HFCS Food for Bees Found to Increase Colony Collapse DisorderHeather Callaghan Sadly, U.S. bee keepers were devastated by the loss of nearly one-third of their cross-pollinating, food co-creator colonies this past winter alone. That finding is close to the yearly average decline over the past six years, making the cumulative data a great concern for the species and crops. Scientists still like to play it safe and say the decline thats damaging the food supply is largely unexplained, but neonicotinoid pesticides have one of the biggest roles in the loss. And, they have everything to do with why HFCS fed to bees is further killing them. But its a catch-22 here. Does the malnutrition lead to a weakened ability to withstand pesticide residues, or do the pesticide residues found in HFCS and sugar further weaken their immune systems making them susceptible to parasites and disease? Similarly, a different study in April recreated HFCS feedings; and, thus, recreated CCD showing that the pesticides are present in the final food product for bees HFCS. A 2009 Italian study showed that neonicotinoid treated corn plants could kill bees just by them drinking water droplets off the plant. They died in 25 minutes. The EU recently passed a 2-year ban on neonicotinoid pesticides and the EPA is being sued. It wont be long before theres a big ho-down here with such a bee loss in the U.S. even leading to crop loss and implicated in higher food prices. Corporations, biotech companies, and researchers have anticipated profiting from this loss by already releasing robo bee robotic pollinators. Bayer and Syngenta are flippant by denying any harm, but then offering to plant more flowers near sprayed fields for help. They and Monsanto are offering to do more research. Each time regulators buy into negotiation tactics when chemical makers promise safer products that still kill the co-creators of our food they are playing right into an abusive relationship where more than just bee health is at stake. We and the farmers are getting the black eyes, and flowers and research gifts wont do it anymore. Farmers are struggling with potential loss of their go-to pesticides and no viable alternatives for large-scale farming but are also contending with having to shell out big bucks for extra pollination help. The proliferation of HFCS in our food supply is implicated in obesity rate explosions. Three theories come to mind; and its possible they could all be true and that there are more. And, pesticides are now linked to human cancer rates again. While we are losing our bees, and our food supply, are we also being primed for Human Colony Collapse Disorder? Heather Callaghan is a natural health blogger and food freedom activist. You can see her work at NaturalBlaze.com and selfnewsPost.com. Like at Facebook. 