I remember reading about a recent study in Israel that showed bees
preferred nectar with low levels of nicotine and caffeine. I pictured
bees sitting in a cafe, with coffee and a cig, enjoying the balmy Tel
Aviv weather...
Here's a link:
http://www.jpost.com/HealthAndSci-Tech/ScienceAndEnvironment/Article.aspx?id=168383
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:32 AM, randy oliver <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Much more likely that they could become hooked on neonic-tainted nectar.
> Bees are adverse to high concentrations in nectar, so likely that they
> could self regulate the dose, similar to the manner in which humans regulate
> their doses of nicotine.
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