Orcadian pesticide discussions

[Stromnessbees]

This discussion started here and was moved to this area the following morning.

Winter bees are not raised on maize pollen. Maize produces pollen late July or early august and there is an abundance of other pollens available at those times.

Excuse me please, Jon, when it comes to bees I am a good observer.

I watched my bees and their pollen supply carefully, and there was very little else about where I lived during the flowering period of maize.

And the bees did very well on it, high protein content isn't everything it seems.

Doris you are determined to blame pesticides for bee problems at asll costs irrespective of easily available evidence. Bad science. Wooly thinking.

No, I am determined to find the reason for these colony losses, I promised my Austrian friend who lost all his colonies to look into it.

Bad science? I haven't quoted any science yet. I am trying to observe and to listen to as many beekeepers as possible and to use common sense.

If lots of beekeepers tell me it's the pesticides then I will not just dismiss it.