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[Brisel]

I apologise if you thought it showed bias but I'd just like to state that this survey has been proof read by multiple university lecturers, professionally trained in this field, it would not have been distributed if it in any way showed bias. The statement regarding the impact of neonics on bumblebee health and welfare has been scientifically proven therefore does not show any bias.

I am considering other causes of bumblebee decline as well however agriculture has been scientifically proven to be the main cause, hence my choice to investigate this further. I personally do not agree that agriculture is the main driver as many farmers have adapted to more environmentally friendly farming approaches.

Thank you for taking the time to reply. Welcome to an Internet forum where opinions are very common! I don't care how many academics have proof read the questionnaire - the sugar beet question was a loaded one! I have had a lot of lectures at postgraduate level on research methods & how to phrase questions & this was a key part of my MBA dissertation for the primary research.

In the real world, I have recently answered 2 consultations with even more heavily loaded questions than yours - never ask a question you might not like the answer to! Don't lose sleep over it, don't believe every peer reviewed article you read - everyone has an agenda, and good luck with your studies

This book is a useful tool for designing your primary data gathering;

 

[DrWazzock]

I might just put in a 6 metre wide strip of red clover along the field edge. Beats looking at crappy water logged wheat that's heading for 1.5t per acre.
I just hope the badgers don't move in and root all the bee nests out.
Oh, but won't the red clover increase the level of deadly nitrates getting into the watercourse?
Maybe I will put a clover ley in and keep cattle? But no, that will create methane.
I live next to 3000 acres of semi wilderness though so there's plenty in there for them. Maybe I'll just keep it tidy to the field edge and have time to do my garden, or go to the seaside when we get rid of this virus.
Dunno really. Lots of nice ideas in theory but in practice are they worth 3/8 of f all?

 

[Brisel]

Without pollinators, farmers have no seed and therefore no living. We're not all chemical junkies.

 

[Boysground]

I might just put in a 6 metre wide strip of red clover along the field edge. Beats looking at crappy water logged wheat that's heading for 1.5t per acre.
I just hope the badgers don't move in and root all the bee nests out.
Oh, but won't the red clover increase the level of deadly nitrates getting into the watercourse?
Maybe I will put a clover ley in and keep cattle? But no, that will create methane.
I live next to 3000 acres of semi wilderness though so there's plenty in there for them. Maybe I'll just keep it tidy to the field edge and have time to do my garden, or go to the seaside when we get rid of this virus.
Dunno really. Lots of nice ideas in theory but in practice are they worth 3/8 of f all?

where my son is they grow maize around the headlands to hide the legal cannabis and tobacco crops in the field

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[Wombat]

Thank you for taking the time to reply. Welcome to an Internet forum where opinions are very common! I don't care how many academics have proof read the questionnaire - the sugar beet question was a loaded one! I have had a lot of lectures at postgraduate level on research methods & how to phrase questions & this was a key part of my MBA dissertation for the primary research.

In the real world, I have recently answered 2 consultations with even more heavily loaded questions than yours - never ask a question you might not like the answer to! Don't lose sleep over it, don't believe every peer reviewed article you read - everyone has an agenda, and good luck with your studies

This book is a useful tool for designing your primary data gathering;
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The other bonus of a forum is the anonymity

Don;t assume we are all straw chewing yocals, there are degrees, mba, phd and even a few floating professors on here.

I know I have had papers published so if someone is going to publish a list of papers, (half of which were created with the sole aim of getting something banned) so should be not included in any judgment just like a paper published by a pesticied company. Then they need to expect some critique and questions

 

[MeganR14]

Also, tis the first uni questionnaire I've seen that doesn't begin with the project outline, supervisor details etc.

I have stated a brief project outline if you look again. Supervisor details werent required as it's only a level 5 project not a level 6 dissertation..

 

[DrWazzock]

If somebody can advise me in simple terms what and when to drill as a pollinator mix preferably that’s perennial and needs little maintenance, doesn’t end up with one species swamping another and is fairly competive with weeds then I will do a couple of acres just for the satisfaction of it. Mostly Sandy here and fairly dry in the summer.
And obviously I hate using insecticides and never spray flowering OSR or beans. Neonics in beet though. I need to make a living and so do all the people employed in that industry.

 

[PSQ]

3. Scientific research has shown that agricultural land management practices are having a devastating effect on bumblebee populations, being one of the main drivers of their decline. To what extend do you agree with this statement?

Jesus wept, sorry, I wont engage with a survey with an accusatory tone, which is a shame as our phacelia margins are humming with wild bees for much of the summer.

My local commercial beekeeper also disagrees, and says that the Neonic ban has been a disaster for pollen production and bee numbers, but hey ho, he hasn't got letters after his name so his opinion (or that of his 15 employees) doesn't count.

 

[Ffermer Bach]

3. Scientific research has shown that agricultural land management practices are having a devastating effect on bumblebee populations, being one of the main drivers of their decline. To what extend do you agree with this statement?

Jesus wept, sorry, I wont engage with a survey with an accusatory tone, which is a shame as our phacelia margins are humming with wild bees for much of the summer.

My local commercial beekeeper also disagrees, and says that the Neonic ban has been a disaster for pollen production and bee numbers, but hey ho, he hasn't got letters after his name so his opinion (or that of his 15 employees) doesn't count.

Anecdotal observation has shown, that agricultural land management has and is managing to feed 7.8 Billion people.

Having said that, there are way's of farming that are better for the natural environment, but we have to accept, if 7.8 Billion people are going to live, there will be collateral damage to flora and fauna in the world. I think housing, cites and roads and plastic pollution is also have a devastating effect on the natural environment.

 

[DrWazzock]

Simple fact is human activity displaces nature. But we need to keep a core of natural ecology going, not allow it to be obliterated entirely. I think we achieve that already. There are probably still
A critical mass of bumble bees left. That’s all that matters. Critical mass. We don’t need them to dominate the Earth. Last time I looked my plants in the green house and my cereals pollinated without bumble bees or any bees so let’s not get in too much of lather about it.

 

[Chris F]

I have stated a brief project outline if you look again. Supervisor details werent required as it's only a level 5 project not a level 6 dissertation..

Actually Megan. Part of the rules of running a survey on TFF require these items. Regardless of the rules your end, these are ours. So please do declare them and I will add them your first post.

 

[teslacoils]

I have stated a brief project outline if you look again. Supervisor details werent required as it's only a level 5 project not a level 6 dissertation..

Sorry.

Speaking from experience of having done much research studies we always had to give supervisor details, data protection, and details for if participants wanted to withdraw.

What university is this for?