Don't know if this helps. Maybe hearsay, I don't get the current news 
(no TV, no radio, no newspaper, but slow dial up internet). At our local 
beekeeper's meeting last night a retired farmer/bus driver and life long 
beekeeper mentioned that in recent weeks dairy cattle are dying in 
various locations. One farmer lost his entire herd. Testing the carcases 
showed that Neonicotiniods were implicated from the cows eating fresh 
cut corn silage. Anyone know more about this? Appreciate  any info if 
this is suitable to our beekeeping. Thanks.

Alf Bashore

Carolyn Ehle wrote:
>
> Also, if neo nics in corn and possible other plants ARE affecting 
> bees, what may they be doing in humans?   Many such pesticides are now 
> limited or banned, and some folks like myself have permanent damage 
> from exposures.
>
> Now we are putting systemic insecticides into all tissues of food plants.

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