Author Archives: Tom Theobald

Linda Moulton Howe began reporting on the bee losses very early on, starting with Dave Hackenberg’s sudden losses in 2006. I’ve done one or two interviews with Linda, but it had been two or three years since we’d spoken when … Continue reading →

The wheels are coming off the wagon in Australia. For more than a decade the chemical companies’ excuse for the massive worldwide bee losses has been varroa, varroa, varroa, and Australia was trumpeted as a success story, an example of … Continue reading →

The bee kill in South Carolina is getting a lot of press, and in most stories is being characterized as “an accident.” This was no accident. Naled is an organophosphate. It is highly toxic to bees. Aerial application is the … Continue reading →

“In Australia neonicotinoids are everywhere. In my opinion Australian Beekeepers are being used as a massive field test on neonicotinoids. Australia is a worldwide excuse for insecticide companies who are blaming Varroa mite for bee colony collapse overseas and claiming that … Continue reading →

Reread this article posted in my last post.  Then read this one, Minnesota’s new neonic rules pretty much same old rules. The new article raises some legitimate questions which will be influenced by whatever further steps Minnesota may or may not take. … Continue reading →