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Originally Posted by Iowanian
The guys I'm learning from have had mixed results. One of them lost 4-5 hives at his house this winter but the rest are good in other locations. I think he is blaming the adjacent farm spraying insecticide late in the season.
I'm not a notable hippy but I do believe the bee death is a real thing. Pollinators are vital and if more guys like me try to raise a few hives it will help.
It surely won't hurt my orchard either.
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Didn't they figure out the colony collapse problem was mostly related to some kind of mites ?