Honey bees lose sleep after ingesting pesticides...

a reply to: Bigburgh

My old garden, I had several kinds of rudbeckia, coreopsis, several kinds of echincea, then a couple of tomatoes and cucumbers. And the dill. One or two other things. And two shrub roses that didn't need insecticide.

a reply to: steaming

Yep.
Bayer bought Monsanto,
en.wikipedia.org...

originally posted by: rickymouse
Pesticides are most often acetycholineesterase inhibitors which means acetylcholine will boost up and make it harder to sleep. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter, too much is not good, too little is worse.

Is this why everyone I know around here has transitioned to less than 6 hours of sleep/night?

It's not just the bees?

We loose the bees, we are in big trouble..
I thought about trying a hive, just have to get the hubby to ok it. With the big field behind us, plenty of untreated land.

And DTOM?
Plant a Monarda or two if you can. Not only do the bees love it, but the butterflies and humingbirds.

And it is just a cool looking flower!

a reply to: chiefsmom

I love those, but they can be invasive and I don't have the room.

Some time ago, I had vines that attracted pollinators, but after a couple of years, they didn't get enough sun to bloom fully.
Also, had petunias attract a hummingbird moth one year.