Ironic enough I found this article browsing through as well it sure explains a lot when you take the first article into account!
Ontario's beekeepers are happy the government will study why the bee industry took unprecedented multimillion dollar losses this year but still hope the Agriculture Ministry will respond with compensation for a tough winter.
Agriculture Minister Leona Dombrowsky said the government is teaming up with the University of Guelph to study what was behind the unexplained hit to the industry, which is estimated to total more than $5-million for lost bees alone.
The growing losses are doubly troublesome because the bee population also has an effect on many businesses across different industries in the province, Ms. Dombrowsky continued.
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