A Last Grasp For Bees: New research says farm chemicals put our food system at risk.

Shannan Stoll @ YES ! Magazine - Earlier this year, three independent studies linked agricultural insecticides to colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon that leads honeybees to abandon their hives.

Beekeepers have reported alarming losses in their hives over the last six years. The USDA reports the loss in the United States was about 30 percent in the winter of 2010-2011.  Read more.

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