----- Original Message ----- From: "DaveHamilton" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 10:44 AM Subject: Re: [BEE-L] Silent spring in northern Europe? Bob Are you guys in Missouri seeing the same "lazy bees" we are talking about up here? I have one farm with hives setting on CRP land in acres of yellow sweat clover. The clover this year has stayed in bloom for a full month yet the bees in those 10 hives don't have 3 supers of honey between them. Looks like what we are seeing! Its been way cooler and wetter than most years here. Us also! Several other Nebraskans have said they are seeing similar. What's your ideas? I believe I am seeing a pesticide kill in certain areas with the foragers not returning to the hive causing low honey production and a loss of bees. I went out yesterday at dusk to check numbers of bees in hives and the volume of bees late in the day is down. I actually had a yard doing exactly as the above are the last two years but wrote off as unknown problem. I moved those bees into apples and then into a new yard and they produced a crop of honeythis year. I have got lots of locations (from downsizing) so I plan to move any yards which are not producing honey by next week into new locations for the last three weeks of the honey flow. Will keep you posted! Bob --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.711 / Virus Database: 467 - Release Date: 6/25/2004 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::