Honey Bee Disappearances Continue: Could Pesticides Play A Role?


	Honey Bee Disappearances Continue: Could Pesticides Play A Role?

thegreenman

3-17-2007 4:41 PM

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bees, decline, endtimes?, apocalypse?

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countries that might be friendly now and not friendly in the future? The federal government is looking at this and my question is: Are honey bees the canary
in the coal mine? What are honey bees trying to tell us that we humans
should be paying more attention to?"</EM>  <FONT size="+1">- J</FONT>erry Hayes, Chief, Apiary Section,
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<FONT size="+1">F</FONT><FONT size="-1">ebruary 2007 map showing states so far affected by the honey bee collapse
disorder in which beekeepers have reported 60% to 100% honey bee disappearances without 
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