“Beekeeper Speaks Out Against Anti-Pesticide Campaigns,” By Angela Logomasini.
Anyone worried about honey bee survival should read the piece by Canadian beekeeper Lee Townsend in the Guelph Mercury newspaper. In recent years, beekeepers have seen some of their hives disappear without much explanation, a phenomenon referred to as”colony collapse disorder.” Green activists have used this situation to randomly initiate bans on various pesticide products in the name of saving the bees, and their latest target is a class of chemicals called neonicotinoids. But we can’t help the bees if we continue to address the wrong causes. Read more.
Beekeeper: Alliance with Greens is Counter-Productive
March 24, 2014
