Author Archives: Tom Theobald

This 24 minute interview with Minnesota beekeeper Steve Ellis on The Neonicotinoid View expands upon the problems seen in the video of his recent and ongoing bee losses. Interview Highlights: June Stoyer: Steve, please begin by telling our audience about … Continue reading →

We are beginning to get reports of bee kills from around the U.S. and from NE Canada from neonicotinoid dust from corn planting. We don’t know if this will be a problem in Boulder County, but you should be alert … Continue reading →

For those of you trying to stay informed on the pesticide questions, here is a good article that appeared recently in the Sacramento Bee, Dying Bees Raise Alarm for Humans. Following the article is the first comment, and it is … Continue reading →

Here is a great video on Miles McGaughey and his family and their beekeeping operation. Short, but full of information. The photography is very good and there is an exceptional shot of a queen laying an egg. Miles says this … Continue reading →

It was announced yesterday that the EPA has given unconditional approval to the systemic pesticide sulfoxaflor. Most recently the controversy was over the EPA’s proposal to grant sulfoxaflor a conditional registration with many unanswered questions as to its environmental safety, just as … Continue reading →