Bee Swarm in down town Toronto

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(07-09-2016, 02:23 PM)Catherine Wrote: .......... We banned pesticides a few years ago. If the countryside becomes too toxic, the cities may become islands of life.  How ironic. We used to think of the country as the "island" of life and the city as the concrete jungle.

Boy that's the truth! I used to think living in the country was soooo much healthier than the city.
However, having lived here for so many years and seeing what I've seen my thoughts have changed.
I just try and keep my little corner of the world clean and toxin free.
Funny thing is I have a particular wild herb that I treasure. It has been growing on my place for years.
This year there is not a speck of it here. I have seen it growing in ditches alongside the roads but I am terrified to pick any.
I know the county and various other people periodically spray the ditches with herbicides, so anything growing there cannot be safe for human consumption.
So sad, I will have to do without this year.