Why Are American Beekeepers Losing 40-50% Of Their Bees?

Regardless of the bumper crops hobbyist beekeepers boast about and random pockets where bees appear to be thriving, the fact is American honey bees and other pollinators are in serious trouble. Although each administration makes an attempt to do something to help protect our pollinators, we have a long way to go before we can even think about following in the footsteps of the EU and pass a ban on neonicotinoids. Recently, the Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus was held in Washington, DC.  Mr. Tim May, President of the American Beekeeping Federation attended and has some interesting facts to share. In this segment of  The Neonicotinoid View Radio Show, bee health advocates, June Stoyer and Tom Theobald talk to Tim May about this briefing. Mr. May will also share his views about how American beekeepers are faring, despite confusing statistics from USDA. ©2018 The Organic View Radio Show. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials on these pages are copyrighted by the The Organic View Radio Show. No part of these pages, either text or image may be used for any purpose other than personal use. Therefore, reproduction, modification, storage in a retrieval system or retransmission, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, for reasons other than personal use, is strictly prohibited without prior written permission. The identifier "The Organic View" refers collectively to The Organic View Radio Show, TheOrganicView.com, The Organic View Network, Clean Energy View, The Neonicotinoid View and The NLP View. General inquiries should be directed to our Web feedback box, info(@)theorganicview.com or from the contact form at the top of most pages on our site, www.theorganicview.com. Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOrganicView Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TheOrganicView Listen to previous shows: http://theorganicview.com/wiki