping association to
assist in getting the word out, surveys filled in and returned. And, we'd like
to hear from any other countries that may have experienced this problem,
either now or in the past.
Thank you for your assistance. Your input will help the entire beekeeping
industry.
Best Regards
Jerry
J.J. Bromenshenk
CEO/President
Bee Alert Technology, Inc.
1620 Rodger Street, Suite #1
Missoula, MT 59802
Tel/Fax: 406-541-3160
Cell 406-544-9007
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