[ako1974]

All your bees dead at once is definitely a pesticide kill.

As a beekeeper, I hadn't thought about this from the perspective of big ag. What I mean is, I haven't paid attention to what's available at the supermarket or farm stand, the price, etc (maybe because I'm not there nearly as often as my wife). I pay attention no doubt to what's growing in my yard. I mean, I have read about the almond dilemma, I know commercial keepers and have heard their significant issues, "every 3rd bite of food is pollinated", but I hadn't thought about I guess on a hyper-local level. Like my yard, my neighbor's, etc, what is and is not growing well, so far away from large farms.

Since I've had bees, my neighbor has stopped spraying his lawn and actually doesn't mow dandelions and clover now. One person at a time, I guess.

Thanks for the response.