[moens]

As a beekeeper and an interested party:

CCD: I believe that CCD is primarily caused by increased pesticide usage, glyphosate being the most common.

Are bees treated ethically by big farms: I believe the better question is, "Is our philosophy of farming unethical for any participant?" If the answer is yes (for even one identifiable participant), then I find that it will be unethical for every participant. Answer: optimize for sustainability, not for production alone.

Does the ethical treatment q relate to bees? Absolutely. See these movies... they are pretty one sided, but should be of interest: Queen of the Sun & More Than Honey

[specialist]

...then I find that it will be unethical for every participant.

Well said. I like the cliche: If any of us are oppressed, then none of us are free.

[robbiep]

Glyphosphate isn't a pesticide, it's a herbicide

[kvb]

I believe "pesticide" traditionally encompasses both herbicides and insecticides.

[robbiep]

It appears wikipedia agrees with you. In my experience (Grew up on a farm, live in the country) Pesticide is only applied to chemical insecticides, because they are rarely used; herbicides are most commonly used by name (because when you are telling someone ie. your neighbour what you are spraying the generic class is meaningless and they want to know whether spray drift will potentially damage their crops) And biologic treatments such as viruses which may be used on certain insects are called biologics.

[jacquesm]

Not sure why you were downvoted.