On 2015-06-07 11:55 AM, graham wrote:
> On 06/06/2015 11:49 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:27:31 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>
>>> I was going to buy a packet of Post bran cereal the other day but balked
>>> at the price. It appears to have *doubled* in the last ~3 years.
>>> Graham
>>
>> The grocery store checked commented just today that prices are going
>> up fast. Honestly, I don't even want to know the details anymore.
>> Just hand me the bill and I'll pay it. That said, I did check the
>> price of a 16 oz jar of honey today (no shelf tag, they said it was a
>> new item). It's a California product and only $5.99! I didn't buy it
>> because I'd just bought honey from Trader Joe's. Now I'm thinking
>> I'll return the TJ's honey unopened and buy this one.
>>
> Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse
> that has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.

First of all, that would be neonicotinoid. Secondly, that is only one
of the suspected causes of Colony Collapse, which has been going on
since before the development and use of neonicotinoids.