http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/2012/06/featured-photo-honey-bee-hovering-by-scott-butner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=featured-photo-honey-bee-hovering-by-scott-butner EPA's State of the Environment Photo Project Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:23:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/2012/06/featured-photo-honey-bee-hovering-by-scott-butner/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Paris Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:53:41 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/?p=1714#comment-730 yes, stop the use of pesticides, especially for plants that are frequently visited by bees , find a solution how to eradicate pests with natural ingredients

]]> http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/2012/06/featured-photo-honey-bee-hovering-by-scott-butner/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Anonymous Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:40:32 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/epplocations/?p=1714#comment-98 Once again, the use of pesticides is causing harm. Imidacloprid is a pesticide used widely in the US, on fruits, vegetables, and CORN. And bees get it in nectar from plants sprayed with it or through high-fructose corn syrup beekeepers use to feed their bees. (Is there any end to the evil of corn syrup?) And it’s not like the pesticide producers or large agriculture corporations are going to warn beekeepers to buy less.

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