When city people move to the country and start a garden or hire landscapers to create a perfect lawn, they have no idea the chemical fertilizers and pesticides they use are killing off honeybees, upsetting the balance of nature and endangering food production, said local beekeeper Elbert Crary.The Auburn Township farmer told trustees last week he didn’t know where else to turn for help, but the bees he carefully had tended for two decades were gone. Those that hadn’t died have packed their bags and left town permanently for parts unknown.“I have a little farm on eight acres and have...
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