Do-It-Yourself Beekeeping

Ohio bees pollinate $44 million worth of crops each year. So when the bees started disappearing mysteriously, beekeepers became alarmed as crop production costs climbed.

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[Mongbrother]

I may have hives for sale in spring.

[Mongbrother]

I can't be specific, but I would have thought the simple use of tobacco as an insecticide wash would not have the damaging effect of a systemic insecticide, we hope.

[7996hobguy]

@angryadrien

the info is easy to find.. google search "bees dying monsanto"

there is a ton of information

[angryadrien]

@Mongbrother I have heard that tobacco can be used to make an insecticide but I haven't heard of it being bad for bees. Thats very important info since I was considering using tobacco instead of chemicals and i am also considering buying bees! do you have more info? thanks!

[angryadrien]

@7996hobguy really? i haven't heard anything about that . do you know of any news releases or studies that I can read to learn about it ? thanks.

[Mongbrother]

And the use of NIcotinamides, that is pesticides made from Nicotine.

[7996hobguy]

first of all the winter wasn't all that harsh, the truth in the matter is that the bees are dying from the pollen produced by genetically modified corn and soybeans.. it is poison to them