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    Default Poor bees ...

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-24802795

    "No reports of any injuries" ... so I suppose the dead colonies don't count

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    Releasing "hundreds" of insects … seems overkill to use a truck to transport a mini-nuc

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    Quite, o sharp-toothed one; maybe the reporter couldn't count ... or didn't dare get close enough to do so ;D

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    That's colony collapse for you

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    I wondered who'd be the first to mention that, Droney!

    And the next person who stumbles across this thread will mention/blame ....

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    A predictable consequence of migratory beekeeping. If it's any consolation, 1/2 of the colonies involved would probably have died of CCD in any case the way they are treated in the 'States!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trog View Post
    I wondered who'd be the first to mention that, Droney!

    And the next person who stumbles across this thread will mention/blame ....
    I blame the pesticides for affecting the drivers sense of direction after exposure to sub lethal doses over a prolonged period time from all the HFCS in everything over there

    Happy now?

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    No it's just what you get for driving on the wrong side of the road !!,

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