Surely it could be argued that the graph shows them having
> a further effect on the decline in colony numbers, rather than laying it
> all at the door of varroa?

Seems reasonable!  Randy?

Its going on 10 years of unexplained problems in bees.

If the bees in the U.S. were thriving then Big Ag would have a easier time
saying their products are not *part* of the problem.

Randy's article has plenty of opinion, hypothesis and conclusion which is
fine but one single conclusion has been reached by the majority of
commercial beekeepers I speak with.

bringing healthy hives into areas of crops using chemical company products
does not let you remove healthy bees in most cases. Many say even charging
double for pollination its not worth losing the bees health.

We can split hairs over fine points but the overall opinion is above.

bob

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