Oh the news they were talking about the decline in Honey bee hives. They were reporting on a study or studies (I didn't catch which) that linked the decline to sprays used on plants for fungal diseases. The conclusion they reported on the news was that these spays made the bees weaker and so they were much more prone to be wiped out by the various bee diseases and mites.
What were they calling it? Colony collapse?
I have roses, lots of roses, and on hot humid Long Island if I didn't spray my roses with a systemic fungicide they would soon get all sorts of fungus, drop all their leaves and be naked sticks. I want healthy plants with nice shiny green leaves and that is what I have. Never have I ever thought my spaying roses with fungicide could hurt the honeybees. Really, I have always been careful not to use any products that would harm any bees. That fungicides might be harmful makes me very sad.
