On 2018-09-22 10:28 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/22/2018 10:27 AM, graham wrote:
>> On 2018-09-22 5:43 AM, jay wrote:
>>> On 9/21/18 6:23 PM, notbob wrote:
>>>> On 9/21/2018 11:36 AM, jay wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm thinking their ketchup isn't going to replace my Heinz though.
>>>>
>>>> I've got Heinz Organic ketchup.Â* It sez on the pkg, "organic cane
>>>> suger", among other "organic" stuff.Â* No honey.
>>>>
>>>> I find it strange that honey is being used in more and more items,
>>>> yet bees are disappearing.Â* How does that work?Â*
>>>>
>>>> nb
>>>
>>> A lot of honey is imported.Â* Sadly in the US there are a lot of bee
>>> killing pesticides being used. Neonicotinoid pesticides are used on a
>>> lot of plants being sold in the US.Â* It causes the bee colonies to
>>> collapse.Â* Home Depot has agreed to quit selling plants that are
>>> treated with it.
>>>
>>> Then there is Round Up.Â* Not sure we really know who all it's killing.
>>
>> It's a weed killer! FFS stick to the facts!!! You look like an
>> anti-vaxxer!
>
> It is designed to kill weeds, but the concentration of chemicals can
> still be toxic to bees.Â* Would you drink it?Â* Does some get sprayed on
> flowers that bees would pollinate?Â* Not saying it is the cause, but it
> can be a contributing factor.
>
> It has been show to cause cancer in humans,

NO, it hasn't!!!
Read paragraph 5 in the Wicki article on glyphosate.

>imagine what it can do to a
> tiny bee,

And that's the trouble with unfounded speculations: Imagination!