The solutions to the beekeeping industries problems are NOT more and better chemicals, that's plain:

INHERENT IN THE widespread and increased applications
of many pesticides is the potential for the contamination
and damage to non target organisms.

Within the United States beekeeping industry, the
growing use of the acaracides fluvalinate and coumaphos
to control Varroa mite, Varroa destructor
may inadvertently impact non target
organisms more specifically, the honey bee
queen. 

Research has demonstrated that honey bee colonies
readily accumulate a wide array of environmental contaminants
These contaminants often become incorporated into
the bee tissue, the wax, the honey, or the hive itself.

Unfortunately, with this demonstrated ability to accumulate
a wide array of pollutants and contaminants,
there is also the potential for honey bee colonies to
accumulate these unwanted substances at levels that
are detrimental to honey bee health and productivity.

Effects of Fluvalinate and Coumaphos on Queen Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Two Commercial Queen Rearing Operations
TIMOTHY HAARMANN, MARLA SPIVAK, DANIEL WEAVER, BINFORD WEAVER, AND TOM GLENN
J. Econ. Entomol. 95(1): 28-35 (2002)

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