These little bitches
That we know as hornets or yellow jackets, were tackling honeybees at the nectar outlet and stinging them to death all the way to the ground.
I have no doubt the hornets have stung out the honeybees.
Just because pesticides aren't the main cause of the bee death problem doesn't mean pesticides are perfectly safe. Those are two seperate questions. We generally stick to organic fruits and vegetables in my family in order to avoid eating pesticides.
However, I have been skeptical of the bee-killing pesticide hypothesis from the beginning. Pesticides have been utilized on a mass scale for over 60 years. While they have caused many problems over the years, to be sure, there have been no mass die-offs of bee hives, on this scale, until a few years ago. That makes it pretty darn unlikely that pesticides are the culprit, unless there has been some radically different new pesticide widely adopted in recent years, which I understand there wasn't.
Concerning pesticide residue, if you are afraid of injesting pesticides, wash the fruits or vegetables before eating.
Incidentally, the approved chemicals for organic application in Washington fills several pages of single spaced typing. Pesticides approved for conventional fruit is a lot less.
Since I work in the industry, I don't and would not spend the extra money for aly organic fruits or produce. It is a waste of your food dollars.
These little bitches
That we know as hornets or yellow jackets, were tackling honeybees at the nectar outlet and stinging them to death all the way to the ground.
I have no doubt the hornets have stung out the honeybees.