Did you know that the disorder of bee colony collapse is not affecting organic hives?
Here is a quote and a link http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_5194.cfm Sharon Labchuk is an environmental activist and part-time organic beekeeper from Prince Edward Island. She has two time candidate for a seat in the House of Commons Ottawa, making projections about 5% of Canada's fledgling Green Party. She is also leader of the provincial wing of his party. In an email widely distributed, she wrote: "I'm in organic beekeeping list of about 1,000 people, mostly Americans, and nobody in the organic beekeeping world, including commercial beekeepers, reporting colony collapse on this list. The problem with the commercial big boys is that they put pesticides in their hives to fumigate varroa mites, and they feed antibiotics to the bees. Also transport the hives by truck all over the place to make more money with pollination services, which stresses the colonies. "
I honestly do not know why anyone is surprised every time that organic farming is the best way. Namely just another example of how organic farming methods Trump everyone else when it comes to sustainability. Of course, kids could benefit large commercial in the short term of pesticides and antibiotics, but if this causes to their colonies completely collapse, what remains for the long term? Long-term thinking … is what this world needs. I hope that the Governments Get a Clue!
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