Bee story belongs in a tabloid Dear HCN, I can’t let the cover story “The BUZZ business” (HCN, 6/24/02) pass without comment. While I wouldn’t dispute the fact that Africanized bees can react to disturbances with ferocity, the author chooses to take an unnecessarily hysterical approach to the subject. For example, while it may be […]
Tom Theobald
Posted inMarch 17, 1997: Working the Watershed
Beekeepers have the patience of Job
Dear HCN, First, on behalf of the beekeeping industry, I want to thank the High Country News for running what is probably the most comprehensive look at Penncap-M since it was introduced in 1974 (HCN, 1/20/97). I would like to clarify two points, however. The first is that, contrary to their claims, Colorado state pesticide […]