Paul quotes James Fischer below;

> Further, the STATED GOAL of these advocates of native pollinators
> is to COMPETE with beekeepers:
>http://www.xerces.org/Pollinator_Insect_Conservation/pollinator_week_action
.html

I read the above link.  In no place could I find any STATED GOAL of native 
pollinators to COMPETE with beekeepers.  I can only conclude that the above 
statement is a deliberate attempt to mislead.

Jim, your reliability if not your credibility has been compromised. 

Paul, I do not mind hearing from the agricultural chemical industry point 
of view, but I have to tell you that I do not believe you are motivated by 
a desire to do anything but protect your source of income.  Nothing wrong 
with that as long as we understand that you therefore lack objectivity and 
perhaps credibility as well.  You certainly do not have an interest in 
finding out what the truth may be through unbiased research.  

“[Native pollinator people] further advise that honeybee removal research 
experiments be conducted to determine how
much better the native pollinators might perform in
their absense.  Seems to me the native pollinator
people might eventually recommend this research
to be conducted in farm settings as well..”


To me your above statement indicates that if the truth stands a chance of 
not suiting your interests you would rather not have it known.  It is time 
you stopped talking for farmers and beekeepers and spoke directly for the 
people you represent; the producers and sellers of pesticides and 
herbicides.  It’s an honest living, and you have a right to your point of 
view, but it is really you who are pitted against native pollinator 
advocates not beekeepers, and not a whole lot farmers who are trying to 
fill the rapidly growing demand for organic produce.

It may not be in the best economic interests of high intensity corporate 
agriculture to accommodate the wishes of native pollinator people, but 
there are plenty of farmers and beekeepers who would at least like to know 
if and how working with the practices these people advocate might benefit 
them.  I for one am not afraid of what this kind of research might reveal.  
In fact I am eager to learn from it.

 Steve Noble

 

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