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June 15, 2008
Euroluddite Moonbattery Causes Headaches for Beekeepers
Posted by Dave Blount at June 15, 2008 10:17 AM
As you may have heard, many European moonbats regard genetically modified crops — a triumph of human ingenuity over hunger — to have political cooties. They have even inflicted starvation in Africa as part of their campaign to keep the Dark Continent in the dark regarding agricultural technology that could help feed its people. Now this absurd prejudice has led to hard times for beekeepers:
Bee-keepers in Germany are increasingly taking their buzzing charges on long commuter journeys to the pollen fields — in order to avoid genetically-manipulated (GM) corn which can contaminate honey.
The GM pollen collected by bees from GM corn makes the honey too GM for human consumption, and thus impossible to sell, with big fines and even prison sentences for those who break the rules.
Bureauweenies will put beekeepers in prison for up to three years if their bees stray too near to modern corn. The likelihood of any harm coming from "GM" honey is remote, but not as remote as the chances of any human endeavor escaping being made more difficult and expensive by meddling moonbats.
On a tip from forest.
