When the bees are gone, we have four years to live as a species. I’m thinking yes. But then we aren’t too bright. David, I am a farmer/rancher now. I also worked for the USDA Cotton Insect Research Lab in Texas and was in the field subject to pesticide overspray of crops frequently. Mostly organophosphates but I got a good dose of Roundup too. I blame my Autoimmune diseases on these oversprays. While I sympathize with the farmer as you would see in my previous comments on farming, pesticides, especially neonics, aren’t the way to go. There are other proven methods to use.

What a lot of people don’t understand if we kill off bees our food supply will drop dramatically or stop completely. Bees are a necessary component in growing crops, without their job of pollination crops don’t grow. They are not a frivolous extra, not a environmental fantasy and not a liberal conspiracy but a vital part of sustainable food production world wide.

Absolutely. Save the bees! It's all for their work as crop pollinators. This agricultural benefit of honey bees is estimated to be between 10 and 20 times the total value of honey and beeswax. In fact, bee pollination accounts for about $15 billion in added crop value. Honey bees are like flying dollar bills buzzing over U.S. crops.