Washington Whispers: Feds Are Split on Funding for the Honey Bee Crisis

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"Meanwhile Washington sticks it's head in sand as usual..."
If that were true, the deficit would be a lot less.

Tim Johnson of VT 1:28PM April 30, 2008

As a beekeeper I am dissapointed that Washington is going to "wish" this problem away like it does with so many others. Much our food supply depends heavily on solving CCD. Ask the Farmers who spend triple the usual amount on bees for pollenation, or the Beekeeper who loses tens of thousands of dollars each year in lost colonies of bees if this is "still" a problem. Let's just hope that progress comes from the the Beekeepers themselves, many of whom are frantically trying to develop sustainable approaches to solving CCD. Meanwhile Washington sticks it's head in sand as usual...

Chris Felton of CA 12:36PM April 30, 2008

Way to go, Ed! Just what we need in Washington; practicality, knowledge, and one who knows that more money doesn't necessarily mean more honey!
Thank you, Sec. Schafer.

Jenny Buell of ND 1:18PM April 29, 2008