Welcome to “Tom’s Corner,” a blog about bee decline by Tom Theobald, founding member of the Boulder County Beekeepers’ Association. In July 2010 Theobald wrote an article about clothianidin and bees for Bee Culture magazine that ignited a conversation about the connection between systemic pesticides and declining bee populations in the United States. Timeline here:
- 7/1/2010 “Do We Have a Pesticide Blowout?” the Bee Culture article by Tom Theobald
- 11/2/2010 The EPA memo leaked to Tom on the heels of the Bee Culture article
- 12/8/2010 The National Honey Bee Advisory Board writes a letter to the EPA
- 2/18/2011 The EPA responds to the National Honey Bee Advisory Board
- 11/1/2012 Tom critiques the EPA’s response to the National Honey Bee Advisory Board
- 3/21/2013 Beekeepers sue the EPA
- 5/8/2017 Beekeepers’ lawsuit succeeds
The story continues to unfold…