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This might not be the best place, so sorry for that, but the petition is time limited, so I wanted to catch as many of you as possible. Saving the bees will help you grow your edible crops that need these insects I did a search and couldn't find it referred to by anyone else.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/bayer_save_the_bees/?fBNnwab&pv=9

Please consider passing this on to anyone you think might support this cause.

done

Also done ;D. Thank you.

Done  :) but this is why I only buy  organic rapeseed oil..[as well as olive].

That my name in. ;)

Done also  :)

Done and posted on facebook

Now put on facebook too.

Much as I love bees, I shan't be signing this petition.

There is no evidence that neonicotinoids are associated with bee decline or so-called colony collapse disorder.  Penn State University have probably the best bee research unit in the world, and have applied themselves diligently to the analysis of chemical residues in bees and beehives.  They have found many chemical residues, but neonicotinoids are neither frequent nor significant.

I realise that it's convenient (and even great fun) to blame large chemical companies for the decline of the honeybee, but the danger is that you actually distract attention from the real causes, and therefore the real remedies.

The European bans are all restricted in scope, and are listed here http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/intheworks/ccd-european-ban.html  None have had any measurable effect on long term honey bee health.

I don't think they can be ruled out, but the case hasn't been established. What we have is a lot of anectodal evidence which might or might not be pointing to something. What we know is that a combination of mites and a disease called nosema is killing a lot of hives, that in many areas there's a serious lack of bee fodder, and that they're vulnerable to pollution and chemical poisons. There's no simple cause of bee decline.