A statement was made "Show us some research showing that the
neonicotinods do not cause sub lethal
effects (such as reported in France and Italy) and I will be quiet."

Am I remembering wrong?  Does not the above statement ask for proof of
a negative?  Can't do it.

I live in an area populated by lots of medium size to very large (by
East Coast standards) migratory beekeepers.  Those that take their
bees south for spring build up and then move them into one or two
pollination crops before settling for the summer honey production do
not seem to be suffering CCD-like symptoms, nor do those that keep
their bees home for the winter.  Those that try to fill 6-10
pollination crops (with the same hives), then summer honey production,
complain of CCD-like symptoms.  All are subject to their bees being
near crops treated with neonic's.

Is it not possible that the neonics are adding an amount of stress
that is the 'straw that breaks the backs', and the immune system
collaspes?

Let's give the bees a break.  The old timers said 'treat the bees
right, and they will treat you right'.  I think some beekeeps are
chasing the bucks so much they are not treating their bees right.

I guess we will all wait and see and I count myself as one of the
'five' that does not believe the neonics are the problem.  I lean
toward 'too much stress', with possibly the neonics adding to that
stress.

Lloyd


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Lloyd Spear
Owner Ross Rounds, Inc.
Manufacture of equipment for round comb honey sections,
Sundance Pollen Traps, and producer of Sundance custom labels.
Contact your dealer or www.RossRounds.com

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