OVERWINTERING VARIABLES ON THE 43RD PARALLEL National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Is Calling for Another Rough Winter

Varroa

Viruses

Windbreaks

Nosema

Ventilation

Tracheal

SHB

Success

Requiring Attention & Resources

Soybean-Dust-Free &

Corn-Dust-Free &

Chemical-Free Landscapes

Rough Winters

(fewer cleansing flights)

Food

EVERYTHING’S GOTTA BE SOMEPLACE . . . INCLUDING SYSTEMIC NEONICOTINOIDS

WHEN SOYBEAN DUST IS HERE, BEES DISAPPEAR October 17TH, 2011 on the 43rd Parallel

OVERWINTERING PREPARATION STARTS IN THE FALL BECAUSE THE SOYBEAN AND CORN HARVEST BLOW POISONOUS DUST THROUGH

THE AIR ACROSS AN INCALCULABLY LARGE AREA OF LANDSCAPE

GOLDENROD AND ASTER NEXT TO SOYBEAN

ASTERS IN FOREGROUND

A BEE FLIES OVER A FIELD THAT IS ABOUT TO BE HARVESTED

HONEYBEE COLLECTING ASTER POLLEN TWO DAYS BEFORE SOYBEAN HARVEST

MORE COLLATERAL DAMAGE AS OTHER FORAGERS SUCH AS THE SKIPPER BUTTERFLY WILL BE AFFECTED BY HARVEST DUST