[Wonder Warthog]

"1.GMO crops might be responsible.....Bees don’t pollinate corn but most beekeepers use corn syrup to feed their bees there has been some speculation that beekeepers who don’t use corn syrup have fewer loses. The natural pesticides in these crops may be causing the bees to become immune-deficient so when you read this or that fungus may be the cause please realize that those fungus have been around awhile and it is sort of like saying pneumonia killed an aids patient."

Re-read the article. If this were true, it would affect native bees and Africanized honeybees also. But they are NOT so affected. So try again.

[brytlea]

I know next to nothing about bee keeping. Is nature basically allowed to take it’s course as far as reproduction, do they interbreed with native bees, or what? I’m just curious if this could be a genetic problem from either not enough diversity in the gene pool causing something like a too homozygous immune system or some less than ideal genes that have been doubled up on.
susie

[sentis1]

Native bees and african bees aren’t generally fed corn syrup as part of their diet because they are “wild” and no bees pollinate genetically modified corn. Corn is wind pollinated.

Please, reread what I wrote. The bees are fed corn syrup made from GMO corn the corn has trace pesticide that affects the bees immune system. I also state this is possible not an absolute.

I also don’t appreciate your tone, you sound like you have some ax to grind. I’m not the person that you need to grind against.