The Plight of the Honey Bee

Currently the North American press about Neonicotinoids and Honey Bees has become a dull roar.  There are still a few articles in the Ag news but it's moved off of the front page.  However, in Europe there has been some developments.

After the European Food Safety Authority reviewed reports of Honey Bee decline due to the use of neonic's such as Syngenta's Cruiser, there is news that the European Commission will propose a partial ban of key neonic's but not a complete ban.

Syngenta has countered that the commission has come to a decision by basing it on highly theoretical conclusions and that the commission failed to take into account all relevant studies.

Bottom line, I think the Bees are going to be front page news here again shortly.

Here are a few links to look at concerning the EU decision:

http://www.syngenta.com/eame/plightofthebees/en/Pages/home.aspx

http://www.fwi.co.uk/articles/29/01/2013/137389/partial-ban-on-neonicotinoids-proposed-by-european-commission.htm