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Description: Sierra Beekeepers providing information for the Backyard Beekeeper. Be Kind, Plant a bee garden in El Dorado County
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News stories related to honeybee health the past few weeks are all over the map. Some headlines claim that new research proves that honeybees are dying off because of pesticides, while others say honeybees are doing just fine. But reality is different than either scenario. Beekeepers surely have their challenges, but banning pesticide's won't help them or their bees.
Much of the media "bad news" comes from a recent Harvard University study , which some say proves that a class of pesticides called n eonicotinoids are to blame for colony collapse disorder (CCD), a phenomenon in which bees leave the hive and never return.
If we don’t ban these chemicals, these stories suggest, our food supply may be at risk. Yet ironically, if we do ban them, our food supply may be at greater risk because farmers will have a tougher time fighting pests that destroy crops. And they may have to resort to other pesticides that place bees at greater risk.
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