USDA Suspends Honeybee Research Despite Rapid Decline of Bee Populations

Source: https://www.naturalblaze.com/2019/07/usda-suspends-honeybee-research-despite-rapid-decline-of-bee-populations.html
Published: Jul 8, 2019
Author: staff
Post Date: 2019-07-08 22:30:20 by Horse
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended its annual surveys of the honeybee population as the federal agency increasingly turns toward representing big agricultural interests rather than regulating them.

Citing the need for budget cuts, the Trump administration’s suspension of the Honey Bee Colonies report will mean that researchers and the honey bee industry will lose a crucial tool to understanding the precipitous decline of honeybee populations since 2006...

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#1: ghostdogtxn    To: Horse (#0)

ghostdogtxn posted on 2019-07-09 10:51:01   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Lod    To: ghostdogtxn (#1)

Yep.

Lod posted on 2019-07-09 11:11:20   Reply   Private Reply

#3: NeoconsNailed    To: Horse (#0)

Knowing the USG, this could be their best chance at pulling through..... :-s

NeoconsNailed posted on 2019-07-09 11:54:54   Reply   Private Reply

#4: BTP Holdings    To: ghostdogtxn (#1)

What’s to understand? They’ve bioengineered plants to secrete pesticides. Bees visit a lot of plants. Bees die. Issue has been around for decades, but nobody wants to take on Monsanto because they will destroy you.

I was a beekeeper in Illinois for years. I had 3 hives. When I moved to Missouri I could not take them with. But there was another beekeeper nearby who took them over. I had some really good honey. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2019-07-09 12:07:26   Reply   Private Reply