A southern Queensland beekeeper is desperate for answers after losing up to 600,000 honeybees to suspected poisoning by a controversial agricultural chemical banned in Europe called Fiprinol .

"It's gut-wrenching. I can't really cope with it," he said.

"You're left with an absolute mess of dead bees and empty boxes.

It's bad enough seeing the dead bees but when you see all the dying bees falling from the hives … it's a sight you don't want to see."

Since reporting the deaths at his property, Mr Donohoe said he had spoken to eight neighbours who had also lost bees.

He welcomed Biosecurity Queensland's investigation but said he would not be able to restore his colony.

"After this lot, I'm finished. ," he said.

"I've spent 10 years getting the bees to where they are now.”

It is understood billions of indigenous bees die in these incidents but unfortunately because they don’t live in large colonies their deaths are not noticed by authorities. 

 So who is responsible for regulating these pesticides that are killing us slowly and Bees quickly. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA).

The APVMA is funded by fees, charges and levies imposed on the industry it regulates. Chemical companies pay fees so the APVMA can evaluate registration proposals and renew product registrations, and a levy based on the wholesale sales of chemical..

Hang on...so you mean to say that the (Australian Govt) regulating body of pesticides (APVMA) is funded by the "registration fee" and "levies based on chemical sales" and are paid by the big chemical companies.  

This system is malignant.

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