I'm a novice beekeeper (2-1/2 yrs.) and currently have four hives. As others have said there is a lot more to it than many people think. Kind of like pond management. We've had swarms, mites, hive beetles, wax moths, robber bees and a hive where all the bees just left without telling us why. I don't believe that herbicides have much to do with colony failure but my wife will disagree. I do know that insecticides, such as are being used on the Zika mosquitos is killing bees. But that's another issue.
The interesting study by the FDA states that glyphosate is showing up in the honey. Apparently this was never tested for in the past. It's not just in some of the honey, it's in all of the brands tested. Here an article about the report:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carey-gillam/fda-finds-monsantos-weed_b_12008680.htmlSo now the question is will the glyphosate, that is probably not hurting the bees, be hurting us? Once again there are studies that say Yes and others No. For me I use our honey like I drink my whiskey, in moderation. That way if it is killing me, it will take a long time.
