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Drone Bee
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2011
- Messages
- 1,049
- Reaction score
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- Location
- Isle of Wight
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4
By chance saw the farmer in the field next to my hives just now, putting up notices.
He had sprayed the field yesterday (when I was not there) with a weedkiller called POLO, which he says is sufficiently toxic that no cattle, dogs or walkers should go into the field for two weeks.
My hives are up against the fence for that field, as are the chickens.
Very low apparent bee activity today – I wonder if they’ve been affected? And what about toxicity of the honey now?
I despair, I have asked him before (twice) to let me know if he's doing anything so I can shut the bees in/move them.
No apology (too late anyway) nor was there when his heifers broke into the garden and ate our vegetable garden and fruit bushes.
Does anyone now anything about this POLO?
He had sprayed the field yesterday (when I was not there) with a weedkiller called POLO, which he says is sufficiently toxic that no cattle, dogs or walkers should go into the field for two weeks.
My hives are up against the fence for that field, as are the chickens.
Very low apparent bee activity today – I wonder if they’ve been affected? And what about toxicity of the honey now?
I despair, I have asked him before (twice) to let me know if he's doing anything so I can shut the bees in/move them.
No apology (too late anyway) nor was there when his heifers broke into the garden and ate our vegetable garden and fruit bushes.
Does anyone now anything about this POLO?