John Elliott wrote:I would describe it a bit differently and put Monsanto in the same category as Varroa destructor -- external parasites that weaken the bee by sucking the life out of it, spreading disease, weakening the colony, and eventually causing a collapse of the hive.
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Dale Hodgins wrote:
John, would you agree that imported bees can be the only option on farms that have killed off their beneficial creatures, including bees? And, does the availability of imported hives allow chemical farming to succeed where nature is telling it to fail ?
---------------------- I see you are a pollinator, so being used by corporate interests in this way must get under your skin.
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Ken Peavey wrote:It would follow that taking away enough of these exposed, adapted bees would then cripple the GMO industry.
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"You must be the change you want to see in the world." "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." --Mahatma Gandhi
"Preach the Gospel always, and if necessary, use words." --Francis of Assisi.
"Family farms work when the whole family works the farm." -- Adam Klaus
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R Scott wrote:The commercial honey guys near me don't expect a hive to live past 3 years for stationary hives.
find religion! church
kiva! hyvä! iloinen! pikkumaatila
get stung! beehives
be hospitable! host-a-hive
be antisocial! facespace
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tel jetson wrote:
R Scott wrote:The commercial honey guys near me don't expect a hive to live past 3 years for stationary hives.
all my third year hives seem to be doing just fine.
"You must be the change you want to see in the world." "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." --Mahatma Gandhi
"Preach the Gospel always, and if necessary, use words." --Francis of Assisi.
"Family farms work when the whole family works the farm." -- Adam Klaus
R Scott wrote:I am an anomaly.
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be hospitable! host-a-hive
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wayne stephen wrote: What do want to bet that Monsanto is already playing with bee DNA ?
we don't have a problem with lack of water we have a problem with mismanagement
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David Williams wrote:http://www.infowars.com/illinois-ag-department-illegally-seizes-privately-owned-bees-resistant-to-gmo-poison/
They are, hence permaculture - and 'we are legion' (in a good way).Dale Hodgins wrote: I see agribusiness as my enemy, and as the enemy of every thinking person
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