>
> >-  how do the farmers respond and get affected if the neonicotinoids
> removed from their available pesticides for use?
> - Do you think that a farmer will allow a beekeeper to place his bees on
> the farm?
> - Can we look for a common ground to farmers who use neonicotinoids and
> beekeepers?


Thank you Medhat!  This is exactly the sort of discussion that has been
making the rounds in the large commercial beekeeping community these past
few days.

 If not neonics, what then?  A number of large commercial beekeepers feel
that the use of systemic seed treatment has greatly reduced pesticide
poisoning of their bees.

Is it really in the best interest of beekeepers to antagonize farmers,
rather than working positively with them to promote the use of bee-friendly
products?

Randy Oliver

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