On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:55:00 -0600, 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.
>Graham

Really? I haven't kept up with that like I should have. Thanks, I'll
check.
Janet US

On 07/06/2015 11:08 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:55:00 -0600, 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.
>> Graham
>
> Really? I haven't kept up with that like I should have. Thanks, I'll
> check.
> Janet US
>
Sorry but I should have put an "almost certainly" in there for the price
increase.
However, colony collapse has been a very serious problem for the last
few years.
Graham

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On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 11:13:51 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 07/06/2015 11:08 AM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:55:00 -0600, graham > wrote:

snip
>>>>
>>> Honey prices have increased due to the prevalence of Colony Collapse
>>> that has now been diagnosed as the result of nicotinioid sprays.
>>> Graham
>>
>> Really? I haven't kept up with that like I should have. Thanks, I'll
>> check.
>> Janet US
>>
>Sorry but I should have put an "almost certainly" in there for the price
>increase.
>However, colony collapse has been a very serious problem for the last
>few years.
>Graham

I knew about colony collapse and have been following along, but I
hadn't realized the cause had been determined. That's big.
Janet US

On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 11:13:51 -0600, graham > wrote:

> However, colony collapse has been a very serious problem for the last
> few years.

I certainly has been!

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sf

On 6/7/2015 1:08 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:55:00 -0600, 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.
>> Graham
>
> Really? I haven't kept up with that like I should have. Thanks, I'll
> check.
> Janet US
>
I'm going to check with my friend who sends me fresh from the comb
honey. He'll know what's impacting his bees. I know something was up
last year and he lost a lot of bees, but he's harvested a lot of honey
so far this season and hasn't mentioned anything.

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Cheryl

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 6/7/2015 1:08 PM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Sun, 07 Jun 2015 09:55:00 -0600, 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.
>>> Graham
>>
>> Really? I haven't kept up with that like I should have. Thanks, I'll
>> check.
>> Janet US
>>
> I'm going to check with my friend who sends me fresh from the comb honey.
> He'll know what's impacting his bees. I know something was up last year
> and he lost a lot of bees, but he's harvested a lot of honey so far this
> season and hasn't mentioned anything.

I just read something on Facebook. Let me find the link. Sorry, it's a
video. I hate those. But it's how mushrooms can save the bees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAw_Zzge49c