Author Archives: Tom Theobald

Remembering Graham White

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Tom Theobald

Sadly, I have to be the bearer of sad news. We have all lost a great warrior in the battle against neonicotinoids and on a personal level I have lost a wonderful, inspiring friend. On Tuesday, March 3, 2020,, Graham White … Continue reading →

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Pollinators and Power: Tom Theobald interviewed by Terry Oxford

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Tom Theobald

I did these two interviews recently with Terry Oxford on her podcast, Pollinators and Power. Some minor corrections on Interview #1: the Colorado County Bee Inspector position was created in 1891, not 1861, and I have been a beekeeper for 44 … Continue reading →

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Pulling Honey

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Tom Theobald

Many of you will be taking your honey off soon. I stumbled across this video this afternoon and thought some of you would find it interesting and informative. We did several of these videos for the Maria Rogers Oral History … Continue reading →

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New AITL study (acute insecticide toxicity loading)

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Tom Theobald

Check out this new study published by PLOS ONE  on August 6th, An assessment of acute insecticide toxicity loading (AITL) of chemical pesticides used on agricultural land in the United States. Neonicotinoids are 5,000 to 10,000 times more toxic to … Continue reading →

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Saga of bee losses is a very human story

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Tom Theobald

Ultimately, the ongoing saga of bee losses and environmental poisoning is a very human story. Two follow: the first, an audio interview with Davey Hackenberg on Dadant’s Beekeeping Today Podcast.  Dave senior was raised on a dairy and started the honey business … Continue reading →

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