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March 2nd, 2007, 11:35 AM
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Bee, Bee, be my little baby
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March 3rd, 2007, 07:15 AM
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See,our problem is most farms today are flattened.Nothing left
20% of the land needs to be left natural with trees and brush etc..
just like mother nature intended.
Bees grow naturally and pollinate crops.The natural habitat is destroyed
and then...............................IMDO you lose!
"We Must Have Toliver Gravy!"Said The Bloody
Little Yellow Lumbermen To The Forum King.
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March 9th, 2010, 11:37 PM
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In Ferrit's back yard ... 90% mortality rate for bee hives this year.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...-bees-die.html
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March 9th, 2010, 11:53 PM
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Indeed its very bad here I saw very few last summer.
Now that was both a blessing and a curse.
Very few Yellow Jackets were around so almost no one
got stung, but there was a serious shortage of honey bees
all around the yard for pollinating.
But also now that its mentioned
Bumble Bees were very scarce as well.
Last edited by Ferrit; March 9th, 2010 at 11:56 PM.
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March 10th, 2010, 12:26 AM
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I went out and bought some mason bees for my garden. They are sleeping in their cocoons in the vegetable crisper in my fridge. When the weather gets better, I will take them out into my yard.
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/apiculture/.../506_osmia.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_bee
http://www.beediverse.com/
If you have fruit or vegetables in your garden, you might stop by a local shop and see if they stock bees.
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March 10th, 2010, 12:29 AM
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March 10th, 2010, 09:26 AM
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I have seen the results of the disorientation of the bees up close. I had a couple of times where I just saw a bee land or more so tumble to the ground and then watch them wander aimlessly for hours where they landed just crawling around falling off of things they climb on.
I find the population drop very troublesome and hope they find a solution fast. If it is the pesticides and their residuals causing it I doubt there will be fast enough action to get the offending sources removed or even limited in a soon enough time frame. It makes me wonder why we never thought that kiling everything that bothers us may be bad. Unless we intend to replenish somethings population we shouldn't be considering how to destroy large amounts of them. I'd go on a further rant but I have to run. Maybe I'll pick up on it later.
One Script to rule them all.
One Script to find them.
One Script to bring them all,
and clean up after itself.
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March 10th, 2010, 09:29 PM
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I forgot about this related thread: http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=80656
The problem is probably multi-vectored.
The collapse of hives seems to be stress related.
On Vancouver Island, the stress seems to have impaired the bees' abilities to deal with infections introduced by tracheal mites. The bees' immune systems are compromised.
So what causes the stress? Well the current thought pattern seems to be...
Strange weather patterns - warm weather last year led to an extended foraging season and a late hibernation.
Mono crop agriculture - the bees do not get a varied enough diet for the maintenance of good health.
Movement of hives - hives are contracted to farmers for pollination work.
Pesticides - See SL's post above.
Edit: Over-harvesting of honey - big demand, reduced supply (failed hives), higher production costs (replacement of hives), etc. - push the bees harder. Apiariasts need to eat, too.
Bee worried.
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It is my pure and virtuous heart that
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Last edited by houseisland; March 11th, 2010 at 11:46 PM.
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March 11th, 2010, 07:26 AM
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I am worried, the list of foods that would disappear if the humble bumblebee died out is too darn long!
" I don't like the idea of getting shot in the hand" -Blackie in "Rustlers Rhapsody"
" It is a proud and lonely thing, to be a Stainless Steel Rat." - Slippery Jim DiGriz
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March 11th, 2010, 11:41 PM
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May 2nd, 2010, 12:27 PM
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Bee rustlers
BBC: 'Bee rustlers' sting Japanese apiarists
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8655685.stm
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It is my pure and virtuous heart that
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May 2nd, 2010, 12:29 PM
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My mason bees have hatched, by the way, and are busily reproducing and filling up the little bee house with the next generation.
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May 26th, 2010, 08:42 PM
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More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_a...t/10159361.stm
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