"This is a cop-out by a significant number of European governments, including the UK - it means yet more dither and delay while our bee populations plummet, " he added.
Even Warner, who says he didn't put much effort into his studies, went through practice sessions with his father -- and later realized he'd made the exact flub that sealed his fate at the Bee.
"I think it is amazing that despite all the years of intensive study there are still massive discoveries to be made about fundamental honey-bee physiology such as the ability to paralyse small insects and mites, " he said.