The beekeepers argue that this will not be an effective solution because of the range that bees travel to collect nectar. The DIB maintains that such a "piecemeal" approach involving some areas that are GM-free and others that are not is "environmentally and agriculturally unacceptable," adding that "bees have no borders."
The threat to the honeybees created by GM agriculture comes from the widespread use of certain pesticides by the industry that contain neonicotinoids, which have been proven to be toxic to bees and other forms of life.